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TheThe RenaissanceRenaissance
PowerPower
ImaginationImagination
LiteratureLiterature
Art & ArchitectureArt & Architecture
DiscoveryDiscovery
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Describe what you think this picture means on the back of the picture page for today.
14 minutesYou’ll be writing a paragraph later.
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Meaning:Meaning:
Began in ItalyBegan in Italy and spread and spread throughout Europethroughout Europe
Means “Rebirth”Means “Rebirth”Specifically: Specifically: a a rebirthrebirth of interest in classical of interest in classical art and learning art and learning
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The Classics:
•a term that refers to the art and literature of the Greeks and Romans
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The ClassicsThe ClassicsAnything in Art and Anything in Art and
Literature that originated Literature that originated in Ancient Greece or in Ancient Greece or Rome.Rome.
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OriginsOrigins
Returning Crusaders brought back Returning Crusaders brought back ideas from the Islamic Empire. ideas from the Islamic Empire. Islam had preserved many Roman Islam had preserved many Roman and Greek achievements.and Greek achievements.
AS trade increasedAS trade increased with all with all parts of the world these ideas parts of the world these ideas and styles became popular in and styles became popular in Europe.Europe.
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Humanism: a belief in the worth and potential of all human beings guided the Renaissance
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HumanismHumanism
Belief in the worth Belief in the worth and potential of the and potential of the individualindividual
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The rebirth of an interest in the classics combined with Humanist beliefs to spur an enormous burst in creativity and new ways of thinking.
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Example:Example: PaintingsPaintings
Rafael’s Rafael’s School of AthensSchool of Athenscombines Greek combines Greek
setting and setting and characters withcharacters with
humanist realism humanist realism and and perspective perspective (slide 53) (slide 53)
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The Courtyard of a Renaissance Palace
Full title: 'A Man kneels before a Woman in the Courtyard of a Renaissance Palace'
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Why would Italy easily become a center for global trade?
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•Central location
•Trade center
•Banking center
•Woolen cloth (specialty)
•Cradle of the Renaissance—born there
Florence
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•Painting, Architecture, Sculpture all influenced by Greeks & Romans (classical influence.)
•Literature also influenced by classics, however, writers began to write in their own languages (dialects) not Latin.
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•In Florence, and later in other parts of Italy, great wealth was accumulated by powerful families.
•They became patrons of the arts and building projects. (They paid for it!)
•Powerful families competed with each other (wanted to show off)
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Medici
Palaces
Most influential Florentine Family
The Medici Family
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•Tallest dome in the world was built by Florentine architect Filippo Brunelleschi: Il Duomo de Santa Maria de FioreOld
classical style – new technology
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•Sculpture and painting:
Realism—bodies more life-like, animated
a result of more advanced study of Anatomy
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Comparison—Perspective!Comparison—Perspective!
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Titian: detailed, vivid colors, lively
Famous Painters:
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Michelangelo—painter,
also a sculptor
Sistine Chapel
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Leonardo da Vinci—painter and scientist, musician, architect
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A Renaissance Man:A Renaissance Man:
Or the “politically correct” termOr the “politically correct” term
A Renaissance PersonA Renaissance Person
was a man who was talented in many was a man who was talented in many areasareas
A banker might also be a lawyerA banker might also be a lawyer Those who attended universities were Those who attended universities were
trained to be good in many areas.trained to be good in many areas. To reach their maximum potential To reach their maximum potential
(humanism)(humanism)
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Spread to Other Parts of Spread to Other Parts of EuropeEurope
Trade,
Travel,
Italy and education center
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Advanced Printing Press with Advanced Printing Press with moveable type—1450moveable type—1450Johannes GutenbergJohannes Gutenberg
•First Printed Bible
•Ideas then spread rapidly in print—more people learned to read
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Other Very Important Other Very Important PeoplePeople
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare English playwright, English playwright, comedies, tragedies, also comedies, tragedies, also poet poet
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Two Powerful QueensTwo Powerful Queens
Isabella I: SpainIsabella I: SpainElizabeth I: EnglandElizabeth I: EnglandBoth encouraged exploration Both encouraged exploration
that led to settlement of the that led to settlement of the AmericasAmericas
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Science During the Renaissance
•Valued direct observation: No guessing, no religious explanation
•Vesalius Dissected Human bodies
Father of modern Anatomy
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Copernicus
First to observe the planets
revolved around the Sun.
(Previous theory: planets revolved around the Earth.