Early Italian Renaissance & Commedia de ’ Arte
Early Italian Renaissance
& Commedia dell ’ Arte
rise of the merchant class
City/States develop throughout Italy (Italy is not a cohesive country- but distinct city-states)
Venice is a center of commerce
diverse population in Venice (see Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice)
royalty, noble people, and wealthy families become patrons of the arts
Art & Science
Art begins to become more secular
Age of humanism
humans are the central focus of narratives & artwork
employment of perspective
use of oil paints
the printing press- mid 15th century - Johannes Gutenberg
Scientific discoveries- Galileo, Newton, Copernicus
Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel
ceiling (1508–1512)
Adam & God
Leonardo Da Vinci, Madonna Litta, 1490
Bernardino Luini “The Conversion of
the Magdalene” 1520
Theatre in Italy
Sacred Representations
Pastorals - romantic comic plays (not vulgar)
Troupes of players
Commedia dell ’arte - improvisation & loose narratives
Commedia dell’Arte
History of Commedia dell ’ arte
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqlfTG40RUI&list=PLFB7C0BBCDCE9B8A9&index=3
The World of Commedia dell ’arte
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_0TAXWt8hY
Emotion in Commedia dell ’arte
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlIFR6c7NZc&index=5&list=PLFB7C0BBCDCE9B8A9
Commedia terms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQUiNDZM9aE