TheThe RenaissanceRenaissance

PowerPower

ImaginationImagination

LiteratureLiterature

Art & ArchitectureArt & Architecture

DiscoveryDiscovery

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Meaning:Meaning:

Began in ItalyBegan in Italy and spread and spread throughout Europethroughout Europe

Means “Rebirth”Means “Rebirth”Specifically: Specifically: a a rebirthrebirth of interest in classical of interest in classical art and learning art and learning

The Classics:

•a term that refers to the art and literature of the Greeks and Romans

The ClassicsThe ClassicsAnything in Art and Anything in Art and

Literature that originated Literature that originated in Ancient Greece or in Ancient Greece or Rome.Rome.

OriginsOrigins

Returning Crusaders brought back Returning Crusaders brought back ideas from the Islamic Empire. ideas from the Islamic Empire. Islam had preserved many Roman Islam had preserved many Roman and Greek achievements.and Greek achievements.

AS trade increasedAS trade increased with all with all parts of the world these ideas parts of the world these ideas and styles became popular in and styles became popular in Europe.Europe.

Humanism: a belief in the worth and potential of all human beings guided the Renaissance

HumanismHumanism

Belief in the worth Belief in the worth and potential of the and potential of the individualindividual

The rebirth of an interest in the classics combined with Humanist beliefs to spur an enormous burst in creativity and new ways of thinking.

Example:Example: PaintingsPaintings

Rafael’s Rafael’s School of AthensSchool of Athenscombines Greek combines Greek

setting and setting and characters withcharacters with

humanist realism humanist realism and and perspective perspective (slide 53) (slide 53)

The Courtyard of a Renaissance Palace

Full title: 'A Man kneels before a Woman in the Courtyard of a Renaissance Palace'

Why would Italy easily become a center for global trade?

•Central location

•Trade center

•Banking center

•Woolen cloth (specialty)

•Cradle of the Renaissance—born there

Florence

•Painting, Architecture, Sculpture all influenced by Greeks & Romans (classical influence.)

•Literature also influenced by classics, however, writers began to write in their own languages (dialects) not Latin.

•In Florence, and later in other parts of Italy, great wealth was accumulated by powerful families.

•They became patrons of the arts and building projects. (They paid for it!)

•Powerful families competed with each other (wanted to show off)

Medici

Palaces

Most influential Florentine Family

The Medici Family

•Tallest dome in the world was built by Florentine architect Filippo Brunelleschi: Il Duomo de Santa Maria de FioreOld

classical style – new technology

•Sculpture and painting:

Realism—bodies more life-like, animated

a result of more advanced study of Anatomy

Comparison—Perspective!Comparison—Perspective!

Titian: detailed, vivid colors, lively

Famous Painters:

Michelangelo—painter,

also a sculptor

Sistine Chapel

Leonardo da Vinci—painter and scientist, musician, architect

A Renaissance Man:A Renaissance Man:

Or the “politically correct” termOr the “politically correct” term

A Renaissance PersonA Renaissance Person

was a man who was talented in many was a man who was talented in many areasareas

A banker might also be a lawyerA banker might also be a lawyer Those who attended universities were Those who attended universities were

trained to be good in many areas.trained to be good in many areas. To reach their maximum potential To reach their maximum potential

(humanism)(humanism)

Spread to Other Parts of Spread to Other Parts of EuropeEurope

Trade,

Travel,

Italy and education center

Advanced Printing Press with Advanced Printing Press with moveable type—1450moveable type—1450Johannes GutenbergJohannes Gutenberg

•First Printed Bible

•Ideas then spread rapidly in print—more people learned to read

Other Very Important Other Very Important PeoplePeople

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare English playwright, English playwright, comedies, tragedies, also comedies, tragedies, also poet poet

Two Powerful QueensTwo Powerful Queens

Isabella I: SpainIsabella I: SpainElizabeth I: EnglandElizabeth I: EnglandBoth encouraged exploration Both encouraged exploration

that led to settlement of the that led to settlement of the AmericasAmericas

Science During the Renaissance

•Valued direct observation: No guessing, no religious explanation

•Vesalius Dissected Human bodies

Father of modern Anatomy

Copernicus

First to observe the planets

revolved around the Sun.

(Previous theory: planets revolved around the Earth.