Patrons such as popes and wealthy merchants funded artists during the Renaissance, allowing art to move away from solely focusing on religion. This led to developments like realistic styles of painting seen in the works of Michelangelo, Donatello, Masaccio, and Da Vinci. Writers also experienced more freedom during this time, addressing topics beyond the church like real life experiences, politics, and satire, as demonstrated by famous Renaissance writers such as Petrarch, Macchiavelli, Dante, and Boccaccio.

1. Patrons did what? They pay for artist. Patron: Someone who
gives money to an artist
to allow him to be able to
work only as an artist.
Popes: Popes were also Patrons and made
Patrons of the Arts
Rome more beautiful by paying for Pope: Head of the
sculptures and art Christian Church, and
lived in Rome
Merchants: Rich
Merchants: Patraits and Donating public businessmen. Often
art to the city. owned stores, sometimes
owned ships and traded
goods around the world.
Focus of Art: Art was no longer focused
around Religion.
Art changed: Realistic style from classical
Rome and Greece.
Art Revolutionized
Michelangelo: Focus on the human body.
Donatello: Carving with realistic features
and personality.
Masaccio: Discovered perspective – 3D.
Da Vinci: Painter, sculptor and inventor.
Raphael: Realism.

2. Writing changed: Writers began to write Satire: Writing that
poetry again. Writers wrote less about the makes fun of a serious
church. topic.
Black Humor: Making
Writers wrote about: Real life. fun of something with
Experiences. Politics. Money. Satire and humor that is not very
Black Humor. funny.
Renaissance Writers
Famous Writers: Petrarch ( Poetry )
Macchiavelli( Political manipulations )
Dante ( Hell and
Purgatory )
Boccaccio ( A black
humor comedy about the Plague )
More ( Utopia )