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Renaissance “Rebirth,” from French This term refers to the rebirth of classical thought and style in art and architecture at the end of the Middle Ages.

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Page 1: Renaissance “Rebirth,” from French This term refers to the rebirth of classical thought and style in art and architecture at the end of the Middle Ages

Renaissance “Rebirth,” from French

This term refers to the rebirth of classical thought and style in art and architecture at the end of the Middle Ages.

Page 2: Renaissance “Rebirth,” from French This term refers to the rebirth of classical thought and style in art and architecture at the end of the Middle Ages

HumanismThe inspiration of the art of ancient Greece and Rome – human form was the epitome of perfection. Man

was the “measure of all things.” In other words, in the ancient world, man was worshipped instead of God.

Renaissance humanism did not abandon belief in God as modern secular humanism does however, it led to a false assumption of man’s goodness

Page 3: Renaissance “Rebirth,” from French This term refers to the rebirth of classical thought and style in art and architecture at the end of the Middle Ages

Neo-PlatonismA philosophy that struggled to reconcile classical philosophies with

Christianity

Page 5: Renaissance “Rebirth,” from French This term refers to the rebirth of classical thought and style in art and architecture at the end of the Middle Ages

Pieter Brueghel, the Elder; Landscape with the Parable of the Sower; 1557

Page 6: Renaissance “Rebirth,” from French This term refers to the rebirth of classical thought and style in art and architecture at the end of the Middle Ages

Caravaggio; Supper at Emmaus; 1601 - 02

Page 7: Renaissance “Rebirth,” from French This term refers to the rebirth of classical thought and style in art and architecture at the end of the Middle Ages

Donatello; St. Mark; 1411 - 1413

Page 8: Renaissance “Rebirth,” from French This term refers to the rebirth of classical thought and style in art and architecture at the end of the Middle Ages

Michelangelo; Pietà; St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican

Page 10: Renaissance “Rebirth,” from French This term refers to the rebirth of classical thought and style in art and architecture at the end of the Middle Ages

Sandro Botticelli Madonna of the Pomegranate

AD 1487; Tempera on Panel143.5 cm diameter

Workshop of Andre and Giovanni Della Robbia

Madonna Adoring the Sleeping Child with St. John the Baptist as a child and two

CherubimGlazed terra cotta; AD 1500

Page 11: Renaissance “Rebirth,” from French This term refers to the rebirth of classical thought and style in art and architecture at the end of the Middle Ages

Chiaro scuro

Chiaro – lightscuro – dark or obscure

CaravaggioThe Incredulity of St. Thomas1601 – 1602; Oil on Canvas

107 cm X 146 cm 42 inches X 57 inches

Page 13: Renaissance “Rebirth,” from French This term refers to the rebirth of classical thought and style in art and architecture at the end of the Middle Ages

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri “Guercino”Jesus and The Woman Taken in Adultery

1621; painting982 mm X 1227 mm

38.66 inches X 48.31 inches