Renaissance (1 янв 1300 г. – 1 янв 1527 г.)

Описание:

-rebirth of classical antiquity
-patronage - financial support of writers and artists by SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS
-sometimes used to promote themselves
(instead of the church)
-perspective, proportion, anatomy, depth
-originated in Florence, Italy
-stability returns after disasters, more leisure time = more opportunities
-wealth no longer spent on military
-urban culture growing
-declining feudalism
-merchants more wealthy than nobles (Age of Exploration)
-nobles titles (even lower nobles) higher than commoners
-people buying/marrying into nobility
-alchemy and magic seeking knowledge of elemental connections
-patronized science
-geometry in art => turn toward math/rationality
-religion importance (either satanic or intense devotion)
-spread from south to north
-mostly catered to upper classes
-city-states refuse to unify