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Why Italy? Location Renaissance was associated with an interest in the culture of ancient Rome – Rome’s architectural remains such as statues are located in Italy Wealthy and Powerful Merchant Class Patrons of the arts – pay the artists for their work
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The Renaissance
Renaissance in Italy• Renaissance a. Rebirth b. A time of creativity and change in many areas – political, social, economic, and cultural c. Reawakened interest in classical learning, especially the culture of ancient Rome
Why Italy?• Location Renaissance was associated with an interest in
the culture of ancient Rome – Rome’s architectural remains such as statues are located in Italy
• Wealthy and Powerful Merchant Class Patrons of the arts – pay the artists for their work
The Medici Family• Florence – symbolized the
Renaissance• Medici a. Banking and business
family b. Family controlled city
of Florence for many years c. Great patrons of the arts
Humanism
• Study of classical culture• Focused on worldly
subjects rather than on religious issues (differed from Middle Ages – focus was on salvation and the church)
• Stimulate the individual’s creative powers
Here and
Now!
Humanism
Belief in human
potential
Ended when Roman Empire
Collapsed c. 500 AD
People to be the best they can be
Classical idea: Ancient Greece
and Rome
Renaissance Art
• Lifelike: looked realistic
• Perspective: had depth, 3D
• Emotion- revealed artist feelings
• Sometimes Secular- non-religious
Leonardo da Vinci• Leonardo da Vinci a. Artist, sculptor,
inventor, etc… b. Mona Lisa c. Last Supper
Michelangelo• Michelangelo a. Sculptor, engineer,
painter, architect, etc… b. Sistine Chapel &
Statue of David
• 1501-1504 sculpted the Statue of David• 1508-1512 Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Raphael• Raphael a. Painter b. School of Athens c. Paintings of the
Virgin Mary• Renaissance Man –
someone who is multi-talented in many areas
Raphael
Spreads to Northern Italy• Why Later – Black Death
delayed the birth of the Renaissance in Northern Europe
• Italian Renaissance – stressed education and revival of classical themes
• Northern Renaissance – stressed education and the revival of classical themes + religious and moral reform
Erasmus• Erasmus a. Humanist b. Praise of Folly –
used humor to expose the ignorant and
immoral behavior of people (especially
the Catholic Church)
Thomas More• Sir Thomas More a. Utopia – perfect
society
Williams Shakespeare• Shakespeare a. Playwright b. Romeo and Juliet c. Hamlet
Printing Press• Invented by Guttenberg• Increased production of
books books became cheaper more people learned to read people had a greater understanding of the world around them
• First Printed: The Bible
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