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The Renaissance: Italian & Northern

The Renaissance: Italian & Northern. Ms. Allen World History II 2015-16. Part 1 : The Italian Renaissance. Renaissance – “rebirth” Renewed interest in Greek and Roman styles and methods in the Humanities.

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The Renaissance: Italian & Northern

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  1. The Renaissance:Italian & Northern Ms. Allen World History II 2015-16

  2. Part 1: The Italian Renaissance

  3. Renaissance – “rebirth” • Renewed interest in Greek and Roman styles and methods in the Humanities study human culture, includes ancient & modern languages, literature, philosophy, religion, visual and performing arts, music, theater, social sciences like history, anthropology, cultural studies, law

  4. The Renaissance Beginnings Why Italy? • Home to ruins of the Roman Empire • Crusades and trade with Byzantine Empire • Trade with Asia and Africa • Rich Italian city-states • Medici Family (patrons of the Arts)

  5. Humanism • Theory that emphasizes human reason and scientific inquiry and deemphasizes the importance of religious focus • Study of the Humanities (philosophy, art, literature, etc.)

  6. Italian Renaissance: Writers • Francesco Petrarch • One of 1st Humanists and proponent of classical writers • Niccolo Machiavelli • Diplomat and historian • Wrote “The Prince” • Government should be realistic and practical without much concern for morals

  7. Italian Renaissance: Art • Realistic and lifelike images were a contrast to “other worldly” art of Medieval times • Perspective- technique making distant objects smaller than those in the foreground (front); create illusion of depth on a flat surface • This makes painting have a three-dimensional (3D) element

  8. “The School of Athens” by Raphael

  9. Italian Renaissance: Art • Secular vs. non-secular art • Secular = religious • Non-secular  must be the opposite • Describes Renaissance paintings with NO religions connotations or meanings

  10. Italian Renaissance: Artists Leonardo da Vinci - “Renaissance Man” (architect, engineer, painter, sculptor, and scientist) - science influencing art  realistic figures - “The Last Supper” and “Mona Lisa”

  11. Italian Renaissance: Artists Michelangelo - Sistine Chapel (at the Vatican) - sculptures such as “David” Raphael - known for paintings/depictions of Mary

  12. “Pieta” - Michelangelo “Madonna del Granduca” - Raphael

  13. Niccolo Machiavelli • READING

  14. Part 2: The Northern Renaissance

  15. Renaissance spreads from Italy through the Alps and rivers of Europe (Danube, Rhine) • New universities • PRINTING PRESS – Johannes Gutenberg (Germany) was 1st European to use movable type to print books - What book do you think was printed the most? The Bible

  16. Northern Renaissance: Writers • Desiderius Erasmus • Interested in Early Christian and Greek/Roman periods • “Praise of Folly” – criticisms of Christian faith • Thomas More • “Utopia” (imaginary, ideal society) • Executed for not going along with King Henry VIII’s annulment request and recognizing Henry as the head of the church

  17. Northern Renaissance: Artists • Jan and Hubert van Eyck • Attention to detail and facial expression • More realistic than symbolic

  18. The Ghent Alterpiece “Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife” by van Eyck

  19. Northern Renaissance: Artists • Peter Brueghel • Scenes of village dances and festivals • Used paintings to criticize intolerance • Albrecht Durer • Copper engravings and woodcuts

  20. “Peasant Wedding” – Pieter Brueghel “Adoration of the Magi” – Albrecht Durer

  21. Who is this? • How do you think he relates to the renaissance? • How many different jobs does he have/has he had?

  22. Sean John CombsPuff Daddy, Diddy, P. Diddy • Rapper • Record Producer • Actor • Entrepreneur – Clothing line of Sean John • Founded Bad Boy Records • Won 3 Grammy’s • Producer of MTV’s Making the Band • Movie Production Company • Owned two restaurants • Worth about $550 M

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