the renaisssance
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The RenaisssanceThe Renaisssance
J.L. Ilsley High SchoolJ.L. Ilsley High School
English 12English 12
Eras and AgesEras and Ages
““Rebirth” – 1300s – 1600sRebirth” – 1300s – 1600s After the Dark AgesAfter the Dark Ages After plagues After plagues
ravaged Europeravaged Europe Gutenberg’s Gutenberg’s
Printing Press Printing Press (Circa 1440)(Circa 1440)
Art, Literature, Art, Literature, Philosophy, Philosophy, Science, ReligionScience, Religion
Classical studies in Classical studies in Latin and Greek Latin and Greek were rediscoveredwere rediscovered
The LiteratureThe Literature HUMANISM – writers HUMANISM – writers
were more were more concerned with life concerned with life in this world, rather in this world, rather than the afterlife.than the afterlife.
Writers included Writers included Edmund Spenser, Edmund Spenser, Thomas More, Thomas More, Thomas Kyd, Thomas Kyd, Christopher Christopher Marlowe, and Marlowe, and William William Shakespeare.Shakespeare.
How Did Shakespeare Embody How Did Shakespeare Embody the Renaissance?the Renaissance?
Classical InfluencesClassical Influences Human/Personal Human/Personal
storiesstories Focus on historical Focus on historical
influencesinfluences Focus on the Focus on the
language of the language of the peoplepeople
Experimentation Experimentation with languagewith language
Renaissance ArtRenaissance Art
Artistically, the Artistically, the Renaissance began in Renaissance began in Italy in the 1400s and Italy in the 1400s and 1500s. 1500s.
Trade routes to the Trade routes to the Middle East – influencesMiddle East – influences
Florence – the de Medici Florence – the de Medici family (Michelangelo, family (Michelangelo, Da Vinci, etc)Da Vinci, etc)
Renaissance Art Renaissance Art
continuedcontinued Classical focusClassical focus Humanist Humanist
approachapproach Perspective Perspective
and dimension and dimension used used
Illusion of Illusion of depth (aka depth (aka foreshorteningforeshortening))
Contrast of Contrast of light and dark light and dark imageryimagery
Let’s look at the Mona Lisa!Let’s look at the Mona Lisa!
In your row…Read your articleAs a group, discuss the Mona
Lisa “mystery” that is addressed in the article
Study the painting closelyPresent this mystery to the
class, pointing out details on the painting
Works CitedWorks Cited
http://arthistory.about.com/cs/http://arthistory.about.com/cs/leonardo/a/last_supper.htmleonardo/a/last_supper.htm
http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/ http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/
encyclopaedia/hutchinson/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0097743.htmlm0097743.html
http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.htmlbio-index2.html
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/http://www.shakespeare-online.com/
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