Unit 8:Unit 8:The RenaissanceThe Renaissance

Who are they?Who are they?

The Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesThe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

MichelangeloMichelangelo

DonatelloDonatello

Raphael Raphael

LeonardoLeonardo

Not only are they the names of Ninja Not only are they the names of Ninja Turtles, they are also the names of famous Turtles, they are also the names of famous people who lived during the Renaissance people who lived during the Renaissance periodperiod

RenaissanceRenaissance

So what does the word RENAISSANCE So what does the word RENAISSANCE mean???mean??? It is a French word that means “rebirth”It is a French word that means “rebirth”

The RenaissanceThe Renaissance

Started in Italy around the Started in Italy around the year 1350 ADyear 1350 AD

Soon spread to other Soon spread to other countries in Europecountries in Europe

Before the Renaissance?Before the Renaissance?

Before the Renaissance was a period Before the Renaissance was a period called the Dark Agescalled the Dark Ages It wasn’t called the Dark Ages because there It wasn’t called the Dark Ages because there

was no light…it was called that because there was no light…it was called that because there was no learning!was no learning!

They had lots of wars, starvation, disease They had lots of wars, starvation, disease (Black Death), and poverty(Black Death), and poverty

What was the Renaissance?What was the Renaissance?

Around the year 1350, there becomes a new Around the year 1350, there becomes a new revival of interest in art and educationrevival of interest in art and education

People looked back to the ancient Greeks People looked back to the ancient Greeks and Romans and wanted to reconnect with and Romans and wanted to reconnect with that time periodthat time period

Florence, ItalyFlorence, ItalyWhere it all began…Where it all began…

ruled by the Medici familyruled by the Medici family Cosimo de Medici was the Cosimo de Medici was the

fatherfather

Very rich and powerful Very rich and powerful familyfamily made money from the made money from the

wool trade and bankingwool trade and banking

Florence, Italy Florence, Italy

Medici wanted Medici wanted Florence to be Florence to be beautiful and for the beautiful and for the people to be smartpeople to be smart Hired architects to Hired architects to

redesign buildingsredesign buildings Hired sculptors and Hired sculptors and

artists artists built libraries to help built libraries to help

educationeducation

Renaissance Renaissance

What began in What began in Florence soon Florence soon spread all over spread all over EuropeEurope Art was createdArt was created Literature was Literature was

writtenwritten Achievements in Achievements in

science were madescience were made

Renaissance ArtRenaissance Art

Three very famous Three very famous artists from the artists from the Renaissance time Renaissance time period:period: RaphaelRaphael Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci MichelangeloMichelangelo

RaphaelRaphael

Famous Famous Renaissance artistRenaissance artist

Painted many of Painted many of the rooms in the the rooms in the Vatican (where the Vatican (where the pope lives)pope lives)

Died at age of 37Died at age of 37

Above:Above:

““SistineSistine

Madonna”Madonna”

Left: Left:

““Self-Portrait”Self-Portrait”

RaphaelRaphaelOne of Raphael’s most famous paintings, The School of Athens, which One of Raphael’s most famous paintings, The School of Athens, which shows famous Greek philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotleshows famous Greek philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci

Famous Renaissance Famous Renaissance artistartist

Also known for: Also known for: ScienceScience MathMath MusicMusic EngineeringEngineering InventionsInventions LiteratureLiterature Etc.Etc. Self-Portrait by da VinciSelf-Portrait by da Vinci

Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci

His two most famous works, the Mona Lisa and the Last SupperHis two most famous works, the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper

MichelangeloMichelangelo

Famous Renaissance Famous Renaissance artist and sculptorartist and sculptor

Most famous for Most famous for painting the ceiling of painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapelthe Sistine Chapel Church in ItalyChurch in Italy Shows different Shows different

scenes from the book scenes from the book of Genesis in the Bibleof Genesis in the Bible

Michelangelo Michelangelo

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, which Michelangelo The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, which Michelangelo painted with different scenes from the Bible. This took him 4 years.painted with different scenes from the Bible. This took him 4 years.

Mosaic ArtMosaic Art

Mosaic—art created Mosaic—art created by assembling small by assembling small pieces of glass, pieces of glass, stone, or other stone, or other materials in an imagematerials in an image

Mosaic ArtMosaic Art

Mosaics have Mosaics have been around since been around since Mesopotamia, but Mesopotamia, but became more became more beautiful and beautiful and complex during complex during the Renaissancethe Renaissance

Mosaic created by Raphael called Mosaic created by Raphael called “Creation of the World” “Creation of the World”