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Renaissance

Renaissance . “Re-birth” 1300-1600. Birth or Re-birth?. Intention was a re-birth of Classical Greece and Rome Culture Education Beautification Result was a time of great intellect, art, and new views of human-kind. From Dark to Light. Feudalism still exists in France and England

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Renaissance

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  1. Renaissance “Re-birth” 1300-1600

  2. Birth or Re-birth? • Intention was a re-birth of Classical Greece and Rome • Culture • Education • Beautification • Result was a time of great intellect, art, and new views of human-kind

  3. From DarktoLight • Feudalism still exists in France and England • The Hundred Years’ War is being fought • Most of the European world is still in the Middle Ages • But in one small region, there is… Brilliance!!

  4. Italy is home to the Renaissance

  5. Italian Cities • Cities N. of Rome and S. of Alps were dominant in trade and had very large populations • Florence, Genoa, Venice • Other, smaller towns still played a big role

  6. Psychology • Hierarchy of Feudalism did not exist in Renaissance Italy • Merchant’s gained power by being successful • They were the wealthiest and most powerful supporting their city-states • They valued the individual, based on achievement, not birth-right

  7. Competition • During Early Renaissance, Merchants competed to sponsor artists • During High Renaissance, POPES spent tons of $ to glorify and bring power and prestige back to Rome • Artists competed for fame • During the Middle Ages, all success was for the “glory” of God, not for individual attention • Renaissance brought about desire for personal fame: portraits and autobiographies

  8. Influence Arises from Disdain • Renaissance artists and scholars hated the time period of the Middle Ages; calling it “The Dark Ages”. • Gothic cathedrals were considered works of barbarians! • Result: HUMANISM! And luxurious living.

  9. Early Middle Ages • The Medici Family ruled Florence • Prior to invasions from foreign countries • Beautification of Florence!!

  10. Giotto di Bondone • Influenced the later artists greatly by inventing the fresco and the ability to paint life-like human figures that seemed to interact with each other.

  11. Giotto’s life-like Fresco’s • Marriage of the Virgin • The Birth of the Virgin

  12. Dante • Poems showed religious ideas of Middle Ages and worldly concerns of Renaissance • Pointed our political issues of the renaissance • Wrote in Vernacular: every day words • Creator of modern Italian

  13. The Divine Comedy • 3 parts • The Inferno (Hell) • Purgatorio (Purgatory) • Paradiso (Paradise) • All to find his great love, “Beatrice”

  14. The Inferno

  15. Purgatorio

  16. Pardiso

  17. Ghiberti • Gates of Paradise • Baptistry in Florence, Italy

  18. Donatello • Influenced by Ghiberti, Renewed the Ancient Greek sculpting style of free-standing figures

  19. Masaccio • Introduced technique of “perspective” into art. • Perspective gives objects the appearance of distance.

  20. Ideal Individuals of the Renaissance • The “Renaissance Man” • Ideally strove to master all arts • Charming, polite, & witty • Educated in Greek & Latin • Dance, write poetry, sing, play music • Physically graceful: swordsman, rider, etc • Women • As well as educated men, but not seek fame

  21. High Renaissance • During the High Renaissance, the Medici family lost power to invading foreign nations • The Pope’s wanted to beautify Rome and became patrons of the arts. • The most notable pope to do this was Julius II. • It was Julius II who commissioned the following artists: • Leonardo • Michelangelo • Raphael

  22. Leonardo Da Vinci1452-1519 • “The Renaissance Man” • Scientist • Anatomist • Sculpture • Painter • Architect • Writer

  23. Mona Lisa

  24. The Last Supper

  25. Human Anatomy Vitruvian Man Arms Nickname: Canon of Proportions

  26. Embryo in Uterus

  27. Image of Himself

  28. Fight Between a Dragon and Lion

  29. Man Riding Horse

  30. Camera

  31. Scuba

  32. Military Inventions

  33. Giant Catapult

  34. Parachute

  35. Propeller

  36. Flying Machine

  37. Engine

  38. Michelangelo • Brilliant Painter, Sculptor, Architect • 1475-1564

  39. Pieta1499

  40. “The Creation of Adam”Sistine Chapel • 1508

  41. The David • 1501 • Florence

  42. St. Peter’s Dome1506

  43. Raphael1483-1520 • 1506, Ufizzi, Florence • Is best known for his Madonnas • School of Athens shows the desire to mimic the Ancients

  44. Alba Madonna • 1508 • National Gallery of Art, Washington

  45. Madonna of Foligno • 1510 • Vatican Museum

  46. The Holy Family • 1518 • Musee du Louvre, Paris

  47. The Madonna of Goldfinch • 1507 • Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

  48. School of Athens • 1508 • Apostolic Palace, Vatican

  49. The Age of Exploration • The Explorers were inspired by the spirit of the Renaissance– confidence, ambition, curiosity, egotism (desire for glory) • and WEALTH!

  50. Cool Yo!! • This exploration was as exciting and new as our space exploration

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