New Techniques also emerged Renaissance Artists embraced some of the ideals of Greece and Rome in their art They wanted their subjects to be realistic and focused on humanity and emotion New Techniques also emerged Frescos: Painting done on wet plaster became popular because it gave depth to the paintings Sculpture emphasized realism and the human form Architecture reached new heights of design
Born in 1475 in a small town near Florence, is considered to be one of the most inspired men who ever lived
1504 David - Michelangelo
David details Michelangelo represented the body in three dimensions of sculpture. David stands 17 feet tall!
Sistine Chapel About a year after creating David, Pope Julius II summoned Michelangelo to Rome to work on his most famous project, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Separation of Light and Darkness Creation of Adam Creation of Eve The Last Judgment Separation of Light and Darkness
La Pieta 1499 Marble Sculpture
1452-1519 Genius! Renaissance Man
The Renaissance Man Has broad knowledge in a number of fields Can link information from different disciplines and create new knowledge
Self Portrait – Da Vinci 1512 Artist Sculptor Architect Scientist Engineer Inventor
Mona Lisa
The Last Supper
Renaissance: The Last Supper 1498 - Da Vinci
Leonardo the Sculptor None of his works have survived. We know of them from his notebooks. He did not particularly value sculpting which he said was a “mechanical” activity.
Leonardo the Architect From the pages of his Notebook Study of a church 1488
Leonardo the Scientist, Biology From the pages of his Notebook Exemplifies the humanist desire to unlock the mysteries of nature.
Leonardo the Scientist, Anatomy From the pages of his Notebook
Leonardo the Inventor From the pages of his Notebook A flying machine - helicopter Military machines, 1487
Notebooks
Raphael Painter 1483-1520
The School of Athens
Pythagoras Plato and Aristotle Socrates
Raphael (back) Euclid Zoroaster & Ptolemy
Political Ideas of the Renaissance Niccolò Machiavelli The Prince Machiavelli believed: “One can make this generalization about men: they are ungrateful, fickle, liars, and deceivers, they shun danger and are greedy for profit” Machiavelli observed city-state rulers of his day and produced guidelines for the acquisition and maintenance of power by absolute rule. He felt that a ruler should be willing to do anything to maintain control without worrying about conscience.
Better for a ruler to be feared than to be loved Ruler should be quick and decisive in decision making Ruler keeps power by any means necessary The end justifies the means Be good when possible, and evil when necessary
Northern Renaissance artists portrayed religious and secular subjects. • Growing wealth in Northern Europe supported Renaissance ideas. • Northern Renaissance thinkers merged humanist ideas with Christianity. • The movable type printing press and the production and sale of books (Gutenberg Bible) helped disseminate ideas. Northern Renaissance artists portrayed religious and secular subjects. Northern Renaissance writers • Erasmus—The Praise of Folly (1511) • Sir Thomas More—Utopia (1516)
Where did the Northern Renaissance take place?
Literature flourished during the Renaissance This can be greatly attributed to Johannes Gutenberg In 1455 Gutenberg printed the first book produced by using moveable type. The Bible
Erasmus Dutch humanist Pushed for a Vernacular (everyday language) form of the Bible criticized abuses in the Church. Wrote in order to promote reform in the Church. Wrote:The Praise of Folly – his book where he exposes the immoral behavior of many people, including the clergy.
Sir Thomas More English Humanist Friend of Erasmus Wrote: Utopia A book about a perfect society where men and women live in harmony No private property no one is lazy all people are educated the justice system is used to end crime instead of executing criminals.
Shakespeare, 1590 CERVANTES, 1600s Poet and playwright Comedies, tragedies – commentaries on society CERVANTES, 1600s From the Spanish Renaissance Don Quixote – makes fun of medieval chivalry