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The Renaissance Period
A Historical Summary of the Movement and its
Key Players
Learning Objectives
• Given a choice of paintings /
sculptures, student will be able to
identify which paintings / sculptures
were created by which artists
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• Student will be able to answer
general questions (time period,
identification of major players) about
the Renaissance Period
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The Renaissance Period
Lesson Menu
Learner Instructions
1.
First, go through each item under “Introduction” to obtain background information and take the QUIZ
2.
Then, go through each of the Major Players of Science (no specific test / quiz for this section)
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Finally, go through each of the Major Players of Art (after each one, there is a matching game to play to test your knowledge)
Introduction
Major Players
Art
Science
QUIZ
More
Overview of the
Renaissance
Nicholaus
Copernicus
Leonardo Da
Vinci
Other
Resources
VIDEO – Introduction
to the Renaissance
Period
Rene
Descartes
Raphael
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Reference
Slide
Test Your Knowledge
Before Moving on!
Galileo
Galilei
Michelangelo
REFERENCES
I’M DONE!
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Overview of the Renaissance
Summary: Known as the Renaissance, the period immediately
following the Middle Ages in Europe saw a great revival of
interest in the classical learning and values of ancient Greece
and Rome. Against a backdrop of political stability and growing
prosperity, the development of new technologies–including
the printing press, a new system of astronomy and the
discovery and exploration of new continents–was
accompanied by a flowering of philosophy, literature and
especially art. The style of painting, sculpture and decorative
arts identified with the Renaissance emerged in Italy in the late
14th century; it reached its zenith in the late 15th and early
16th centuries, in the work of Italian masters such as Leonardo
da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. In addition to its
expression of classical Greco-Roman traditions, Renaissance
art sought to capture the experience of the individual and the
beauty and mystery of the natural world.
Facts
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Time Period: between 14th and 16th centuries
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Period Followed: followed a period called the Middle
Ages, known for its dark traditions and imagery
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Location: Europe with Italy becoming a central home
for Renaissance pursuits
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Cultural Advancements
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Science: brought about new system of astronomy
and discovery of new continents
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Arts: focus on paintings with linear perspective,
depth and more mathematically correct
representations
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Video (~8 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf2G2Il8crw
Nicholaus Copernicus
Summary
Key Discoveries / Works
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance mathematician and
astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed
the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe. The
publication of this model just before his death in 1543 is
considered a major event in the history of science, triggering the
Copernican Revolution and making an important contribution to
the Scientific Revolution.
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1543: 'De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium' ('On the Revolutions of the
Celestial Spheres') -- the Earth rotates daily on its axis and revolves yearly
around the sun. He also argued that the planets circled the Sun (see below).
Old View (Ptolemy’s Universe)
Fast Facts
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Born: February 19, 1473, Toruń, Poland
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Died: May 24, 1543, Frombork, Poland
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Education: University of Padua (1501–1503)
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New View (Copernicus)
Rene Descartes
Summary
Key Discoveries / Works
René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and
scientist. Dubbed the father of modern western philosophy, much
of subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings,
which are studied closely to this day. Descartes was a scientist at
heart and used science to explore his ideas. He set out to trust
only that which is clearly and distinctly seen to be beyond any
doubt. Anything that could be doubted was rejected.
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Second Meditation – Descartes makes the famous statement “Cogito, ergo,
sum,” which means “I think, therefore I am.”
Cogito, Ergo, Sum VIDEO
Fast Facts
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Born: March 31, 1596, Descartes, Indre-et-Loire, France
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Died: February 11, 1650, Stockholm, Sweden
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Influenced: Noam Chomsky, Baruch Spinoza, Slavoj Žižek
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Influenced by: Aristotle, Plato, Thomas Aquinas,
Archimedes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE8dL1SweCw
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Gallileo Galilei
Summary
Key Discoveries / Works
Considered the father of modern science, Galileo Galilei made
major contributions to the fields of physics, astronomy, cosmology,
mathematics and philosophy. He invented an improved telescope
that let him observe and describe the moons of Jupiter, the rings
of Saturn, the phases of Venus, sunspots and the rugged lunar
surface. His advocacy of a heliocentric universe (see Copernicus)
brought him before religious authorities in 1616 and again in 1633,
when he was forced to recant and placed under house arrest for
the rest of his life.
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“Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems” – book about
Copernicus’ heliocentric universe theory
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Invention of the Telescope
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Sidereus Nuncius (“Starry Messenger”) -- It was the first published scientific
work based on observations made through a telescope
Fast Facts
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Born: February 15, 1564, Pisa, Italy
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Died: January 8, 1642, Arcetri
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Education: University of Pisa (1581–1585)
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Discovered: Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, Rings of Saturn
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Dialogue
Concerning the Two
Chief World Systems
Gallileo’s Telescope
Sidereus Nuncius
Leonardo Da Vinci
Summary
Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, architect, inventor, and student
of all things scientific. His natural genius crossed so many
disciplines that he epitomized the term “Renaissance man.” Art,
da Vinci believed, was indisputably connected with science and
nature. Largely self-educated, he filled dozens of secret
notebooks with inventions, observations and theories about
pursuits from aeronautics to anatomy.
LEARNER
Click on
Leonardo to
take a quick
quiz
Key Discoveries / Works
Mona Lisa (1503–06,
The Louvre, Paris)
The Last Supper (late 1490’s, Santa Maria
delle Grazie in Milan, Italy)
Fast Facts
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Born: April 15, 1452, Anchiano
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Died: May 2, 1519, Amboise, France
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Buried: Chapel of Saint-Hubert
Vitruvian Man
(1490, Gallerie
dell'Accademia,
in Venice, Italy)
LEARNERS
Click on
Raphael to take
a quick quiz
Raphael
Summary
Raphael was an Italian painter and architect of the High
Renaissance period, best known for his Madonnas and for his
large figure compositions in the Vatican in Rome. Most of his
work was produced in the Vatican Palace, there you will find the
frescoed Raphael Rooms and these were amongst his greatest
and largest bodies of work. He was greatly admired for his
clarity of form and described as having serene and harmonious
quality to his work, Raphael worked for two popes, Pope Julius II
and the Medici Pope Leo X.
Key Discoveries / Works
The School of Athens (1509 – 1511,
Apostolic Palace, Vatican City)
Sistine Madonna (1512,
Gemäldegalerie Alte
Meister, Dresden)
Fast Facts
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Born: 1483, Urbino, Italy
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Died: April 6, 1520, Rome, Italy
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Full name: Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino
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Buried: Pantheon, Rome, Italy
The “angels” in this
painting are found
frequently as copied works
on their own
LEARNERS
Click on
Michelangelo
to take a quick
quiz
Michelangelo
Summary
Michelangelo was a sculptor, painter and architect widely
considered to be one of the greatest artists of the Italian
Renaissance period—and arguably of all time. His work
demonstrated a blend of psychological insight, physical realism
and intensity never before seen. His resulting work, most notably
his Pietà and David sculptures and Sistine Chapel ceiling paintings,
has been carefully tended and preserved, ensuring that future
generations would be able to view and appreciate Michelangelo’s
genius.
Key Discoveries / Works
The David (1501 – 1504,
Galleria dell'Accademia,
Florence)
Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1508 – 1512,
Sistine Chapel, Vatican City)
Sistine Madonna
Fast Facts
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Born: March 6, 1475, Caprese Michelangelo, Italy
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Died: February 18, 1564, Rome, Italy
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Buried: Santa Croce, Florence, Italy
Pieta (1498 – 1499,
St. Peter’s Basilica,
Vatican City)
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Leonardo if
you need to
review his
information
The Matching Game
Click on the 3 paintings / drawings produced by Leonardo Da Vinci!
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AGAIN
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AFTER taking
the Quiz, go to
Raphael
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Click on
Raphael if
you need to
review his
information
The Matching Game
Click on the 2 pics below produced by Rafael!
YES!
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AFTER taking
the Quiz, go to
Michelangelo
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Click on
Michelangelo if
you need to
review his
information
The Matching Game
Click on the 3 pics below produced by Michelangelo!
YES!
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AFTER taking
the Quiz, go
back to “Home”
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Quiz on Intro Material
Click on the answer to each question below. GOOD LUCK!
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1. True or False: The Renaissance Period followed the Middle Ages.
True
False
14th to 16th
18th to 20th
YES!
2. During what centuries was the Renaissance?
4th to 6th
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3. Which family was very influential during the Renaissance?
Kardashians
Von Trapps
Medici
Picasso
Raphael
Da Vinci
Perspective
Color
YES!
4. Which famous artist was NOT part of the Renaissance?
YES!
5. What new innovation in art occurred during the Renaissance?
2-D
When complete, return to menu page and start reviewing the “Major Players”
Other Resources
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-history-basics/art-1010ddp/v/renaissance-art-introduction
http://arthistorysummerize.info/Art./the-renaissance/
http://www.italian-renaissance-art.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance
http://www.oxfordartonline.com/public/page/themes/renaissanceartandarchit
ecture
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=fbx
References
Famous Scientists. (2014). [Illustration of Claudius Ptolemy’s Universe]. Ptolemy’s Universe. Retrieved on 12/4/16 from
http://www.famousscientists.org/nicolaus-copernicus/
Famous Scientists. (2014). [Illustration Taken from the book De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium]. Copernicus’ Heliocentric Universe.
Retrieved on 12/4/16 from http://www.famousscientists.org/nicolaus-copernicus/
Galileo Galilei. (2016, September 16). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:43, September 30, 2016, from
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Galileo_Galilei&oldid=739766219
Goodbye-Art Academy. (2014, March 16). Renaissance – Overview [Video File]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf2G2Il8crw
History.com Staff. (2010). Galileo Galilei. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/galileo-galilei
History.com Staff. (2010). Leonardo da Vinci. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/leonardo-da-vinci
History.com Staff. (2010). Michelangelo. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/michelangelo
History.com Staff. (2010). Renaissance Art. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/renaissance-art
Kids Philosophy Slam. (2016). Philosopher of the Week: Rene Descartes. Retrieved from http://www.philosophyslam.org/11_04.html
References (cont’d)
LennyBound. (2009, January 13). Cogito Ergo Sum [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE8dL1SweCw
Leonardo da Vinci. (2016, September 16). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:43, September 30, 2016, from
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leonardo_da_Vinci&oldid=739698645
Michelangelo. (2016, September 25). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:41, September 30, 2016, from
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michelangelo&oldid=741171953
Nicolaus Copernicus. (2016, September 30). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:42, September 30, 2016, from
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicolaus_Copernicus&oldid=741885977
Raphael. (2016, September 5). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:43, September 30, 2016, from
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raphael&oldid=737873214
René Descartes. (2016, September 28). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:43, September 30, 2016, from
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ren%C3%A9_Descartes&oldid=741567224
THANK-YOU!!!
Created by Jeff Sant, 2016