The High Renaissance

Patronage & Power
1400-1530
Millions of People
European Population
1000-1900
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The Trinity by
Masaccio
c. 1425
Self-Portrait
by Titian
c. 1567
When was the Renaissance and
where did it occur??
What factors inspired the period
known as the Renaissance?
Map of Europe with Flanders
and Italy
Renaissance
Prince
Ludovico Sforza
1452-1508
Sforza’s father
was a
mercenary
captain before
he became the
Duke of Milan
Emperor
Rudolf II
1552-1612
r. 1576-1611
Rudolf as
Vertumnus
Roman god
of seasons
by
Arcimboldo
c. 1591
Giovanni di
Bici de
Medici
1360-1349
Baldassare
Cossa
anti-Pope
John XXIII
1370-1419
Cosimo de
Medici
1389-1464
Early
Renaissance
Sculpture
Filippo
Brunelleschi
1377-1446
Brunelleschi’s
Dome
Cathedral of
Florence
French
Gothic at
St.
Chapelle
The
Pantheon
Byzantine
Architecture:
Hagia Sophia
Il Magnifico
Lorenzo de
Medici
Leonardo’s
Angel
Oil on
wood
1472-5
Michelangelo
Tomb of
Lorenzo de
Medici
Sandro
Botticelli
1444-1510
Primavera c. 1482
Birth of Venus c. 1485
Savonarola
anti Medici
Coup
1494
Bonfire of the Vanities
Niccolò
Machiavelli
1469-1527
Michelangelo
Buonarroti
David
1501-4
Pope Leo X
(Giovanni de
Medici)
with
Future Pope
Clement VII
(Julio de Medici)
Alessandro
de Medici
1510-1537
Why did Renaissance rulers spend so much
money on patronizing the arts?
A. They recognized that art could increase
the awareness of humanity
B. They were intent on creating more
beautiful world to live in
C. They thought such patronage could
increase their prestige
D. They had very little else to do with all
their money
What messages could patronage send
to society?
A. The ruler was wise
B. The ruler was generous
C. The ruler was pious/religious
D. The ruler was favored by God
E. The ruler ensured God’s favor