The The RenaissanceRenaissance

The The RenaissanceRenaissance

Part One:An Introduction To The

Renaissance

Part One:An Introduction To The

Renaissance

What Is the Renaissance?What Is the Renaissance?

• The Renaissance is the rebirth of learning and the arts that began in Italy in the 1300’s

• The Renaissance brought great advancements in literature, philosophy, visual art, theater, and architecture

• The Renaissance is the rebirth of learning and the arts that began in Italy in the 1300’s

• The Renaissance brought great advancements in literature, philosophy, visual art, theater, and architecture

Was It Really a Renaissance?Was It Really a Renaissance?

• Intellectual Development of High Middle Ages

– Rise of Scholasticism

– Literature• Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

– Gothic Architecture

• Intellectual Development of High Middle Ages

– Rise of Scholasticism

– Literature• Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

– Gothic Architecture

Why Italy?Why Italy?

• Urban Growth– Trade during the Crusades led to

the growth of the Italian cites of Venice, Florence, Milan, and revitalized Rome

• Urban Growth– Trade during the Crusades led to

the growth of the Italian cites of Venice, Florence, Milan, and revitalized Rome

Why Italy?Why Italy?

• Merchant Class Values– Wealthy, powerful merchants in Italy

stressed individual achievement

• Merchant Class Values– Wealthy, powerful merchants in Italy

stressed individual achievement

Why Italy?Why Italy?

• Classical Heritage– Renewed Interest in Greek and

Roman Classics

– Decline of Constantinople, caused Byzantine scholars to flee with ancient Greek manuscripts

• Classical Heritage– Renewed Interest in Greek and

Roman Classics

– Decline of Constantinople, caused Byzantine scholars to flee with ancient Greek manuscripts

Renaissance ValuesRenaissance Values

• Humanism – study of human beings and human potential

• Enjoyment of Worldly Pleasures

• The Renaissance Man– An ideal individual who tried to

master every area of study

• Humanism – study of human beings and human potential

• Enjoyment of Worldly Pleasures

• The Renaissance Man– An ideal individual who tried to

master every area of study

Part Two:Renaissance Art

Part Two:Renaissance Art

Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519

• He was a writer, painter, sculptor, engineer, and an architect

• “The Renaissance Man”

• He was a writer, painter, sculptor, engineer, and an architect

• “The Renaissance Man”

Self-Portrait (c. 1512)

Da Vinci’s PaintingsDa Vinci’s Paintings

The Last Supper (1498)Mona Lisa 1503-1505

Da Vinci and FlightDa Vinci and Flight

Left: Wing for a Flying Machine

Top: Flying Machine

Michelangelo 1475-1564Michelangelo 1475-1564

• He was a painter, sculptor, and an architect

• Most successful painter of Renaissance

• He was a painter, sculptor, and an architect

• Most successful painter of Renaissance Self-Portrait

Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1508-1512)

St. Peter’s Basilica by Michelangelo

Funding the construction of this building leads the

Catholic Church to sell indulgences

David, 1501-1504

Raphael (1483-1520)Raphael (1483-1520)

• Influenced by Leonardo Da Vinci

• Famous work is School of Athens

• Influenced by Leonardo Da Vinci

• Famous work is School of Athens

School of Athens, 1510-1511

Part Three:Literature During the Renaissance

Part Three:Literature During the Renaissance

Civic HumanismCivic Humanism

• Niccolo Machiavelli– The Prince, 1513– Questions the

motives of rulers– “Ends justify the

means”

• Niccolo Machiavelli– The Prince, 1513– Questions the

motives of rulers– “Ends justify the

means”

Religious HumanismReligious Humanism

• Desiderius Erasmus– In Praise of Folly

• Sir Thomas More– Utopia, 1516– Influenced Protestant

Reformation

• Desiderius Erasmus– In Praise of Folly

• Sir Thomas More– Utopia, 1516– Influenced Protestant

Reformation

Literary HumanismLiterary Humanism

• Petrarch– Father of Humanism

• William Shakespeare– English writer 1564-

1616– Focuses on human

character

• Petrarch– Father of Humanism

• William Shakespeare– English writer 1564-

1616– Focuses on human

character