HUMAN-111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola, Michelozzo, Leon Battista Alberti
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Nation states, commercial capitalism, middle class, rationalist thought. Learning from greek and roman writing classical humanism. Early 15th century middle 16th century. Florence: centre of trade ruled by its arti (guilds) By 15th century: medici family ---> cosimo. Golden age achieved with lorenzo, age 20, 1469. Died in 1492, leaving the bank in trouble the humanist spirit. Belief in worth and dignity of the individual. Petrarch: golden wisdom father of humanism. Middle 14th century: start of greek study (with bocciacco) Spread with the rise of printing ---> 1455 platonic academy of philosophy. Center of humanist study ---> founded 1462. Plato"s ideas of love: central to ficino"s (head of center) philosophy. Everyone"s destiny is a matter of choice. People could rise and move towards the divine architecture. Palazzo medici riccardi (built 1445 1452) Each level diminishes in height to give the illusion of height. Lorenzo ghiberti: commissioned to make the doors of the cathedral baptistery in.
