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Renaissance

Explore the transformative period of the Renaissance from 1450-1600, characterized by a revival of classical influence, advancements in science, art, philosophy, and exploration.

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Renaissance

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  1. Renaissance WHAT?! re·nais·sance \ ren-ə-’sän(t)s According to Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary: 1. The transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times beginning in the 14th century in Italy, lasting into the 17th century, and marked by a humanistic revival of classical influence expressed in a flowering of the arts and literature and by the beginnings of modern science. 2. A movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity. 3. Rebirth, Revival

  2. Renaissance People became curious about the world around them and began to ask “Why?” and “How?” 1450 - 1600 This “Rebirth” brought about advances in science, art, philosophy, exploration and discovery.

  3. Renaissance “Renaissance curiosity led artists to dissect cadavers, explorers to travel the world, clerics and lay people to question the authority of the church and Leonardo da Vinci to question everything,” (Ferris, 99). 1450 - 1600

  4. Renaissance INDIVIDUALISM: new self-awareness and self-assurance HUMANISM: importance of having knowledge and skills in many different areas (languages, literature, philosophy) 1450 - 1600

  5. Renaissance • 1440 Gutenberg invents printing with movable type • 1452 Leonardo da Vinci is born • 1465 First printed music • 1469 Machiavelli is born • 1478 Spanish Inquisition • 1583 – 1486 Da Vinci sketches early helicopter • 1485 Boticelli paints The Birth of Venus • 1492 Columbus arrives in America • 1503 Nostradamus is born • 1508 Michelangelo Buonarroti paints the Sistine Chapel • 1517 Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses • 1519 Cortez conquers Mexico • 1522 Magellan circumnavigates the globe • 1525 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina is born • 1547 Miguel de Cervantes is born • 1564 Shakespeare is born • 1567 Claudio Monteverdi is born • 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh discovers Virginia • 1590 Zacharias and Hans Janssen invent the microscope History

  6. Renaissance Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci Renaissance artistic characteristics Light and Dimension Intrigued by the lines and structure of the human body Art

  7. Renaissance The Ambassadors, Hans Holbein the Younger Renaissance artistic characteristics Light and Dimension Intrigued by the lines and structure of the human body Art

  8. Renaissance The Adoration of the Magi, SandroBoticelli Renaissance artistic characteristics Light and Dimension Intrigued by the lines and structure of the human body Art

  9. Renaissance Architecture Ca’ d’Oro Italian Gothic, Venice, 1422-1440

  10. Renaissance Architecture Palace of Charles V Pedro Machuca 1485 - 1550

  11. Renaissance Architecture Piazza del Campidoglio Michelangelo Buonarotti 1538

  12. Renaissance Stucco Relief Old Sacristy, San Lorenzo, Florence, Donatello Sculpture

  13. Renaissance Stemma of San Michele Luca Della Robbia Sculpture

  14. Renaissance Moses Michelangelo Buonarotti Sculpture

  15. Renaissance Josquin des Prez 1445? – 1521 Considered by his contemporaries to be the greatest composer who had ever lived Perfected the technique of imitative polyphony Wrote mostly systematic, controlled religious music Sacred Music

  16. Renaissance Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina 1524? – 1594 Sacred Music Assimilated Josquin’s techniques and adapted them to his own style Wrote mostly systematic, controlled religious music Implied homophonic textures

  17. Renaissance Brought about the protestant reformation Believed that church congregations should be able to participate in the service through singing and that some of the singing should be in the language of the congregation Introduced the Chorale Martin Luther 1483 – 1546 Sacred Music

  18. Renaissance Secular (Non-religious) music was also composed during the renaissance. Madrigals were the Popular music of the day. • Madrigals • Madrigals were sung in the language of the singers. • Madrigal texts described pastoral scenes and affairs of the heart • Word painting and extreme emotional states were dramatically portrayed • Madrigals were sung at social gatherings by small groups Secular Music

  19. Renaissance Miguel de CERVANTES (1547-1616) Don Quixote de la Mancha has been the subject of several musicalizations including an opera by Manuel de Falla, a ballet by Ludwig Minkus and a Broadway musical by Mitch Leigh. Authors

  20. William Shakespeare 1564 – 1616 Renaissance Wrote 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and numerous other poems Coined the following words and phrases: accessible, amazement, assassination, barefaced, bedazzle, belongings, circumstantial, courtship, critical, dewdrop, downstairs, employer, epileptic, exposure, fairyland, fanged, fashionable, frugal, homely, impartial, ladybird, lament, leapfrog, majestic, moonbeam, paternal, puke, rant, reclusive, roadway, sacrificial, schoolboy, silliness, useful, vulnerable, watchdog, zany His plays have been the basis for numerous operas, musicals, and ballets. Authors

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