The Aesthetic Re-Making of the World. The Italian Renaissance in 10 Artifacts |

A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD based on a lecture delivered at The College of New Jersey on March 20, 2024

1492. The reconquista of Granada, the death of Lorenzo de Medici, and Columbus' first voyage
1453. The Fall of Constantinople and the search for alternative routes to the Indies
Italy's brain drain, loss of primacy, political collapse, and prolonged warfare
Humanism as an aesthetic response to crisis. The Italian Renaissance as "cosmopoiesis"
Reconstructing the 15th and 16th centuries through 10 artifacts. From #painting to #writing, from #music to #sculpture, from #architecture to #engineering
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raffaello, Tiziano, Cellini, Giuliano da Maiano, Botticelli, Caterina de Medici, Andrea Amati, Francesco Griffo and much more

#renaissance #rinascimento #umanesimo #humanism #italianrenaissance

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