ITALIAN 42A Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Leon Battista Alberti, Tempio Malatestiano, Leonardo Bruni
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Renaissance means rebirth; there is a stereotype that the middle ages was an intellectual wasteland. Renaissance has a positive connotation that has more emphasis on latin/greek (classics, was a challenge to reconcile pagan and judeo-christian cultures) Renaissance also had an interest in the sciences and in geographical explorations. Secularization of politics: rise of the nation states in europe and also the weakness of the italian city-states and of the papacy. Author of a collection of poems dedicated to laura entitled canzoniere . Designed the tempio malatestiano in rimini and facade of santa maria novella in florence. Consists in the close examination of texts and studies transmission of textual documents. Became emperor as a result of a number of civil conflicts. 4 sinners (like ceparello) catherine manages to turn around and have them believe: question of truth. Only he saw them or catherine tells him about it.
