September 15, 2014 Objective: Students will be able to describe the characteristics of the Renaissance and identify and analyze why it began in Italy. Do Now: What were the characteristics of the Renaissance? Agenda: Introduction to the Renaissance Renaissance PowerPoint Group Work Homework: Finish Classwork

Renaissance Means rebirth-specifically art and learning peak around 1500 Time of great change-politically, socially, economically, and societal.

Shift to Renaissance… Shift from agricultural to urban society Renewed interest in classical learning of Greece and Rome Continued use of Latin Shift from religious beliefs to “human experience” and the “here and now” Focus is the individual

Renaissance Man Renaissance Men-were well rounded- talented in numerous areas. Renaissance Women-were expected to inspire art yet not create it

Expressing Humanism Renaissance fueled an intellectual movement-humanism. Focued on: learning, wordly affairs, living in “here and now” Shifted from religion to world affairs. Emphasized the humanities-grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history etc. Petrarch-assembled a library of Greek and Roman manuscripts in monasteries and churches.

Italy as Birthplace of the Renaissance...Why? Ancient Roman art and architecture Centered on former Greek Empires Use of Latin kept memories of classical civilization alive Centered on Mediterranean Sea –Trade –Islamic and Byzantine influences Many cities and city-states: large population-led to competition

Artists Renaissance painters, sculptors, and architects drew inspiration from the classical Greek and Roman artists rather than their medieval predecessors Artists used the technique of linear perspective to represent the three dimensions of real life on flat, two dimensional surfaces Art focused on: perspective, depth, vivid colors, and attention to detail

Difference in Painting Medieval Renaissance (The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne by da Vinci, 1510)

Difference in Painting Renaissance (Pope Julius II by Raphael) Medieval

The School of Athens by Raphael

The School of Athens, with lines to show perspective

Raphael Sanzio ( ) St. George Fighting the Dragon, 1505 Raphael is famous for his warm, pious, and graceful Madonnas such as The Small Cowper Madonna, c. 1505

Leonardo da Vinci ( ) Ideal Renaissance Man Well Rounded and talented in many areas Mona Lisa uses light and shadow and perspective to make the figures fully human, enigmatic, and mysterious

The Last Supper captures the emotions of each of Jesus’ disciples at the exact moment of their learning one will betray Him The Last Supper

Leonardo da Vinci The Vitruvian Man da Vinci’s study of the proportions of the human body da Vinci’s plans for a helicopter

Sculptors Sculptors depicted their subjects in natural poses Reflected working of human muscles Strays from awkward and rigid poses

Michelangelo Buonarotti ( ) Michelangelo’s David and Moses show dramatic and emotional postures and expressions David Moses

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Michelangelo’s frescos covering the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican-depicts scenes from the Bible Tour of the Vatican

Donatello Donatello’s David was the first nude statue of the Renaissance and is known for its grace, proportionality, and balance

Filippo Brunelleschi ( ) Architecture in Renaissance: Simple and elegant classical style Perfected domes- open and airy Brunelleschi is famous for his dome atop the cathedral in Florence

Famous Renaissance Authors Geoffrey Chaucer ( ) –Canterbury Tales Thomas More ( ) –Utopia Miguel de Cervantes ( ) –Don Quixote William Shakespeare ( ) –Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, Hamlet

Movable Type Johannes Gutenberg’s- created the moveable type printing press Led to: 1. Mass production of books 2. More books in circulation 3. Increased literacy 4. Spread of ideas 5. Spread of culture