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The The RenaissanceRenaissance
The The RenaissanceRenaissance
Part One:An Introduction To The
Renaissance
Part One:An Introduction To The
Renaissance
What Is the Renaissance?What Is the Renaissance?
• The Renaissance is the rebirth of learning and the arts that began in Italy in the 1300’s
• The Renaissance brought great advancements in literature, philosophy, visual art, theater, and architecture
• The Renaissance is the rebirth of learning and the arts that began in Italy in the 1300’s
• The Renaissance brought great advancements in literature, philosophy, visual art, theater, and architecture
Was It Really a Renaissance?Was It Really a Renaissance?
• Intellectual Development of High Middle Ages
– Rise of Scholasticism
– Literature• Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
– Gothic Architecture
• Intellectual Development of High Middle Ages
– Rise of Scholasticism
– Literature• Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
– Gothic Architecture
Why Italy?Why Italy?
• Urban Growth– Trade during the Crusades led to
the growth of the Italian cites of Venice, Florence, Milan, and revitalized Rome
• Urban Growth– Trade during the Crusades led to
the growth of the Italian cites of Venice, Florence, Milan, and revitalized Rome
Why Italy?Why Italy?
• Merchant Class Values– Wealthy, powerful merchants in Italy
stressed individual achievement
• Merchant Class Values– Wealthy, powerful merchants in Italy
stressed individual achievement
Why Italy?Why Italy?
• Classical Heritage– Renewed Interest in Greek and
Roman Classics
– Decline of Constantinople, caused Byzantine scholars to flee with ancient Greek manuscripts
• Classical Heritage– Renewed Interest in Greek and
Roman Classics
– Decline of Constantinople, caused Byzantine scholars to flee with ancient Greek manuscripts
Renaissance ValuesRenaissance Values
• Humanism – study of human beings and human potential
• Enjoyment of Worldly Pleasures
• The Renaissance Man– An ideal individual who tried to
master every area of study
• Humanism – study of human beings and human potential
• Enjoyment of Worldly Pleasures
• The Renaissance Man– An ideal individual who tried to
master every area of study
Part Two:Renaissance Art
Part Two:Renaissance Art
Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519
• He was a writer, painter, sculptor, engineer, and an architect
• “The Renaissance Man”
• He was a writer, painter, sculptor, engineer, and an architect
• “The Renaissance Man”
Self-Portrait (c. 1512)
Da Vinci’s PaintingsDa Vinci’s Paintings
The Last Supper (1498)Mona Lisa 1503-1505
Da Vinci and FlightDa Vinci and Flight
Left: Wing for a Flying Machine
Top: Flying Machine
Michelangelo 1475-1564Michelangelo 1475-1564
• He was a painter, sculptor, and an architect
• Most successful painter of Renaissance
• He was a painter, sculptor, and an architect
• Most successful painter of Renaissance Self-Portrait
Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1508-1512)
St. Peter’s Basilica by Michelangelo
Funding the construction of this building leads the
Catholic Church to sell indulgences
David, 1501-1504
Raphael (1483-1520)Raphael (1483-1520)
• Influenced by Leonardo Da Vinci
• Famous work is School of Athens
• Influenced by Leonardo Da Vinci
• Famous work is School of Athens
School of Athens, 1510-1511
Part Three:Literature During the Renaissance
Part Three:Literature During the Renaissance
Civic HumanismCivic Humanism
• Niccolo Machiavelli– The Prince, 1513– Questions the
motives of rulers– “Ends justify the
means”
• Niccolo Machiavelli– The Prince, 1513– Questions the
motives of rulers– “Ends justify the
means”
Religious HumanismReligious Humanism
• Desiderius Erasmus– In Praise of Folly
• Sir Thomas More– Utopia, 1516– Influenced Protestant
Reformation
• Desiderius Erasmus– In Praise of Folly
• Sir Thomas More– Utopia, 1516– Influenced Protestant
Reformation
Literary HumanismLiterary Humanism
• Petrarch– Father of Humanism
• William Shakespeare– English writer 1564-
1616– Focuses on human
character
• Petrarch– Father of Humanism
• William Shakespeare– English writer 1564-
1616– Focuses on human
character