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Renaissance

Renaissance. rebirth in interest in arts & learning started in northern italy spread throughout Europe relied on Greek and Roman architecture and ideas. Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci. Renaissance Economics. Profit-making became more important than Church doctrine

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Renaissance

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  1. Renaissance • rebirth in interest in arts & learning • started in northern italy • spread throughout Europe • relied on Greek and Roman architecture and ideas Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci

  2. Renaissance Economics • Profit-making became more important than Church doctrine • To overcome guilt, profit-makers indulged in philanthropy – support artists

  3. Renaissance Politics • Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) -- wrote “The Prince” • Argued that the goal of the prince must be power • Fear is a better motivator than affection • Do whatever it takes to gain and keep power

  4. Renaissance Art • portraits painted during this time focused on the individual • Growing humanism and secularism in a Christian context • Rewards for good living will came in this life, don’t have to wait for heaven

  5. Renaissance Art and Architecture • Status of artist is elevated to cultural hero • Renaissance art stressed proportion, balance and harmony • many nudes

  6. School of Athens - Rafael

  7. Renaissance Art and Architecture • Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) • True Renaissance Man • Scientist, inventor, engineer and naturalist • Dissected Corpses • Short attention span

  8. Renaissance Art and Architecture (cont) • Mona Lisa • Leonardo da Vinci

  9. Renaissance Art and Architecture • Michelangelo • Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

  10. -Example • painting • on the • ceiling • religious • scenes

  11. Sistine Chapel

  12. Sistine Chapel

  13. David

  14. Renaissance Education and Philosophy • A true liberal education • Humanist education for women • Love for the study of history most of all • Petrarch (1304-1374): the Father of Italian Renaissance humanism

  15. warm up 12 – 8 - 10 • match the time period with the event Middle AgesRenaissance Ancient Rome Ancient Greece • Plague • Democracy • Fighting between Christians and Muslim Turks • Augustus and peace • Florence and painting

  16. The Office of the Pope during the Renaissance • Pope lost influence over European nation-states • Decline in moral prestige and leadership of the Pope • Popes became patrons of Renaissance art

  17. Spread of Humanism to the Rest of Europe • Gutenberg’s printing press • Explosion of printed materials --By 1500, 40,000 titles printed and between 8-10 million copies • The impact of movable-type printing presses: research and literacy increased

  18. Spread of Humanism to the Rest of Europe • William Shakespeare (1564-1616) --Globe Theater • His history plays were the most popular at the time • Macbeth: ambition • Hamlet: individualism • created many new words and phrases

  19. Reformation • Martin Luther -angry about the selling of indulgence$ -an indulgence was a way to pay $$ to be released from the punishment due to a sin -nailed his 95 theses to the church door -started Protestant Reformation -encouraged Catholics to reform their own church

  20. Other splits from the Church • John Calvin -preached the idea of Predestination -God has already determined your fate -powerful movement in the US colonies

  21. Other splits from the Church • Henry VIII & the English Reformation -British king -wanted a male heir to inherit the throne when he died -asked Pope for an annulment when his wife didn’t bear him a son so he could marry someone else -Pope said “NO” so Henry split from the church to make his own rules and get a divorce

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