| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Machiavelli | diplomat to france and germany, wrote The Prince, realistic approach to politics, Prince must understand human nature, act on behalf of the state even if goes against the king's morals, better to be feared than loved. |
| DaVinci | 1452 idealization of nature, reveal inner life through gestures |
| michelangelo | 1475 fusion of mythological figures and biblical figures, figures realistic yet with some intentional disproportion --> ideal human body (the more beautiful the body, the more god like), humanization of the divine |
| raphael | madonnas to achive ideal beauty |
| northern rn | attention to detail and not so much to the accurate depiction of human body |
| war of roses | 1450s tudor dynasty established |
| Isabella of Castile + Ferdinand of Aragon | expelled muslims by 1502 and jews by 1492 |
| John Wyclif | 1328-1384: bible sole authority and must be translated, pope needs to be stripped of power, |
| John Hus | 1374-1415: elimination of the worldliness and corruption of the clergy and excessive power of the papacy.....condemed as heretic and burned |
| sacrosancta | general council of the curch received its authority from god --> every christian including pope must obey the council |
| frequens | regular holding of councils to ensure church reform |
| council of constance | 1414-1418: created legislative system within church superior to pope |
| pico della mirandola | "oration on the dignity of man": man can do and be everythign and anythign he wills to do/be man has unlimited potential --> god gave man choice --> Platonic philosophy + Christian beliefs |
| political transformation RN | power of many to power of 1 |
| humanism | religion+reason man is the measure , ex: Dante, Petrarch, --> Vita activa, "I am part of god" religion not gon, humasn added to the picture |
| Ghiberti | baptistry doors --> begining of florentine RN --> competition to get artisans to do doors --> artisan to artists |
| Donatello | realism, humanism, emotion (david and mary magdalen) --> public statuary (you can do it too), celebrate human body |
| Masaccio | brancaci chapel, real human beings in real situations and emotion !since antiquity! |
| brunelleschi | san lorenzo, designed with human in mind, did not insprie fear, more open, more light, more simple --> geometry to design church |
| botticelli | 1483 classical culture/greek mythology. RN in subject not in style |
| michelangelo | 1475 fusion of mythological figures and biblical figures, figures realistic yet with some intentional disproportion --> |
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