1. … or how Italy kick started the entire world into the Modern Era
Renaissance (1300s – 1600s)
… or how Italy kick started the entire world into the Modern Era

2. Italy Birthplace Renaissance means “rebirth”
Began in Italy and later spread north

3. Italy’s three advantages
Thriving cities
Overseas trade helped the growth
Population shrank due to bubonic plague

4. Advantages cont’d A wealthy merchant class Patrons
Universities founded
Medici family ruled Florence

5. Advantages cont’d Classical Heritage
Wanted to return to the learning of the Greeks and Romans
Scholars drew from ruins of Rome

6. 3 cultural philosophies that epitomize the Renaissance
1- Classicalism
2- Secularism
3- Humanism

7. Classicalism
A greater understanding of and admiration for Greek and Roman literature and learning
Europe was exposed to these writings through the translations done by Jews and Arabs

8. Secularism
Worldly
The view that consideration for the present well-being of mankind should predominate over religious consideration in civil affairs, public education, and cultural expressions.

9. Humanism- The most important philosophy to come out of the Renaissance
The concept that to be human is, in and of itself, worthwhile- that to be alive as a human being is something to celebrate and rejoice. (this is counter to the religious teachings of the Church)
It was taken from the study of ancient Greek and Roman texts

10. What Humanism really means…
….the seeking to balance worldly pleasure (secularism) with religious piety

11. A Renaissance Man The epitome of the Renaissance ideals:
Highly educated
A variety of interests
Worldly

12. The Northern Renaissance
Started in the late 1400s

13. Artistic Spread of Ideas
War broke out between southern and northern Italy
As safe haven, many artists fled to northern Italy
Many artists studied in Italy also traveled up north

14. The “flavor” of the Northern Renaissance
Christian Humanist
Spiritual/religious themes and ideas
Looked at the relationship between humanity and the divine

15. The Northern Renaissance
By 1450, population was recovering from plague
As Renaissance spread out of Italy, it mingled with northern traditions

16. Famous Northern Artists
German painter- Durer
Flemish painters- Jan van Eyck, Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Christian Humanists- Thomas More, Desiderius Erasmus
William Shakespeare

17. Most Important Invention for the Renaissance
The Printing Press by Johann Gutenberg
Based on the idea of Chinese movable printing
Allowed ideas to spread faster
Literacy increased
Opened the door for the Reformation

18. Renaissance Art What the Renaissance is really known for…
To explain why the names Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael are important…
And it is NOT because of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles….

19. Characteristics of Renaissance Art
Decrease use of religious subjects and increase use of real world subjects (people, places, landscapes, even nudity)
Use of “perspective”, a technique to show 3 dimensions (3D) or give depth to the picture
These characteristics were not limited to visual art but was used in literature and other art forms

20. Change of subject matter from Religious to Secular

21. Perspective (and depth)

22. Different mediums of Renaissance Art
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?    Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,    And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,    And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines,    By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade,    Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,    When in eternal lines to time thou growest; So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

23. Renaissance Artists Musicians Sculptors Painters Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Rembrandt
Sofonisba Anguissola
Sculptors
Donatello
Michelangelo
Writers
William Shakespeare
Thomas More
Niccolo Machiavelli
Musicians
Guilliaume Dufay
Giovanni de Palestrina
Orlando Di Lasso
William Byrd

24. Pick a Renaissance Man/ Woman

25. The End
….now you can go to an Art museum and understand what is going on or you can go impress Mr. Wodzainski with your deep knowledge of Art

26. Leonardo da Vinci The ultimate “Renaissance Man”
Inventor, artist, scientist
Epitome of experimental tradition
Regarded as a genius
Began modern scientific method
Best works occurred during
Designs of inventions- parachutes, flying machines, etc.

27. Mona Lisa

28. Do you see any commonalities between the two????

29. The Last Supper

30. …from his sketchbook

31. “Michelangelo” Buonarroti
Pupil of Donatello
Considered himself a sculptor above all
Worked on Sistine Chapel for 4 years
Seems to be ultimate embodiment of the achievements of his age
Each one of his works has his distinct signature on it (sense of striving)

32. David

33. Sistine Chapel

34. Raphael Most famous work- “School of Athens”
For his patrons, he painted Madonnas and flattering portraits
Paintings give impression of pure relaxation
Combined religious art with a Renaissance spirit
Used perspective to create a sense of spaced and balance in his paintings

35. School of Athens

36. A Madonna

37. Donatello
Made free-standing statues like those of ancient Greeks and Romans
First European sculptor since ancient times to make a large, free-standing human figure in the nude
Wanted his figures to seem real and alive
Wanted to show strength and grace of human form

38. David

39. Sofonisba Anguissola
One of the 1st women to gain an international reputation as a painter
Prolific painter- 50 works to her credit
An inspiration for many young women to become painters

40. A Double Portrait

41. Rembrandt van Rijn
A Northern Renaissance Artist meaning he was a Christian Humanist
Greatest Dutch artist of the period
Works realistically captured moments of drama
Most famous group painting “The Night Watch”
Fascinated with human character

42. The Night Watch

43. William Shakespeare Shared interest in ancient world
Master at revealing nature in all its forms- good, evil, wise, etc.
People doubt that one man could produce this amazing body of works

44. Thomas More Central figure in English humanism
Implies that a society based on Christian principles can attain a greater good
Idea of “Utopia”

45. Niccolo Machiavelli Served Florence (born there) as a diplomat
Tried to understand why one ruler succeeded while another failed
“The Prince” is about power- ruler might have to trick enemies and even his own people