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Renaissance
• End of Middle Ages brought new inventions, ideas, creations, art, literature, reform/change to Church, new Christian branch & exploration.
• People started to “wake up” A rebirth = renaissance. Renaissance > Europe advances in art, literature and science
• Started in Italy.
• Trade routes from Middle East & Asia went to Med. Sea, then to Italy via merchants.
• Goods and ideas spread into Italy’s cities. Merchants, bankers & nobles became wealthy. They became patrons = used $ to encourage, pay & develop art & science.
• Most talented people in Italy.
Vitruvian Man
• Ancient Roman architect, Vitruvius
Leonardo Pisano known as Fibonacci
Divine Ratio Golden Ratio
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987
1.618
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Michelangelo Buonarroti
Sistine Chapel
CreationofAdam
Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
1.618Divine Ratio