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Medieval ArtMedieval Art

Unrealistic two-Unrealistic two-dimensional style dimensional style (religious theme).(religious theme).

Stain Glass (two-Stain Glass (two-dimensional)dimensional)

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Renaissance Renaissance ArtArt

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Characteristics of the Characteristics of the RenaissanceRenaissance

HumanismHumanism IndividualismIndividualism Questioning Attitude / Critical thinkingQuestioning Attitude / Critical thinking Interest in Secular (non-religious) Interest in Secular (non-religious)

mattersmatters Rise of the middle class Rise of the middle class Great achievements in the arts.Great achievements in the arts.

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HumanismHumanism

Focuses on humans (not Focuses on humans (not religion)religion)

Concentrate on Concentrate on everyday human everyday human problems, problems, achievements, achievements, relationshipsrelationships

Reality not morality!Reality not morality!

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HumanismHumanism

Conflict with the Conflict with the Catholic Church Catholic Church because of their because of their questioning attitudesquestioning attitudes

Emphasizes study of the Emphasizes study of the Liberal Arts: Grammar Liberal Arts: Grammar and Rhetoric, Poetry, and Rhetoric, Poetry, History, and EthicsHistory, and Ethics

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Humanism in Northern Humanism in Northern EuropeEurope

Northern Humanists stressed Northern Humanists stressed education and classical learning, education and classical learning, however, unlike the Italian however, unlike the Italian humanists, they emphasized religious humanists, they emphasized religious themes.themes.

Northern Humanists: Renaissance Northern Humanists: Renaissance should bring about religious and should bring about religious and moral reform.moral reform.

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Characteristics of Characteristics of Renaissance ArtRenaissance Art

Three Dimensional Three Dimensional

Realistic & LifelikeRealistic & Lifelike

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Linear Linear Perspective: Perspective: Vanishing Vanishing point. point.

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Influenced by Greco-Roman culture; Influenced by Greco-Roman culture; its forms and its themes (ie. beauty its forms and its themes (ie. beauty of the human body)of the human body)

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New mediums: Oil on canvassNew mediums: Oil on canvass And old: Frescos And old: Frescos

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Sculpture in the Round / in ReliefSculpture in the Round / in Relief

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Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci The Last SupperThe Last Supper 14981498

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Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci

Mona LisaMona Lisa 15021502

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MichelangeloMichelangelo

The PietaThe Pieta 15001500

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The Last The Last JudgmentJudgment

1534 to 1541 1534 to 1541

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DavidDavid 1501-15041501-1504

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DonatelloDonatello DavidDavid 1400s1400s

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RaphaelRaphael

MadonnasMadonnas 1483-15201483-1520

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RaphaelRaphael

School of AthensSchool of Athens 15101510

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Albretch DurerAlbretch Durer

Adoration of the MagiAdoration of the Magi 15041504

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Jan van EyckJan van Eyck

Giovanni Arnolfini Giovanni Arnolfini and Brideand Bride

14341434

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Renaissance Renaissance ArchitectureArchitecture

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St. Peter’s Cathedral in the St. Peter’s Cathedral in the VaticanVatican

MichelangeloMichelangelo 1506 to 16261506 to 1626

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Dome of the Cathedral of Dome of the Cathedral of FlorenceFlorence

BrunelleschiBrunelleschi 1420-14361420-1436

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The Renaissance Moves The Renaissance Moves NorthNorth

Moved to Northern Europe in Moved to Northern Europe in 14501450 The plague affected the The plague affected the

Northward expansion of the Northward expansion of the RenaissanceRenaissance

Imitated Italian Styles, while Imitated Italian Styles, while adding methods of their own.adding methods of their own.

Printing PressPrinting Press More availability of booksMore availability of books People become more literatePeople become more literate

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Renaissance WritersRenaissance Writers Began to use the vernacular Began to use the vernacular

instead of classical Latin.instead of classical Latin. (vernacular = the native (vernacular = the native

language)language)

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Humanism (a review)Humanism (a review)

Humans, not God.Humans, not God.

Reality, not Morality.Reality, not Morality.

Conflict with the ChurchConflict with the Church

Liberal ArtsLiberal Arts

In North, some religious focus (reform In North, some religious focus (reform Church!)Church!)

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The Printing RevolutionThe Printing Revolution

1456: Johann Gutenberg 1456: Johann Gutenberg invents the Printing Press.invents the Printing Press. Books become cheaper and Books become cheaper and

easier to produceeasier to produce

Gained access to broad range Gained access to broad range of knowledge (Medicine to of knowledge (Medicine to Religion)Religion)

The printing press would The printing press would greatly contribute to the greatly contribute to the Protestant Reformation.Protestant Reformation.

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PetrarchPetrarch

Father of HumanismFather of Humanism

Believed that God had Believed that God had given man his intellect given man his intellect (brains) and potential (brains) and potential to be used to the to be used to the fullest. fullest.

Letters Letters

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William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare

HamletHamlet

Taming of the ShrewTaming of the Shrew

A Midsummer’s A Midsummer’s Night DreamNight Dream

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ShakespeareShakespeare

The best known The best known Renaissance Renaissance writerwriter

Between 1590 Between 1590 and 1613 he and 1613 he wrote 37 playswrote 37 plays

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DanteDante

The Divine The Divine ComedyComedy

Story written in Story written in the vernacular the vernacular (Italian) which tells (Italian) which tells the story of a the story of a man’s journey man’s journey through heaven through heaven and hell. and hell.

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Geoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury The Canterbury TalesTales

Series of stories Series of stories depicting the lives depicting the lives of whole social of whole social spectrum on a spectrum on a pilgrimage to the pilgrimage to the shrine of Beckett at shrine of Beckett at the Canterbury the Canterbury Cathedral in Cathedral in EnglandEngland

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Baldassare CastiglioneBaldassare Castiglione

The Book of the The Book of the CourtierCourtier

Book that describes Book that describes what a nobleman what a nobleman should behave like should behave like and what they and what they should strive to be, should strive to be, classically educated classically educated and have skills for and have skills for the military. the military.

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Boccaccio Boccaccio

DecameronDecameron Written in 1353, Written in 1353,

it is a collection it is a collection of novellas of novellas (stories) that (stories) that demonstrate life demonstrate life in the times and in the times and portrays many of portrays many of the Renaissance the Renaissance attitudesattitudes. .

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ErasmusErasmus

The Handbook of the The Handbook of the Christian Knight Christian Knight A work of a Christian A work of a Christian

Humanist, The Humanist, The Handbook speaks Handbook speaks clearly and logically to clearly and logically to Christian concerning Christian concerning how their secular lives how their secular lives should reflect their should reflect their spiritual live spiritual live

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ErasmusErasmus

In Praise of FollyIn Praise of Folly Book in which Erasmus Book in which Erasmus

criticizes the areas of criticizes the areas of society that were in society that were in most need of reform, most need of reform, such as monasteries such as monasteries and church corruption. and church corruption.

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Machiavelli Machiavelli The Prince The Prince

First work of First work of political political science, science, instruction instruction manual for the manual for the Prince to do Prince to do what is what is necessary to necessary to stay in power stay in power and stability.and stability.

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Machiavelli – Machiavelli – The PrinceThe Prince

Advised kings how to Advised kings how to rule.rule.

A gift to Lorenzo A gift to Lorenzo Medici for his Medici for his birthdaybirthday

The end justifies the The end justifies the means.means.

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Thomas More Thomas More UtopiaUtopia

a work of fiction, a work of fiction, tells the story of a tells the story of a land that is almost land that is almost perfect in every perfect in every way and serves as way and serves as an example of what an example of what should be. More is should be. More is known as the “Man known as the “Man for all Seasons” for all Seasons” because of his because of his versatility. versatility.

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