Renaissance

Means rebirth
Occurred between
1350 and 1550
Rebirth was of ancient
Greek and Roman
knowledge
New view of human
beings emerged that
emphasied the
individual
Italy
Much of Mediterranean
world!s trade flowed through
"tal#
New trade routes from
$rusades
Made several cit#%states and
individuals wealth#
Niccolo Machiavelli The
Prince
&andbook for Rulers
'&e who wishes to be obe#ed
must know how to command()
Humanism
*mphasied the importance of man+ man!s
greatness+ and man!s potential
Four Aspects,
-dmiration and emulation of the -ncient Greeks
and Romans
.hilosoph# of en/o#ing this life+ instead of
waiting for the ne0t one
1he glorification of humans and the belief that
individuals can do an#thing
1he belief that humans deserved to be the center
of attention
Francisco
Petrarch (1304
13!4"
2ather of
humanism
&oped to bring
back the glor# of
Rome
coined phrase
'3ark -ges)
#ecularism
.laced less emphasis on
the religious and
supernatural and more
emphasis on the earthl#
world
secular 4 things of this
world
Renaissance man cared
more about worldl# things
like wealth+ fashion+ and
art than did Medieval man
Art $ Patrona%e
-rt
communicated
social+ political+
and spiritual
values
art was used as
a form of
competition for
social 5
political status
Isa&ella
'()ste
'2irst 6ad#
of the "talian
Renaissance
Great
patroness of
the arts
David &y *onatello
1730
2irst free%form
brone since
Roman times
Renaissance Man
8road knowledge about man#
things in different fields 4 well
rounded
3eep knowledge9skill in one
area(
-ble to link information from
different areas9disciplines and
create new knowledge
1he Greek ideal of the 'well%
rounded man) was at the heart
of Renaissance education
*a +inci
-rtist
:culptor
-rchitect
:cientist
*ngineer
"nventor
Michelan%elo
,uonorrati
&e represented the
bod# in three
dimensions of
sculpture
David
1507
Marble
The Sistine
Chapel
Renaissance Art in Northern )urope
"tal# change was inspired b#
humanism with its emphasis on the
revival of the values of classical
anti;uit#(
Northern *urope change was
driven b# religious reform+ the return
to $hristian values+ and the revolt
against the authorit# of the $hurch(
*nglishmore interested in
-rchitecture than painting
Renaissance
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Occurred between
1350 and 1550
Rebirth was of ancient
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knowledge
New view of human
beings emerged that
emphasied the
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Italy
Much of Mediterranean
world!s trade flowed through
<<<<<<<<<<
New trade routes from
$rusades
Made several cit#%states and
individuals <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Niccolo Machiavelli The
Prince
&andbook for <<<<<<<<<<<<<
'&e who wishes to be obe#ed
must know how to command()
Humanism
*mphasied the importance of man+ man!s
greatness+ and <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Four Aspects,
<<<<<<<<<<<< and emulation of the -ncient
Greeks and Romans
.hilosoph# of <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<+
instead of waiting for the ne0t one
1he glorification of humans and the belief that
individuals can <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
1he belief that humans deserved to be the center
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Francisco
Petrarch (1304
13!4"
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of humanism
&oped to bring
back the glor# of
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coined phrase
'<<<<<<<<<<<)
#ecularism
.laced less emphasis on
the religious and
supernatural and more
emphasis on the earthl#
world
<<<<<<<<<<<<<r 4 things
of this world
Renaissance man cared
more about worldl# things
like wealth+ fashion+ and
art than did Medieval man
Art $ Patrona%e
-rt
communicated
social+ political+
and spiritual
values
art was used as
a form of
competition for
social 5
<<<<<<<<<<<<<
<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Isa&ella
'()ste
'<<<<<<<<
of the "talian
Renaissance
Great
patroness of
the arts
David &y *onatello
1730
2irst free%form
brone since
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Renaissance Man
8road knowledge about man#
things in different fields 4 well
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
3eep knowledge9skill in one
area(
-ble to <<<<<<<<<<<<<< from
different areas9disciplines and
create new knowledge
1he <<<<<<<<<<<<< of the
'well%rounded man) was at the
heart of Renaissance education
*a +inci
<<<<<<<<
:culptor
-rchitect
<<<<<<<<
*ngineer
<<<<<<<<
Michelan%elo
,uonorrati
&e represented the
bod# in three
dimensions of
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
David
1507
Marble
The Sistine
Chapel
Renaissance Art in Northern )urope
"tal# change was inspired b#
humanism with its emphasis on the
revival of the values of <<<<<<<<<<<
anti;uit#(
Northern *urope change was
driven b# <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<+ the
return to $hristian values+ and the
revolt against the authorit# of the
$hurch(
*nglishmore interested in
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< than painting