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Italian
Renaissance
11th grade World History
Patty Camarda
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Leonardo Da Vinci
•True renaissance man
•Quickly rose to fame, never quite finished anything
•Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, Parachute, Machine gun
•Examples of his work
Raphael
•Painter and sculptor
•Best known for his Madonnas
•Pope Julius II brought him to Vatican
•“The School Of Athens”
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Artists cont…
Donatello
• Master sculpture
• Close relationship with the Medici
family
• Statue of St. Mark and St. George
• Marble and bronze David
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Other Important
Artists
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Michelangelo
Donatello
Botticelli
Giotto
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Techniques
1)
Buon fresco
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Secco fresco
1)
3)
Very permanent
Absorbs into the plaster
Forms surface layer on dry plaster, flakes
off
Mezzo fresco
1)
Almost dry plaster, slightly absorbs
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Galileo Galilei
 “father
of
experimental
physics”
 Pendulum,
astronomy,
thermometer
 Many not ready for
forward thinking
William Harvey
 1st
to explain the
circulation of the
blood
 Royal physician in
England
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Important Discoveries
 The
word “gas”
 Mercury barometer to prove air exerts
pressure
 Vacuum discoveries
 Pascal’s law of fluid pressure
 Robert Hooke and cells
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 Italy
was its starting point
 Philosophical and cultural movement
 Brought back the classical teachings of
ancient writers
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Aristotle, Plato, Homer
 Increased
emphasis on education
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Central focus…
 Humans
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Their achievements
What they’re capable of, very optimistic
Spent more time on work that would
benefit the people than the church
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Outside Activities
 Create
a painting using some of the
techniques discussed
 Watch this video and the suggested ones
below
 Visit www.italian-renaissance-art.com and
do research on your favorite artist and
one you’ve never heard of
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references
Cline, A. Renaissance humanism.
Retreived on Feburary 7,2012. From
http://atheism.about.com/od/abouthuma
nism/a/renaissance.htm
Janson, H.W. Donatello. Retrieved on
Febuary 7, 2012.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/16
8979/Donatello
Wei, J. Renaissance scientists and after.
Retrieved on Febuary 6, 2012. From
http://jerileewei.hubpages.com/hub/Renai
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Continued…
Leonardo da vinci. Retrieved on February 6, 2012.
From
http://www.theartgallery.com.au/arteducation/gr
eatartists/davinci/about/
Painting techniques of the renaissance. Retrieved
on February 7, 2012. From
http://www.italian-renaissanceart.com/Painting-Techniques.html
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Questions
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2.
Who was the first
to explain how
the blood
circulated in the
body?
What was the
central focus of
Humanism?
3.
Who was best
known for his
madonnas?
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