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Causes of the decline of the Italian Renaissance are varied. There was the French invasion in 1494, after which nonstop warfare ensued. This was a major factor. The French king Charles VIII saw Italy as a perfect target for his ambitious dynastic goals. In 1494, he led his army of 30,000 troops across the Alps to press his claims to the Duchy of Milan and the Kingdom of Naples. Florence succumbed to the French and in less than a year, Naples had been conquered too. Charles was forced to withdraw briefly when Spain formed an alliance with the Papal States, the Holy Roman Empire, Milan and Venice, but Charles's successor, Louis XII, began a second invasion and from 1499 to 1529, warfare in Italy was continuous.
In addition to this, a waning of Italian prosperity also led to the decline of the Renaissance. Italy's virtual monopoly of trade with Asia in the 15th century had been a key economic support for all the intellectual and artistic developments during the Renaissance. But when trade routes shifted from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic region, Italy lost its supremacy as the center of European trade. Warfare also created another economic hardship for Italy.
Last, but not least, the Counter-Reformation was a cause of the decline of the Renaissance. The Roman church sought to exercise firm control over all thought and art as part of a campaign to fight worldliness and the spread of Protestantism. In 1542, the Roman Inquisition started; in 1564, the first Roman Index of Prohibited Books was published. Even Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" in the Sistine Chapel was critiqued for exposing too many naked bodies. Therefore, Pope Paul IV ordered an artist to paint in clothing wherever possible.
Thus, combining these three causes together, we see that the Italian Renaissance declined because it was simply restrained. There was a war going on, not enough money for artistic developments, and ecclesiastical censors.
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∙ 11y agoThe renaissance did not die out, it continued to develop and became the Industrial Revolution, which has since developed into the Information Age.
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What is the genre of Italian renaissance?
The Italian Renaissance (note capitalization) is not a genre but a period of Italian history which saw major developments in a variety of artistic genres.
Where was the Italian renaissance?
Began in Florence, Italy and it is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance.
What is the spirit of the Italian renaissance?
creativity
Bellini was in the Italian Renaissance?
Yes, the Bellini brothers were famous Venetian Renaissance painters..
In what way did northern renaissance paintings differ from Italian renaissance paintingss differ from Italian renaissance?
Northern Renaissance versus Italian Renaissance Italian Renaissance's main medium were Frescos. In Northern Europe, they used oil. (See DaVinci's "The Last Supper" and Jan Van Eyck's "Arnolfini Wedding") During the Reformation and Counter Reformation, Italian painters made Catholic Church commissioned paintings. In the North, the paintings had far more secular subjects, and they had darker religious themes (if indeed the subject were religious). See artists/architects: Italian Renaissance Artists: Giotto, Donatello, Ghiberti, Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Boticelli, DaVinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Palladio, Caravaggio, Gentileschi*, Bernini* Non-Italian Renaissance Artists: Limbourg Brothers, Christine de Pizan, Campin, Van der Weyden, Durer, Grunewald, Bosch, Bruegel, Rubens*, Rembrant*, Vermeer* * indicates a post Renaissance theme (Mannarism, Baroque, etc)
Who were the leaders in the Italian Renaissance?
The leaders of the Italian Renaissance was michelangelo
What was outstanding city of the Italian Renaissance?
The outstanding city of the Italian Renaissance was Florence.
When was the period of the Italian Renaissance?
The Italian Renaissance period lasted between 1330 to 1550. The Italian Renaissance was one of the earliest forms of the European Renaissance that started a great cultural change.
Which of these changes occurred during the Renaissance?
The Church's power declined.
What did Raphael do during the Italian Renaissance?
All his work as a painter belongs to the Italian Renaissance.
What The difference between the northern Renaissance and the Italian Renaissance?
One is Northern and the other is Italian :)
What was Leonardo Da Vinci's period of art?
He lived during the Italian High Renaissance.
What was the Italian Renaissance?
The Italian renaissance was a period of time (1330-1550) In Italy. It was the rise of Humanism.
Many art historians argue that the Italian Renaissance began in?
The Italian Renaissance began in Florence.
What are the Renaissances?
The Italian Renaissance and the Harlem Renaissance. "The Italian Renaissance and Harlem Renaissance occurred in completely different regions of the world, involved completely different people, occurred in completely different time periods, but are not that different from each other. They share similar causes, developed similarly, share common characteristics, leaders, and both had an insightful effect on future civilizations. Although the Italian Renaissance and Harlem Renaissance are separated by a 500 year timerange and involve completely different people and cultures, there are many similarities that bond the two movements together."
When did the Italian Renaissance end?
The Italian Renaissance ended in the late 1500's, almost getting to 1600.
Was William Shakespeare apart of the northern or Italian renaissance?
He was certainly not a part of the Italian Renaissance. He was never in italy and did not appear to know any Italian.
