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| This republic is considered the cultural center of the Italian Renaissance | Republic of Florence |
| Giovanni de'Medici | Merchant and banker of Florence; founder of the dynasty;ignored church's prohibitions of lending for interest;son and great-grandson brought glory to family name |
| Cosimo de'Medici | Son of Giovanni;used family fortune to fill power vacuum of no monarchy; unofficial ruler of the republic |
| Lorenzo the Magnificent | Cosimo's grandson; republican ruler and lavish patron of the arts;personified Renaissance attitude of living life |
| individualism | a sense of human power replaced religious awe;people valued improvement and a life of activity |
| Virtu | living up to ones highest potential and excelling in all endeavors. |
| Renaissance Man | all around man--excellent with all endeavors |
| three ideals of renaissance | humanism, secularism, individualism |
| Why did the renaissance happen in Italy first? | primarily in cities because contact with other cultures happened in cities first |
| Jan van Eyck | Dutch painter of 15th century. Excellent and highly symbolic oil painting with meticulous detail |
| Rembrandt van Rijn | Dutch master--1606-1669; one of greatest painters and printmakers; used of chiaroscuro was powerful |
| chiaroscuro | use of dark and light |
| Hieronymus Bosch | Dutch painter used complex symbolism to explore themes of sin and moral failing |
