The Quattrocento , contraction of thousand quattrocento in Italian, corresponds to the 15th Italian century ; is held there the movement called First Rebirth.
Au Quattrocento, a deep change takes place in Italy. A new era flowers, one era which breaks with the Moyen-âge generally qualified era of ignorance: it is the beginning of the Renaissance.

Milan

In 1450 with Milan, via the victories of Francesco Sforza, the capacity passes from Visconti to the Sforza. Ludovico Sforza will call upon Léonard de Vinci to order a equestrian Statue to him magnifiée of size and prestige, in order to gum the memory of the dynasty which it replaced. The statue will remain with the state of plans of the Master.

Venice

Venice extends its control beyond the Adriatic Sea, through the Crete then of Cyprus in 1489, then founds the Ligue of Venice.

Florence

Under the influence of the Médicis to Florence, arts know an evolution. Cosme de Médicis takes part in the patronage of major artists such as Paolo Uccello or FRA Angelico.

The florentins continue their domination on the Toscane by overriding Pisa in 1406. However, in 1494, Pierre II of Médicis loses the sovereignty of Florence at the time of the events of the arrival of the army of Charles VIII, on the way for Naples since the Lombardy; driven out by the florentins, its family leaves in Exil. Savonarole benefits and establishes from it a Théocratie in the city.

Papal States

This end of Quattrocento illustrates the symptomatic disorders of this time related to this geographical area: one intrigant prince of Valencian origin, César Borgia, tries in 1501 to usurp the capacity in Romagna with the support of his/her father, who is being the pope. This collusion of interests, in addition to attracting the lightnings of Savonarole, will appear among the inspirations of the Prince , treated which will write the next century Machiavel in Florence.

See too

Internal bonds

• History of Italy

• Theocracy in Florence

• First Rebirth (artistic movement during Quattrocento)

External bonds

• video Initiation with the art and the style of Quattrocento, starting from the St-Sebastien d' Andrea Mantegna (site of the Educational Channel to the Request)

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