9 – The Renaissance

“Fundamental to Jacksonville University’s mission is support for an environment where divergent ideas, theories, and philosophies can be openly exchanged and critically evaluated. Consistent with these principles and the concept of Academic Freedom, this course may involve the discussion of ideas that you find uncomfortable, disagreeable, or even offensive. These ideas are intended to be presented in an objective manner, they are not intended to persuade and are not an endorsement of what you should personally believe.”

This brief guide is intended as an introductory resource. The questions posed are not central to the debates in this course, but rather serve as basic points of departure. I seek to present the material with objectivity, while acknowledging that the approach is not, and cannot be, neutral. Prof. Jorge Majfud.

Table of Contents

Questions

1. How did (European) Humanism begin, and what were its historical effects on Europe?
2. What factors led to the emergence of the Renaissance?
3. What were the most essential characteristics of the Renaissance “man” and of Renaissance architecture?
4. Name an invention that changed the perception of space during the Renaissance.
5. What were some of the most significant architectural examples of the period?

The Italian Renaissance

Humanists

Francesco Petrarca

Humanism and the Printing Revolution

Perspective. Time. 

Ibn al-Haytham (965–1040), Alhazen. Book of Optics,

La ciudad ideal **

proporción humana

Neoplatonism

Thomas More’s Utopia.

The three towering figures. The great «Renaissance Men».

The human body as a measure **

The perspective vs hierarchy. The Last Supper

Dome of the Florence Cathedral **

Sistine Chapel, 1483 (1508).

Basilica of Saint Peter Donato Bramante, 1506; Raphael; 1546-64 Michelangelo ** Evolución **

Cúpula de la Catedral de San Pedro

Renaissance in the rest of Europe

Santa Maria Novella (Florence, 1290-1420):

Palazzo Riccardi (Italy)

Palazzo Pitti (Italy)

Chateau de Chenonceau (Frnce)

Louvre (France)

Charles V Palace (Spain)

Hardwick Hall (England)