Perspective Perspective

Before the Renaissance, artists did not Before the Renaissance, artists did not know how to show distant objects on a know how to show distant objects on a flat surface. flat surface. The The ‘USE’‘USE’ of perspective of perspective revolutionized art!! revolutionized art!! Using simple geometry, Renaissance Using simple geometry, Renaissance artists could for the first time reproduce artists could for the first time reproduce what their eye actually saw! what their eye actually saw!

Renaissance OR Medieval?Renaissance OR Medieval?

Inventions and Advancements Inventions and Advancements of the Renaissanceof the Renaissance

Eyeglasses- 1st painting appeared Eyeglasses- 1st painting appeared with subjects wearing glasses – in with subjects wearing glasses – in ItalyItaly

Clocks-1300’s Clocks-1300’s

Flushing toilet- 1596 by Sir John Flushing toilet- 1596 by Sir John Harrington – built for Queen Harrington – built for Queen Elizabeth Elizabeth

Microscope- Invented in Microscope- Invented in Netherlands between 1590-1608Netherlands between 1590-1608

Telescope- Also in Netherlands, Telescope- Also in Netherlands, Galileo first to view space Galileo first to view space

Printing Press- 1436 by Johann Printing Press- 1436 by Johann GutenbergGutenberg

Wallpaper- England in 1496 Wallpaper- England in 1496

The Match- England in 1680The Match- England in 1680

Thermometer- Italy 1612Thermometer- Italy 1612

Adding Machine- France 1642Adding Machine- France 1642

Gutenberg’s Printing PressGutenberg’s Printing Press

The printing press is one The printing press is one of the most important of the most important inventions of all time.inventions of all time.

Prior to Gutenberg’s Prior to Gutenberg’s invention, all texts were invention, all texts were copied by hand. copied by hand. Gutenberg's invention led Gutenberg's invention led to an advance in learningto an advance in learning. .

How Printing Changed the World How Printing Changed the World

Before printing, documents were suspect to being Before printing, documents were suspect to being forged. Eyewitnesses and personal testimony were forged. Eyewitnesses and personal testimony were considered more reliable. considered more reliable. During the Middle Ages, the Church could control nearly During the Middle Ages, the Church could control nearly all literature…after the printing press religious ideas all literature…after the printing press religious ideas began to spread, changing the power of the Catholic began to spread, changing the power of the Catholic Church forever! Church forever! Printing made documents more authoritative than Printing made documents more authoritative than personal testimony. Hard to fake printed documents. personal testimony. Hard to fake printed documents. Before printing, people relied on memory to store facts. Before printing, people relied on memory to store facts. Printing changed the concept of "fact" to "printed fact"; Printing changed the concept of "fact" to "printed fact"; "show me in black and white.""show me in black and white."