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CHAPTER PREVIEW Birth in the Renaissance

▪ How did political and economic developments in Italy of the Virgin Mary in the Church of
San Michele al Pozzo Bianco in Ber-
gamo, Italian painter Lorenzo Lotto
depicts a birth scene that would have
been common among upper-class
▪ What new ideas were associated with the Renaissance? urban residents in Renaissance Italy.
The birth occurs at home, with lots
of women bustling about, including
▪ How did art reflect new Renaissance ideals? servants, dressed simply, and female
relatives, in fancier clothing. A pro-
fessional midwife sits by the side of
▪ What were the key social hierarchies in Renaissance Europe? the bed, and the mother looks quite
content, a sign that this has been a
successful and fairly easy childbirth,
▪ How did nation-states develop in this period? which was not always the case.
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