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The Church in the
Renaissance
Dante Alighieri
• 1265-1321• Epic poem The Divine
Comedy• Journey through hell
(Inferno) to Purgatory (Purgatorio) and to Paradise (Paradiso)
Renaissance (Rebirth of Classics)
• Middle Ages focused on spirituality
• Shift to Humanism• Focus on human condition• Rediscovery of ancient
world literature• Term Renaissance coined by
Petrarch
Transformation of Art Styles
Architecture
Virtues
• Virtuous person• Well-rounded• Solid education• Strengthen the soul (ideas
of Ancient Greek thinkers)• “Renaissance man”
Causes?
• Byzantine Empire’s collapse• Environmental change on
the continent• Italy’s political environment• Money• Patrons• Italy was the site of the
heart of Roman Empire• Excavations
Michelangelo
Powerful Families
• Medici• Borgias• Visconti• Sforza
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