The Renaissance
Artists
Origins
Education & Music
Artwork
Close to Western Europe, Byzantine Empire, Mediterranean Sea, and Muslim World.
Important cities included Florence, Milan, and Venice
The location at Italian city-states let them gain wealth and importance.
Originated in Italy (Florence)
The wealth and power allowed people to support and focus on the arts and artists.
Starts their because of their location
Artists focused on anatomically correct people in realistic poses
Painting used religious themes
Used Humanism
Humanism combined religious ideas with Greek and Roman idea of individual beauty
Made realistic sculptures and paintings
Renaissance artists built on classical ideas of Greece and Rome to create Humanistic Art
Emphasized the importance of education
The printing press allowed books to be printed for
the masses, which leads to literacy
Renaissance scientist & philosophers making new discoveries
Politics were also affected by books like the Prince.
Renaissance scientist & philosophers began questioning prior teachings
Music takes on a greater importance during the Renaissance and was influenced by
religious themes.
Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press
Leonardo Da Vinci created the Mona Lisa
MIchelangelo was a sculptor & painter.
MIchelangelo had the Statue of David & Sistine Chapel
Leonardo Da Vinci was a sculptor, artist, & inventor.
Johannes Gutenberg had first painted bibles.
