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A basic intro to the Renaissance. Perfect for lower level high school history.TRANSCRIPT
QODYesterday, we looked at art from the Renaissance. What similarities did you see in most of the art? How would you describe Renaissance Art?
The Renaissance:An Overview
What was the Renaissance?
From the Italian word for “to be reborn”
Definition – A rebirth of art, literature, science, and philosophy in Europe during the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.
What came out of the Renaissance?Some of the greatest art in history
Great works of literature
A Scientific Revolution
Renaissance Worksheet
What was life like in the Middle Ages?
Lack of Education
All knowledge came from the church
Not much art or literature
What started the Renaissance?
Rediscovery of Greek and Roman TextsHow could this change the way people saw the world?
Why was this a challenge to the church?
Money in Italian city-statesWhy does a city need money for art, literature, and architecture?
Individualism and SecularismWe’ll come back to this later…
The Renaissance Starts in Italy
Italian city-states very richFlorence Cloth
Milan Arms
Venice Trade
Extreme wealth allows for PatronsArtists need to eat too! Patrons gave money.
GeographyPeople in Italy became very interested in Roman and Greek texts…Why?
Italy during the Renaissance
Open your books to page 413. In your notebook, answer the following questions:
1. What geographic advantage did Italy have?
2. Which areas did Genoa trade with?
3. Which areas did Venice trade with?
4. How do you think this helped start the Renaissance?
Four Themes of the Renaissance
Humanism – a cultural and intellectual movement that emphasized literature, art, and civilization of ancient Greece and Rome.
Secularism – a trend away from looking to religion for all answers
Individualism – a concept that values individual creativity and intelligence
Rationality – using reason and logic as the reliable basis for testing any claims of truth
Renaissance Art & Architecture
Renaissance Art:Big Ideas
1. Art was often religious (Christian)“What about secularism Mr. P?”
2. Focus on the Human Form
3. New Artistic Techniques
4. Many Greek and Roman Influences
1. Art was Heavily Religious
While the Renaissance saw an increase in Secularism, the Catholic Church still had all of the money.
They paid some of the great artists to create art for the Church
Many, many paintings of the Madonna
2. Focus on the Human Form
Obsessed with Anatomy
“Perfection in the eyes of God”
3. New Artistic Techniques
Shading
PerspectivePage 414
Lighting
Study of AnatomyMade portraits and sculptures much more realistic
Perspective & The Last Supper
The Last Supper, Da Vinci, 1498
The Last Supper, Castagno, 1447
4. Greek and Roman Influences
Many paintings celebrated great Greek or Roman Thinkers
Often shows people dressed in Greek clothing\
ArchitectureDuring the Middle Ages Gothic Style
Renaissance went back to Greek and Roman Style
Gothic Architecture (Middle Ages)
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Greek Renaissance
Roman
Journal Entry
When people feel stressed, some get angry, some sleep all day, some ignore the things they need to do. Other people get nervous, or cry, or shake. How do you deal with stress?
Famous Art from the Renaissance
The Pieta – Michelangelo
Famous Art from the
Renaissance
David– Michelangelo
Famous Art from the Renaissance
Sistine Chapel– Michelangelo
Famous Art from the Renaissance
Mona Lisa– Leonardo Da Vinci
Famous Art from the Renaissance
The Last Supper – Leonardo Da Vinci
Famous Art from the Renaissance
School of Athens– Raphael
Renaissance:Ideas & Science
Key Terms
Humanism
Machiavelli
Shakespeare
Johann Gutenberg
Anatomy
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Galileo
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Humanism
Studied the humanities of Greece and Rome
literature, philosophy, history.
NOT JUST THE CHURCH
Politics: Machiavelli
Wrote “The Prince”Instructions on how to gain and keep power
“Ends justify the Means”
Politics is ruthless, do whatever you must!
Vocab: Machiavellian
Shakespeare
English Playwright
Universal themes for all people
Common language
Printing: Johann Gutenberg
Movable Type
Explosion of PrintingBooks everywhere!
Effects?Literacy goes up!
Use of Common Languages
Medical Anatomy
Autopsies… Studying the bodyScientific Method for Medicine
Astronomy: Copernicus
Ptolemy(90-168 CE)
ROMAN EMPIRE
Geocentric Universe
Copernicus(1473-1543 CE)
Renaissance
Heliocentric Universe
Astronomy: Galileo (1564-1642)
Invented the Telescope
Proved Copernicus right
Catholic Church went after him
Why?
Francis Bacon
Invented (perfected?) Scientific MethodBook – Chapter 12
Isaac Newton
Gravity!
Motion!
Apple Story?
“Father” of the modern field of Physics