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Renaissance C armine Congiu. 1400-1700 AD. The. Renaissance, literally “rebirth” ;was the period that followed (brought Europe out of) the Middle Ages. Marked a change in people’s values, beliefs and behavior Renewal of the human spirit of curiosity and creativity
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RenaissanceCarmine Congiu 1400-1700AD
The • Renaissance, literally “rebirth” ;was the period that followed (brought Europe out of) the Middle Ages. • Marked a change in people’s values, beliefs and behavior • Renewal of the human spirit of curiosity and creativity • During the Renaissance there was a rebirth of interest in ancient Greece and Rome • its influence was felt in literature, philosophy, art, music, politics, science, religion, and other aspects of intellectual inquiry.
Whereitwasborn?(Italy) • The Renaissance started in Florence(Italy) • Some historians have postulated that Florence was the birthplace of the Renaissance as a result of luck, because " Great Men " were born there • One theory that has been advanced is that the devastation caused by the Black Death in Florence, which hit Europe between 1348 and 1350, resulted in a shift in the world view of people in 14th-century Italy.
The Italianartist • This art was the product of a new society centred in wealthy cities, of the humanist spirit. • Some brilliant peope lived during this time: Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo Buonarroti Donatello […]
In England • The Elizabethan era marked the beginningof the English Renaissance
Whatchanged in England? • EngladwasprofoundlyinfluencedbynorthernEuropeanhumanism. • thisnewlearningwas spread byErasmusof Rotterdam. • Humanisteducatorswishedtomaketheirstudentsliterate in Latin and Greek. • The population and the price offoodincreased in 16°century • There are menywriterssuchas William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe and manyartistsuchasInigo Jones. • In thisperiodthereis the powerofTudors.