Transcript THE RENAISSANCE

THE RENAISSANCE
• The Renaissance was a transition from the
Middle Ages into Modern times
• it means rebirth or reawakening
• it began in Northern Italy
• During this time period it was an honor to
be called a Renaissance Man; it meant you
were well rounded - secular
THE DE MEDICIS
• The family members
were patrons
(supporters) of the arts
• the most famous
family member was
Lorenzo The
Magnificent
Renaissance Artists
The Masters
Leonardo daVinci
• He is considered a
Renaissance man
• he was a painter,
sculptor, teacher,
soldier, inventor and
politician
• his famous works
include “The Mona
Lisa”; “The Last
Supper”
MICHELANGELO
• He was also
considered a
Renaissance man
• he painted frescos - to
paint on wet plaster
• his famous works
include “The Sistine
Chapel”; “David”;
“The Pieta”
RAFAEL
• He created the “School
of Athens”
BOTTACELLI
• He created the “Birth
of Venus”
The Northern
Renaissance
• Renaissance ideas migrate North to
Holland, Belgium, Germany
• There was little influence from Classical
ideals-portrayed common , everyday themes
• Did not stress architecture and sculpture
• Painting was the art form of choice
• Used oil paint and a technique called
glazing
Van Eyck
• One of the first to
popularize oil paint
• Came from a family of
famous painters
• Not a lot of
perspective in the
background
• “Consecration of
Thomas A Becket”;
”Virgin and Child”;
“Madonna”
RENAISSANCE
LITERATURE
• Niccolo Machiavelli The Prince; a
handbook of rules for
a ruler
• it was dedicated to
Lorenzo de Medici
Petrarch
• He is considered to be
the first modern
scholar
Cervantes
• One of his most
famous works was
Don Quixote
• it was a satire on
Medieval chivalry
Shakespeare
• He was one of the first
to create complex
characters
Erasmus
• He wrote “Praise of
Folly”
• it was the first
criticism of the church
Literacy
• Up to this point in
history all books were
copied by hand
• in 1455 Johann
Gutenburg invented
the printing press
• it increased literacy