Transcript Renaissance Greats Projectx

William Shakespeare
Leonardo Da Vinci
Michelangelo
Titian
Albrecht Durer
El Greco
Pope Leo X
Francois Rabelais
Desiderius Erasmus
Queen Elizabeth I
Baldasarre Castiglione
Pieter Brughel
Christine de Pizan
Miguel de Cervantes
Sir Thomas More
Artemisia Gentileschi
Renaissance Greats
• You will produce a PowerPoint on Leonardo DaVinci and two other of
the Renaissance Greats.
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When they lived
What were their background and influences
What were their accomplishments
What obstacles did they have to overcome
What were they remembered for
How did they show humanism
Humanism
• Humanism is a philosophy that
said the individual is a rational
being
• Dignity and worth were
emphasized
• Studied the classics
• Core subjects were speaking,
grammar, poetry, ethics, and history
• Known as humanities
• Everything that makes up an
individual – talents, worries,
problems, possibilities -were
central interests
• Led to the expansion of trade,
growth of prosperity and luxury,
growth of the middle class
Humanism
• Medieval View
• According to the Catholic
Church, individualism was the
same as arrogance, rebellion,
and sin
• It restricted individual expression
and demanded unwavering faith
and complete obedience
• The individual who would
question authority was quickly put
down
• The Church ignored man and
nature
• Monastic centered life
• Humanism
• Humanism emphasized the
virtues of intellectual freedom
and individual expression
• An individual’s instinct of curiosity
was strongly encouraged
• Questioned traditions and
knowledge
• The worship of beauty
• Human experience centered life
Willam Shakespeare
• Writer
• Playwright
• Poet
• Actor
Michelangelo
• Sculptor
• Painter
• Architect
• Poet
Titian
• Artist
Albrecht Durer
Artist
El Greco
Artist
Pope Leo X
• Patron of Art
• Raised money to pay for St.
Peter’s Basilica through the sale
of indulgences
Francois Rabelais
• French
Renaissance
• Writer
• Doctor,
• Renaissance
humanist
• Monk
• Greek
scholar
Desiderius Erasmus
• Renaissance
Humanist
• Catholic
Priest
• Writer
• Social Critic
• Teacher
• Theologin
Queen Elizabeth I
• Queen of England for 45 years
• Patron of the arts
Baldassare Castiglione
• Writer
• Diplomat
• Soldier
Christine de Pizan
• Writer
• Poet
• Early
feminest
Miguel de Cervantes
• Writer
• Poet
• Playwright
• Soldier
Sir Thomas More
• Lawyer
• Social Philosopher
• Author
• Statesman
• Humanist
Artemisia Gentileschi
• Artist
Isabella D’Este
• Patron of
the arts
• The first
lady of
the
world
Pieter Brughel
Artist