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Renaissance Review By Kohen Redmond (Artists (Leonardo da Vinci Created…
Renaissance Review By Kohen Redmond
Artists
Leonardo da Vinci Created Mona Lisa and Last Supper
Michelangelo created the Statue of David and Sistine Chapel
Johannes Gutenberg created the
printing press
Johannes Gutenberg printed the first Bibles
Michelangelo was a sculptor and
painter
Leonardo Da Vinci was a
sculptor, artist and inventor
Artwork
Paintings used religious themes in artwork
Painting and sculpting was influenced by realism
Artists focused on anatomically correct people for poses
Italian scholars and artists saw themselves as reawakening to the ideals and achievements of classical Roman culture.
Humanism combined religious ideas with the Greek and Roman idea of individual beauty
Renaissance artists built on classical ideas of Greece and Rome to create Humanistic Art
Origins
Important cities included Florence, Milan, and Venice
This wealth and power allowed people to support and focus on the arts and artists
Close to Western Europe, Byzantine Empire, Mediterranean Sea, and Muslim World
The Renaissance was a period of cultural revival in Europe from the 1300's to the 1500's
Due to their location Italian city-states were able to gain wealth and importance
Renaissance originated in Italy (Florence)
Education and Music
Music also takes on a greater importance during the Renaissance and was influenced by religious themes
Higher need to schools, more focus on study of history and philosophy
Politics were also affected by books like the Prince and said that the government had a responsibility to the governed
Emphasized the importance of education and the printing press allowed books to be printed for the masses, which leads to literacy
Leads to increased in medicine and the scientific revolution
Renaissance scientist and philosophers began questioning prior teachings and making new discoveries
