Renfigs

"How does _ __reflect the key values of the Italian Renaissance"
 * INSTRUCTIONS: Next to one of the names in the "Who" column, put your name to indicate that you'd like to research and present on that person. For that person you are responsible to research and write a blog post (w/ hyperlinked citations to CREDIBLE sources) answering the following question and the be prepared to present that information to the class:**

Key Figures – Italian Renaissance__



First duke of Milan (1395) || Milan, Pavia, Verona, Vicenza, and Padua || He was a ruler during the era right before the Renaissance whose ruling style would become typical later in the Renaissance. His reforms in his conquered territories, political and economic, outlasted him and his expansion. He was also the founding patron of the Certosa di Pavia. || Well established trading activities in Italy || Florence, Italy || Cosimo dominated political life by appealing to the less prestigious guilds while playing the role as the leading banker. He made the Medici bank as one of the biggest in Renaissance. || Piero- the eldest son of Lorenzo. Failed to govern well. || 1449-1492 near the end of an Italian Golden age.
 * Who || What || When (century and broader historical context) || Where || Why Significant ||
 * Gian Galeazzo Visconti-**Colton Siegmund** || First duke of Milan (1395) || November 1351 – 3 September 1402
 * Cosimo de’ Medici- **Yunjae Sohn** || The first of the Medici dynasty. || September 27, 1389 – August 1, 1464;
 * Piero Medici and Lorenzo “the Magnificent”- **Phillip Diffley** || Lorenzo- a strong ruler, and patron belonging to the powerful Medici family.

1472-1503 at the end of an Italian golden age || Florence, Italy || Lorenzo was a great governor of Florence unifying many Italian city-states and acting as a patron for many famous artists such as Michelangelo and Botticelli. Piero did not hold up to his fathers reputation. He was not a good ruler and eventually led to the exile of the medici family. || Poet Translator || July 20, 1304 - July 19, 1374 Very beginning of the Reniassance || Arrezo, Venice- Italy || Petrarch was known as the father of humanism. Well known for his writings and the first to offer a combination of abstract entities of classical culture and Christian philosophy. ||
 * Baldassare Castiglione-**Abby Cox** || Diplomat, courtier, and author of //The Courtier// || 1478-1529; the Court of Urbino in which he served was one of the most intellectual and refined of Italian courts || Urbino,Italy || Castiglione's book projected ideals of the Renaissance man and changed the views of who it was. He influenced the aristocratic life and society, as well as other major writers. ||
 * Francisco Sforza-**Margaret Lee** || Duke of Milan; began Sforza dynasty || 1401-1466: people have started taking a new and personal interest in culture and knowledge || Milan, Italy || Sforza introduced a new tax system as Duke that earned a lot of money for the government. He helped to increase the amount of learning and culture among the people of Milan. ||
 * Giovanni Boccaccio-**Jenna Lee** || Italian poet and story-writer who helped to initiate the humanist movement in Florence || Born 1313 — died Dec. 21, 1375 || Paris, France — Certaldo, Tuscany || the collected works ny Boccaccio describe the effects the plague has had on the physical, emotional and social conditions in Europe. In //The Decameron//, each of the women plays queen for a day and sets the theme for the day. The tales often ended in tragedy, and is indicative of the humanistic influence of the period. ||
 * Petrarch- **Jennifer Truong** || Italian Scholar



-Translator -Priest || 1433-1499; He was born at the time when classicism and the revival of knowledge of Greek and Roman aspects was expanding greatly in the Renaissance; the peak of the Renaissance || Florence, Italy || Supported greately by the prominent Medici family, Ficino linked Plato's philosophies to the basic ideas of Christianity, and his chief goal as a philosopher was to prove this. He also incorporated individualism into his work. || Scholar Writer || 1463-1494 Lived during the peak of the Renaissance when classicism and humanism were major values || Florence, Italy || Wrote the 900 Theses which attempted to reconcile religion and philosophy; Used Kabbalistic doctrine to argue that Christianity was justified; Wrote his Oration on the Dignity of Man which was deeply humanistic and has been called the "Manifesto of the Renaissance." || Heart of the Renaissance. At this time Valla would of been born after Renaissance has already begun in Italy. || Naples, Italy || Valla denied parts of Christianity and constantly challenged the church for which he was a priest. Valla used his knowledge to prove the church wrong by showing the Donation of Constantines' anachronisms and bad grammer based on the Latin style. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin;"> During the heart of the Renaissance, in the midst of the Hundred Years’ War, under the rule of Pope Eugenius IV and Pope Nicholas V, who wanted Alberti to reconstruct the city of Rome after its recent fall || Genoa, Venice, Rome, and Florence, Italy || Battisa wrote the first book on Italian grammar, he was known as a “universal man of learning” because of the variety of expertise he had, he invented the cypher wheel, <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin;"> spread the cult of classical design by writing scientific, artistic and philosophical treatises, and designed buildings  ||
 * Marsilio Ficino-**Callie Strock** || -Philosopher
 * Pico della Mirandola - **Shree Bose** || Philosopher
 * Lorenzo Valla- **Stephen Levy** || Priest and Rhetorician || 1406-1457
 * Leon Battista Alberti- **Riley Genua** || Italian scholar, architect, philosopher, and writer || 1404-1472
 * Niccolo Machiavelli-**Francesca Roberts** || Philosopher and author of //The Prince// || 1469-1527; unstable governments and changing alliances between France, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, and Italian city states. || Florence, Italy || //The Prince,// by Machiavelli, details how a ruler is able to hold and maintain power. ||
 * Michelangelo Buonarroti- **Jennie Yoon** || Sculptor, painter, poet, artist || 1475-1564, the very heart of the Renaissance and the revival of art || Many city-states of Italy, but most importantly Florence and Rome || Known as one of the greatest Italian sculptors of his time; famous for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for Pope Julius II ||
 * Filippo Brunelleschi-**Errett** || Architect, goldsmith, artist || 1377-1446;heart of the Renaissance. Time of a lot of competition between artists for commissions and chances to show off their skill, individualism on the rise. || Florence, Italy || Attributed to creating linear perspective. Built and designed the Duomo of Florence among many other things ||