Transcript Renaissance
The Renaissance 1300-1600 After the Black Death • Population of N. Europe begins to recover • Cities are growing • Urban merchants become wealthy and sponsor artists. Renaissance Beginning Everyone used to be VERY religious, but too many were suffering and dying! Started to pull away from the church Looking to SECULAR (worldly) ideals of the here and now vs. life after death Begin studying HUMANISM: study of human potential & achievement The Renaissance Begins in Italy • Explosion of creativity in Europe Renaissance or “rebirth” of art & learning • Italy had 3 Advantages: Thriving cities Rich merchant class (like the Medici family in Florence) o Classical heritage of Greece and Rome o o New Values • Humanism- focus on human potential and achievement instead of Christian teachings • Enjoyment of Life including good food, nice clothes • Patrons of the arts- the wealthy spend money on the arts What is a Renaissance Man? • A person who mastered many fields of study • Sculptor • Painter • Philosopher • Educator New Techniques in Art - Painting • Realistic portraits and sculptures- very human like • Perspective- 3 dimensions, Distant objects are smaller New Techniques in ArtSculptures • Study of human anatomy to paint and sculpt better • More natural postures and expressions The Artists of the Renaissance Donatello • DONATELLO: sculptor and painter; Revealed personality in his art One of the first to do a nude statue First bronze statue of St. Louis of Toulouse The Artists of the Renaissance Leonardo LEONARDO DA VINCI: painter, sculptor, inventor, & scientist a true “Renaissance Man” • Mona Lisa • The Last Supper The Artists of the Renaissance MICHELANGELO • MICHELANGELO: sculptor and painter • Sistine Chapel • Statue of David The Artists of the Renaissance Raphael • RAPHAEL studied from Michelangelo • and Leonardo; painter • Madonna and Child • School of Athens The Renaissance Moves North Why? • Italian artists flee Italy and move north because Italy gets invaded • Wealthy merchants in the north begin to be patrons of the arts How was the art different? • Northern artists focused on religion and social reform Northern Renaissance Artists • Albrecht Durer- German artistwoodcuts and engravings • Hans Holbein- German artistportrait painter • Jan van Eyck- Flemish painter who used oil-based paints Printing Spreads Renaissance Ideas • JOHANN GUTENBERG: reinvents moveable type & comes up with printing press • Gutenberg Bible: first full size book printed • Can produce hundreds of copies • Encouraged people to learn to read! • RISE IN LITERACY & IDEAS SPREAD FASTER The Writers of the Renaissance • They use vernacular- native or local language ERASMUS: The Praise of Folly – said to improve society, all should study Bible THOMAS MORE: Utopia – imaginary land inhabited by peaceful people; no use for money The Writers of the Renaissance WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Greatest playwright of all time: sonnets, plays, essays Romeo and Juliet Hamlet Othello Macbeth Midsummer Night’s Dream Julius Caesar King Lear Videos William Shakespeare Horrible Histories The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History