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    The Renaissance

    1350-1600
    It had long since come to my attention that
    people of accomplishment rarely sat back
    and let things happen to them. They went
    out and happened to thingsLeonardo daVinci

    A Return to a Time of Cultural


    Prosperity
    The Renaissance (French for
    "rebirth) was a cultural movement
    that spanned roughly from AD 1350
    to 1600, beginning in Florence Italy
    during the Late Middle Ages and
    later spread to the rest of Europe.

    A Return to a Time of Cultural


    Prosperity
    As a cultural movement, the
    Renaissance encompassed a revival
    of learning based on knowledge from
    Classical Greece & Rome
    This intellectual transformation has
    resulted in the Renaissance being
    viewed as a bridge between the
    Middle Ages and the Modern era.

    A Return to a Time of Cultural


    Prosperity
    Although the Renaissance saw
    changes in many intellectual areas,
    as well as social and political
    upheaval, it is perhaps best known
    for its artistic developments and
    contributions.

    A New Way of Thinking


    Beginning in Italy and spreading to
    the rest of Europe by the 16th
    century, Renaissance influence
    affected literature, philosophy, art,
    politics, science, religion, and other
    aspects of intellectual inquiry.

    A New Way of Thinking

    In all, the Renaissance could be


    looked at as an attempt by
    intellectuals (the educated) to study
    and improve the secular (nonreligious) view of the world

    A New Way of Thinking


    Renaissance scholars employed a new
    way of thinking (the humanist
    method), where they searched for
    realism and human emotion in art and
    emphasized individualism & individual
    talents.

    A New Way of Thinking


    Humanism was a deep interest in the
    achievement of man both mans
    past achievements as well as potential
    future achievements. For the first
    time, scholars did not try to connect
    classical writings to Christian
    teaching, rather, they tried to
    understand them on their own terms.

    Pre versus Post Renaissance Art

    Can you see the difference?


    Realism
    Perspective/depth
    Dimension

    David

    Mona Lisaor
    Da Vinci?

    Da Vinci Codethe Last


    Supper

    The School of Athens by


    Rafael

    The Sistine Chappell by


    Michelangelo

    The creation of man by


    Michelangelo

    Why Italy?
    Fifteenth-century Italy was one of
    the most urbanized areas in
    Europe. Many of its cities stood
    among the ruins of ancient Roman
    buildings; it seems likely that the
    classical nature of the Renaissance
    was linked to its origin in the
    Roman Empire's heartland. People
    were inspired by what man was
    possible of creating.

    Why Italy?
    The unusual social climate in Italy
    allowed for the emergence of a rare
    cultural development. Italy was
    divided into smaller city states and
    territories: the Kingdom of Naples
    controlled the south, the Republic of
    Florence and the Papal States at the
    center, the Genoese and the Milanese
    to the north and west respectively,
    and the Venetians to the east.

    Why Italy?
    .

    During the Renaissance, money &art went


    hand in hand. Artists depended totally on
    patrons (those who buy art) while the
    patrons needed art show off their
    status.
    Wealth was brought to Italy in 14th,
    15th and 16th century by expanding
    trade into Asia and Europe & the
    increased flow of luxuries from the
    Eastern world brought during Crusades.

    Why Florence Italy?


    In Florence, most historians
    recognize the role played by the
    de Medici (a banking and patronizing
    family) in stimulating the arts.
    Lorenzo de' Medici (14491492) was
    the man behind an enormous amount
    of arts patronage and encouraged
    his countryman to buy works from
    Florence's leading artists.

    Niccolo Machiavelli?
    Like artists, writers also changed
    their subject matter. They began to
    express their own thoughts and
    feelings. Niccolo Machiavelli took a
    new approach to understanding
    government. He wrote a book called
    The Prince. He focused on telling
    rulers how to expand their power.

    Niccolo Machiavelli?
    He believed that it was better for
    a ruler to be feared than to be
    loved.
    He also believed that the ends
    justified the means or that a ruler
    should do what was politically
    effective, even if it was illegal or
    not morally right to maintain power.

    The Renaissance of Northern Europe


    By 1450, the bubonic plague was over in
    northern Europe and the Hundred Years War
    between France and England was ending. This
    allowed new ideas from Italy to spread to
    northern Europe were they quickly adopted.
    Here, too, rulers and merchants used their
    money to sponsor artists. But the Northern
    Renaissance had a difference, educated
    people combined classical learning with an
    interest in religious ideas too.

    The Renaissance of Northern Europe


    Writers of the Northern
    Renaissance combined humanism with
    a deep Christian faith. They urged
    reforms in the Church, they tried to
    make people more devoted to God and
    they also wanted society to be more
    fair.

    The Renaissance of Northern Europe

    Legacy of the Renaissance

    One reason that learning spread so


    rapidly during the Renaissance was
    the improved version of the
    invention of movable type, Chinese
    printing.

    Legacy of the Renaissance


    In 1440, a German, Johann
    Gutenberg, used this same practice
    to invent his printing press. He
    produced his first book the
    Gutenberg Bible in 1455
    By 1500, presses in Europe had
    printed nearly 10 million books

    Legacy of the Renaissance


    Printing made it easier to make many copies of a
    book
    Written works became available in English,
    French, Spanish, Italian, or German (vernacularthe spoken language)
    More people began to read (The Bible was a
    popular book)
    After reading the Bible, people formed new
    ideas about Christianity (these ideas were
    different from official Church teachings

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