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| italian diplomat, courtier, and writer. Wrote The Courtier, which describes the qualities of a perfect courtier, qualities of noble lady, and the ideal relationship b/w the courtier and prince. Manual for those aspiring to obtain aristocratic manners during renaissance. |
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| Italian humanist and teacher. one of first modern educators. set up a school that taught children from all backgrounds. Did not only teach humanist subjects also emphasized religion and physical education. |
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| French writer, daughter of Charles V. Wife of court secretary and when she was widowed she took up writing to support children. Wrote 10 volumes of verse many having courtly-love tradition. Wrote poetry and prose that championed women, The Book of City Women. |
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| renaissance philosopher and scholar. defended 900 theses but pope innocent the 8th condemned them all. Defend dignity and liberty of all human beings. |
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| major presence in political philosophy. |
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| father of humanism. play major role in revival of classics. his sonnets primary contribution to italian vernacular. sonnets inspire by love for married woman named laura. Less concerned to sing lady's praise than to immortalize own thoughts. interest in own personality reveal strong sense individuality. |
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| savanarola and his supporters burn things which he deemed to be occasions of sins |
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| summoned to end great schism. mark high point of conciliar mvmnt to reform church. |
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| florentine platonic academy |
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| 2nd half 15th ct upsurge of interest in works of plato. informal discussion group. Cosimo d medici became its patron and ordered translation of plato's dialogues by marsilio ficino. |
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| intellectual mvmnt beginning in 15th century taught divinity embodied in all aspects of nature, included works on alchemy n magic theology n philosophy |
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| intellectual mvmnt that saw cicero as the ideal n held that. believe that humanists should be involved in govt and use rhetorical training in service to state. |
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| appointment of family members to important political positions |
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| perspective (atmospheric n linear) |
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| before perspective objects in artworks sized by spiritual or thematic importance, not distance |
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| polymath, a person of great or varied learning, renaissance man, da vinci |
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| a knowledge or love of or taste for fine objects of art |
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| series of dynastic civil war between houses of lancaster and york fight english throne. both claim throne through relation to edward III. lancastrian henry tudor (vii) killed richard at battle of bosworth field end wars. united 2 houses through marriage. |
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great wealth and lived scandalously, fathering four illegitimate children (before his election as pope), who played an important role in his complicated dynastic plans
His political ambitions, however, were revived with the marriage of his son Cesare, whose military campaigns brought northern Italy under Borgia control
A patron of the arts, he embellished the Vatican palaces and commissioned Michelangelo to draw up plans for the rebuilding of St. Peter's Basilica |
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The pope who hired Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel
Pope Julius showed himself first of all a warrior, and he ably completed the work, begun by his enemy Cesare Borgia, of restoring the Papal States to the church
Worldly as Julius was, he was one of the first to suppress nepotism and to try, albeit feebly, to break the hold of corruption on Rome. He was succeeded by Leo X. |
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who was pope from 1513 to 1521, was a lavish patron of the arts and an international political manipulator. The Reformation began during his reign.
He was named a cardinal in 1492, and in 1494 he was exiled from Florence by the revolt of Girolamo Savonarola He returned in 1500 and soon consolidated Medici control of the city. |
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