HIST World Civ
Lect. # 21

Florence, Michelangelo, and the Renaissance World I. What is the Renaissance?          A. Rethinking Burkhardt                   • Black Death                   • Humanism                        - Donatello's David II. Florence (map) [panoramas]          A. Florentine Economy                   • Tuscany                   • Population:  95,000 (including surrounding areas)                        - Milan & Venice:  200,000                   • Banking Center                        - bills of exchange, promissory notes, drafts                        - double-entry bookkeeping                   • Bourgeoisie:  il popolo grasso                   • Middle class il popolo minuto (little people)                   • Geographic location          B. Florentine Social Structure                   • Social Revolution?                   • Birth vs. Money and talent             C. Patronage and commissioning                   • private patronage                   • the Church          D. Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475  -1564)                   • Medici Family (Lorenzo di Medici)                   • Pietà                   • Sistine Chapel III. Florence:  A Verdict           A. Why Florence?                   • Money, trade, oligarchy