7.43 Explain the development of Renaissance art, including the significance of: • Leonardo da Vinci • Michelangelo • William Shakespeare • Systems of patronage
by Ricco Ralston
1. Michelangelo
1.1. -Michelangelo was one of the biggest influencers of the Italian Renaissance. Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese near Arezzo, Tuscany. He was the first artist who was recognized during his lifetime. He is also the first western artist whose biography was published when he is still alive.
1.1.1. https://youtu.be/73gK3e-truU
1.2. Michelangelo:Paintings,Sculptures,Biography of Michelangelo
1.3. https://youtu.be/-e16DmKH01s
2. William Shaespeare
2.1. William Shakespeare was a renowned English poet, playwright, and actor born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare was a prolific writer during the Elizabethan and Jacobean ages of British theatre (sometimes called the English Renaissance or the Early Modern Period).
2.2. William Shakespeare Biography
2.3. https://youtu.be/geev441vbMI
2.4. https://youtu.be/HUHEPo_g0AQ
2.5. About William Shakespeare | Academy of American Poets
3. System of Patronage
3.1. Wealthy merchant-banker Popolo Grosso families, artistic patronage was a means of achieving and maintaining social status and political power in a society where there was a strict social hierarchy. In Florence, the economic prosperity of the city had enabled the merchant-banker families like the Medici to control the government. These newcomers were very eager to demonstrate that they belonged as a ruling class in a world of kings, princes, and popes.
3.1.1. https://www.bolles.org/uploaded/PDFs/academics/AP_AP/APEuro7._Social_Change_and_Continuity.pdf
3.1.2. https://youtu.be/-c2KBWZH0bM
3.2. https://youtu.be/dy61cjGcEZU
3.3. Patronage of the Arts
4. Development of Renaissance Art
4.1. Renaissance art, notably naturalism, can be found in 13th-century European art but did not dominate until the 15th century. The turn of the 16th century is considered the culmination of the Renaissance, when, primarily in Italy, such artists as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael made not only realistic but complex art.
4.1.1. Renaissance art | Definition, Characteristics, Style, Examples, & Facts
4.1.2. https://youtu.be/6YiL9MNyGKE
4.2. Renaissance Art and Architecture
5. Leonardo Da Vinci
5.1. He was unschooled. Unlike other well-known Renaissance artists, da Vinci never received any kind of formal education.
5.2. Many of his works are unfinished.
5.3. He was persecuted.
5.4. He had a militant side.
5.5. He is most famously known for his Mona Lisa and The Last Supper Painting.
5.5.1. Leonardo, Last Supper – Smarthistory