la mandragola by machiavelli amp the lives of artists by vasari selections
1#
La Mandragola by Machiavelli:
Write a brief response to the Primary Source Reading attached: Machiavelli’s play La Madrogola (The Mandrake Root). What did you think of the play? about the characters involved? What do you think it tells us about the Renaissance.
Length: 1-2 paragraphs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CFl4uHbcE4
2#
The Lives of Artists by Vasari (selections)
Please read the following chapters:
Preface to the Lives (pp. 3-6)
Giotto (pp. 15 – 36)
Leonardo Da Vinci (pp. 284 – 298)
Write a brief response to the Primary Source Reading attached: The Lives of Artists (selections – see Assignments tab). What are the characteristics of some of the great artists of the Renaissance? What do these biographies tell us about the importance of Art in the Renaissance?
Length: 1-2 paragraphs.