1. A new vision of humanity
The Renaissance
A new vision of humanity

2. Renaissance = Rebirth
Where? From Italy it spread to Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain, England.
When? From the 14th to the 16th centuries.

4. Factors that stimulated the Renaissance in Europe:
- Contact
- Trade
- Wealth
- Creative people

9. The Renaissance had several important features:
A rebirth of interest in ancient Greek and Roman cultures.
Humanism
Extraordinary creativity, particularly in literature, art and architecture.

10. Which one came first?

15. Medieval art
Flat, stiff, lifeless postures.

20. Renaissance art
Celebration of the physical beauty of the human body.

21. Study of the anatomy

22. Bright colors

24. Linear perspective

25. Inspired by models from ancient Greece and Rome.

29. Patronage:
Wealthy nobles and merchants pay various artists to produce work.

32. Renaissance Architecture
Symmetry
Rounded arches
Domes
Colonnades

37. Life during the Renaissance

38. Music
In the Middle Ages, music was heard in church or was played by travelling minstrels.
During the Renaissance, print music made music more accessible.
New styles were developed.

39. Musical instruments - Dulcimer

40. Gemshorn

41. Harp

42. Harpsichord

43. Hurdy-Gurdy

44. Pipe and tabor

45. Psaltery

46. Recorder

47. Shofar

48. Flute

49. Zink (also called “cornetto”)

50. Literature
Invention of printing press by German Johannes Gutenberg around 1440.
Printing press made books available to more people and made them less expensive.

51. William Shakespeare

52. Aldus Manutius

53. Map of Italy during the Renaissance

54. Types of governments Principality: a territory ruled by a prince.
Republicanism: a type of government where the richest families made laws, ruled the city, etc.
Monarchy: a territory ruled by a king or a queen.