Renaissance

Jeff Ashcroft

Roughly Spanned the 14th and 16th centuries.

Rennaissance: Rebirth This period saw a rebirth in

knowledge

Rebirth of Classical Greek and Roman. Not intended to duplicate, but to duplicate and possibly surpass.

Emphasized Reality, Science, The Arts and the

Human Experience

Christopher Columbus discovered America. Michelangelo was painting the Sistine Chapel.

William Shakespeare was writing his famous plays. Secular music is non-religious music and it was

becoming more popular during this time

Based on the physical world around them. Strove to portray

the human form realistically. They developed techniques to render perspective and light

more naturally

Key Developments

The printing press was invented in by the German Johannes Gutenberg around 1440

The dry compass was invented around 1300

Renaissance scholars were most interested in recovering and studying

Latin and Greek literary, historical, and oratorical texts – as opposed to studying greek and arabic which was

done in the middle ages

Strong Academic Focus

One theory suggests that the devastation caused by the Black

Death in Florence, which hit Europe between 1348 and 1350,

resulted in a shift in the world view of people in 14th-century Italy.

Scientific Advancements

Galileo Galilei: Born 15 February 1564

Lorenzo Ghiberti1378 – 1455

Sacrifice of Isaac

North doors of the Florence Baptistery

Donatello1386 –1466

David

Masaccio

The Madonna and Child with Saint Anne

1401-1428

Tribute Money

Fra Filippo Lipi

Madonna and Child with Stories from the Life of St.Anne

1406 –1469

Fra Angelico1395 –1455

Annunciation

Leonardo1452 –1519

Mona Lisa

The Babe in the womb

Linear Perspective

Michaelangelo1475 –1564

The Creation of Adam

Pieta

Raphael

The School of Athens

1483 – 1520

Image Sources

Sacrifice of Isaac: http://smarthistory.org/assets/images/images/ghiberti.jpgNorth doors of Florence Baptistry: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/fowle013/mathematicslibrary/matrixdoor-thumb.jpg

Donatello’s David: http://www.oneonta.edu/faculty/farberas/arth/Images/ARTH213images/Donatello/david/front.jpgThe Madonna and Child with Saint Anne:

http://www.aiwaz.net/uploads/gallery/madonna-and-child-with-saint-anne-1695-mid.jpgTribute Money: http://www.artinthepicture.com/artists/Masaccio/tribute.jpg

Madonna and Child with Stories from the Life of St.Anne: http://www.artchive.com/web_gallery/reproductions/92001-92500/92363/size3.jpg

Fra Angelico: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZYFOfcO01m8/TRB06y4dl-I/AAAAAAAAAJw/QlSMpXbgHJc/s1600/annunciation.jpgMona Lisa: http://www.imagebookers.com/gallery/d/1429-1/da-vinci-leonardo-mona-lisa.jpg

The Babe in the womb: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ksNjv9DoxP8/S9GR06wEtDI/AAAAAAAAAB8/xbJPPSgf9tw/s1600/430px-The_babe_in_the_womb%253B_Leonardo_da_Vinci_%25281511%2529.jpg

Linear Perspective: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/math5.geometry/unit14/1525.jpegThe Creation of Adam: http://www.webexhibits.org/colorart/i/michelangelo-creation-adam-.jpg

Pieta: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Michelangelo%27s_Pieta_5450_cropncleaned_edit.jpg/300px-Michelangelo%27s_Pieta_5450_cropncleaned_edit.jpg

School of Athens: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Sanzio_01.jpg/300px-Sanzio_01.jpg