HIS102Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Leon Battista Alberti, Kin Canada, Man Man
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Pr cis humanism & renaissance italy | cole p 389-401 | oct 5,7. Invention of printing press (gutenberg circa 1440) defining event of modernity; coincide with discovery of the new world. New renaissance ideal - a courtier - men in power want to employ clever men such as himself, to help then rule. Philosopher, writer , 1948 - gov"t official in new florentine republic1512 medici returned, overthrew florentine republic - Enduring legacy of the italian rennaissance: contribution of the artists; renaissance man, and courtiers. Renaissance - new art techniques and inventions (work on wood - portable paintings, made art accessible; revolutionary painting styles - shade/light; one point technique =>artist a hero, ++private wealth =>demand for prestige=> results: Portraiture, interior design needs from an artist (furniture, rooms, etc - even guns: leonardo da vinci (1452 - 1519) florence - milan -renaissance man - painter, musician, architect, Greek philoshophers used himself, michelangelo and himself are used as models.
