Renaissance
Causes:
1) Printing Press
2) Humanism Emerges
3) Desire for Discovery
new manner of thinking and approaching the world
4) Death, Life, and Money
earliest expression of the Renaissance and is described as both a product and a cause of the movement
challenged the Catholic Church, allowing the new thinking to develop.
5) War and Peace
Major Renaissance Artists and Writers
Famous Artworks or Art Pieces
books could be mass produced for far less money and time than the old handwritten methods
Ideas could be spread through libraries, booksellers, and schools in a way that wasn't possible before
Leonardo da Vinci
page was more legible than the elaborate script of books written longhand
Michelangelo
encouraged the study of literature
Sandro Botticelli
Leonardo da Vinci
Famous Italian painter, sculptor, inventor and scientist.
Famous paintings include the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
writing about his own lust for discovering texts that had previously been ignored
The courts and monasteries of Europe had long been repositories of old manuscripts and texts.
Raphael Sanzio
As literacy spread and a middle class began to emerge, seeking out, reading, and spreading classical texts became commonplace.
Artistic Styles from the Renaissance
Renaissance art is the painting, sculpture and decorative arts of the period of European history, emerging as a distinct style in Italy in about 1400 in parallel with developments which occurred in philosophy, literature, music, and science.
Michelângelo
Famous Italian painter, sculptor, architect and poet.
Famous for painting The Creation of Adam and sculpting David
. Renaissance art, perceived as the noblest of ancient traditions, took as its foundation the art of Classical antiquity, but transformed that tradition by absorbing recent developments in the art of Northern Europe and by applying contemporary scientific knowledge.
the Black Death swept across Europe, killing a third of the population
he survivors found themselves better off financially and socially, with the same wealth spread among fewer people
This new wealth was often was spent lavishly on arts, culture, and artisanal goods, much like the rulers above them had done before them.
the merchant classes of regional powers like Italy saw a great increase in their wealth from their role in trade
The end of the Hundred Years War allowed Renaissance ideas to penetrate in the nations involved as resources once consumed by war instead were funnelled into the arts and sciences
Raffaello Sanzio
Italian painter and architect.
Famous for The Sistine Madonna
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Filipino Brunelleschi
He was a designer and an architect, considered to be the first modern engineer.
Famous for his work on the duomo in the Florence Cathedral
The Sistine Madonna
Mona Lisa
The Birth of Venus
The Last Supper
Davi
Pietà
Madona del Prato
Mars and Venus
Human anatomy
Human anatomy
Perspective
Human anatomy
Greco-roman culture
Relegious
Religious
Sandro Boticceli
Italian painter of the Renaissance.
Famous for painting the Primavera and Birth of Venus
Consequences
It brought about a transition from the medieval to the modern age.
ands of the monarchy were strengthened
the end of the old and reactionary medieval spirit, and the beginning of the new spirit of science, reason and experimentation.
The end of a feudal anarchy
looked up to the monarchy to ensure peace and order, political stability and economic prosperity.
culture of the Christian people was enriched
Renaissance weakened the church, which could not occupy the position of unquestioned authority
Printing press was developed
Northern Renaissance
It was interested in the ancient past and believed that it was a guide to the present day.
concerned with humanism and its values.
The french invasion of Italy is seen as the beginning of the
The french invasion of Italy is seen as the beginning of the Italian Renaissance
The french army marched trough Italy with little resistance
The invasion of Charles VII changed the development of italy
Had a profound impact on Italian society and politics
Was lead to a series of wars that greatly weakened the Italian City-States
Books and other ideias could be published
Ideas were spread faster and
Since is was not very expensive, people out of the government and rich families could publish and spread their ideais
Revolutions and ideias could come from the lower classes
Perspective
3 dimentional
Contrast
Realism
More realistic view of the world
Portrayed stuff like they actually looked like
Seccular
More of the real world in stead of the spiritual world
Machiavelli
Concerned of what was politically efective
Innovated perspective
Gentileschi
Portrayed strong woman
Petrarch
Most influential humanist