The RenaissanceTimes they are a CHANGIN!

The Renaissance Refers to a time of exceptional creativity

and change in Europe Produced new attitudes towards culture

and learning Began in Italy and spread

to the rest of Europe

Why does the Renaissance begin in Italy?

Center of Roman learning that the Renaissance was based

Italian City States were also the center of trade and manufacturing in Europe

These City States had the wealth and powerful merchant class who wanted but were also willing to finance the Renaissance

The Renaissance Social thought began to change as education

began to be viewed as a necessity A true Renaissance Man should be educated, well

mannered, and a master of many fields. Particularly if you were an Aristocrat.

Literary works not based on religion,

but rather how to move up socially

Renaissance Literature Castiglione’s The Ideal Courtier talked

about how socialites where supposed to act in royal court. Has a massive impact on manors and fashion.

Machiavelli’s The Prince talked about how to get and keep power

Machiavelli says that a successful ruler does whatever it takes to rule without regard for right and wrong, good and evil

Humanist Movement At the heart of the Renaissance – began to

focus on worldly subjects rather than religious issues.

No longer accepted the world around them without question, instead they began to try and understand it

Question everything and accept nothing

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! The city of Florence becomes the center of

Europe’s Renaissance Many artists came here to study and work

Leonardo da Vinci Inventor Scientist Artist Most remembered for the Mona Lisa

Michelangelo Another Florence artist Sculptor Best known for his painting of the Sistine

Chapel

Raphael Worked in Florence at the same time as

Michelangelo Thought to be a better painter than

Michelangelo Mastered the skills of depth and perception Best known for the School of Athens

Northern Writers 1400s-1500s Erasmus – Praise of Folly – Expose

corruption and challenges the church Thomas More – Utopia – The perfect

Society Cervantes – Don Quixote-Satire against the

Spanish society and the Catholic Church Shakespeare – Adds 1700 words to the

English language

Renaissance Art Changed the way Western Europe viewed

and created art In every aspect and in every form

Renaissance artists made a more accurate reflection of the world around them

Also changes architecture – Gothic gives way to more Romanesque style with Domes, Columns, and arches.