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The Italian Renaissance Podcast - Ep. 47: Plague and War in the Early Renaissance

Ep. 47: Plague and War in the Early Renaissance

The Italian Renaissance Podcast

07/30/24 • 28 min

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While the idea of an entirely joyous rise of Renaissance culture might sound apt for a period known for mesmerizing art and literature, history tells a different story, one of war, of plague, and of death. This episode discusses just a small amount of the social issues that contributed to the rise of Renaissance culture in Italy, from the multiple plagues that continued after the Black Death, to the banking crisis in Florence at the dawn of the Hundred Years' War, and Milanese military aggression under Gian Galeazzo Visconti.
In the 14th and 15th centuries, Italy was a center of trade and multi-branch banking that spanned the Mediterranean and beyond. This discussion looks at the relationship between trade routes and plague outbreaks in the larger picture of Florentine banking and mercantilism as necessary precursors for the rise of civic Humanism. Likewise, it explores the religious and visual implications of post Black Death Italy, and the significance of Florence's unexpected triumph over Milan.
Images discussed:
Titian, Saint Mark Enthroned, ca. 1510, Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
Triumph of Death, ca. 1440, Palazzo Abetellis, Palermo
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