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    The Renaissance period from 1350-1600 saw a rebirth of learning from classical Greece and Rome. It began in Italy, flourishing in cities like Florence due to wealth from trade. Notable figures included Humanists like Petrarch who studied classical works and advocated for individual expression, and artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael who pioneered techniques like shading and linear perspective. The printing press helped spread new ideas rapidly and marked the beginning of modern science with thinkers like Copernicus.

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    The Renaissance period from 1350-1600 saw a rebirth of learning from classical Greece and Rome. It began in Italy, flourishing in cities like Florence due to wealth from trade. Notable figures included Humanists like Petrarch who studied classical works and advocated for individual expression, and artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael who pioneered techniques like shading and linear perspective. The printing press helped spread new ideas rapidly and marked the beginning of modern science with thinkers like Copernicus.

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    The Renaissance (1350 - 1600)

    REBIRTH OF GREEK/ROMAN ACHIEVEMENTS


    CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RENAISSANCE

    1. Emphasis on Classical Greek and Roman Learning

    2. Spirit of Experimentation

    3. Less Fear of the Unknown

    4. A Belief in Progress through Learning

    5. Emphasis on Individual Happiness

    6. Vernacular was used in place of Latin


    THE RENAISSANCE BEGAN IN ITALY, WHY?
    1. Location of the old Roman Empire
    2. Italy grew rich from Trade $$$
    3. Urban society of independent city-states
    4. Competition among city-states led to great
    achievements
    LEADING CITY-STATES:
    Venice, Genoa, Milan, Pisa, Mantua…

    FLORENCE!!!
    FLORENCE – THE LEADING CITY-STATE

     The Medici Family Controlled Florence, they


    made their Fortune in Banking
     Lorenzo “The Magnificent” was the most
    Famous of the Medici Family
    1. Rule Florence as a Dictator
    2. Was a Patron of the Arts
    HUMANISTS
     Those who taught that people could lead full
    rich lives on Earth
    HUMANISTS
    Francesco Petrarch
    (1304 - 1374)
    - First “Renaissance Man"
    - Copied Old Greek and Roman
    Manuscripts into the
    Vernacular
    - Earliest Original Works: Love
    Poetry
    - Wrote Letters to the Dead
    (Famous Greeks and Romans)
    - Admired Nature for its Beauty
    - Believed in Progress through
    Learning
    HUMANISTS

    Baldassare Castiglione
    (1478-1529)
    - Wrote that the Ideal
    Renaissance Man
    should have a Broad
    Education in many
    Different Areas
    HUMANISTS
    Niccolo Machiavelli
    (1469 - 1527)
    - Wrote The Prince
    - Quotes:
    1. "Better to be
    feared than loved"
    2. "Might makes
    right"
    3. "The ends justify
    the means"
    RENAISSANCE ART

    Techniques:
    1. Shading (Light and Dark)

    2. Rules of Perspective (Parallel Lines, Vanishing


    Points to add Depth and Dimension)

    3. Oil Paints (Vibrant Colors, Canvas, and Framing)

    4. Less Emphasis on Religious Themes


    RENAISSANCE ART
    Filippo Bruenelleschi
    - Most Highly Regarded
    Architect of his Time
    - Designed
    "The Duomo"
    in Florence
    GREAT ITALIAN ARTISTS
    1. Donatello: Free-standing Sculpture, 'David‘
    Bronze, 4-foot tall
    2. Leonardo da Vinci: Painted the "Mona Lisa" and
    "The Last Supper“
    3. Michelangelo: Greatest Sculptor Ever, Sculpted
    "The Pieta," "David" (13.5-feet high), and "Moses;"
    Painted the Ceiling of the Sistene Chapel
    4. Raphael Santi: was called the "Perfect Painter,"
    School of Athens”, “The Madonna”: Any Painting of
    Mary Holding Baby Jesus
    Donatello’s David
    Free Standing Sculpture
    Leonardo da Vinci’s
    MONA LISA
    Da Vinci’s Last Supper
    Michelangelo’s
    The Pieta
    Michelangelo’s
    David
    Michelangelo’s
    Sistine Chapel
    Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel (Creation)
    Raphael’s The School of Athens
    GREAT NORTHERN EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE ARTISTS

    1. Rembrandt
    Famous for Self-portraits and Use of
    Shading

    2. Bruegel
    Famous for Paintings of Peasants
    Rembrandt’s The Night Watch
    Bruegel’s Peasant Wedding
    Bruegel’s Dance
    GREAT RENAISSANCE WRITERS

    Miguel Cervantes (Spain): Don Quixote - Mocked


    Medieval Ideas of Chivalry
    GREAT RENAISSANCE WRITERS

    William Shakespeare (England): Wrote Plays


    Based on Greek/Roman Legends
    GREAT RENAISSANCE WRITERS

    Sir Thomas More (England): Utopia - Ideal


    Perfect Place Where Everyone is Equal
    GREAT RENAISSANCE WRITERS

    Erasmus (Netherlands): The Praise of Folly -


    Criticized the Clergy and corrupt church practices
    OTHER RENAISSANCE ACHIEVEMENTS

    Johann Guttenberg
    - Perfected the
    Printing Press with
    Movable Type in 1455
    - Ideas Spread More
    Rapidly
    - Literacy Rates
    Dramatically Increase
    CHANGES

    During the Renaissance, Farmers began


    expanding the types of food, meat, fruits, and
    dairy products
    OTHER RENAISSANCE ACHIEVEMENTS

    Nicolaus Copernicus
    - Heliocentric View
    of the Universe
    - Started the
    Scientific
    Revolution

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