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Grab a handout from the front stool on “The
Importance of Moveable Type.” Then, answer the
following questions:
Who was Johann Gutenberg?
Why were errors common in books that were
copied by hand?
According to Chamberlin, what was Gutenberg’s
unique contribution to printing?
Why was metal better than wood for making type?
How did printing increase the spread of ideas?
THINKER: As you know, Renaissance values were
individualism and secularism. What would YOU
consider to be American’s values in today’s society?
Renaissance Review…..
1. Where did the
Renaissance start? Why
did it start here?
2. Why were Venice and
Milan important?
3. Who was the Medici
family?
4. Who were the famous
Renaissance artists?
Renaissance writers?
5. What do you think
“separation of church
and state” means?
Medieval &
Renaissance Art
•What were the differences
between Medieval and
Renaissance Art?
Medieval Art
• Artists depicted
subjects in an
unrealistic two
dimensional style
to indicate the
importance of
the soul over the
body
Characteristics of Renaissance
Art
• Three
dimensional
• Realistic
• Lifelike
• Influenced by
Greco-Roman
culture
• Use of oil paint
“Baptism of Christ” (Da
Vinci)
Enthroned
Madonna and
Child ,
1280
Giotto.
Madonna
and Child
Enthroned
with
Saints
The School of Athens
The Alba Madonna
Italian Renaissance Artists
• Leonardo Da
Vinci
• Michelangelo
• Raphael
• Donatello
Leonardo Da Vinci
• Da Vinci was
considered the
“Renaissance Man”
• Was a painter,
sculptor, inventor,
and a scientist
(The Vitruvian Man,
1485)
Leonardo Da Vinci
“The Last Supper”
Leonardo
Da Vinci
“Mona Lisa”
Raphael
“The School of Athens”
Raphael
“The Alba Madonna”
Michelangelo
“The Sistine Chapel”
Michelangelo
“The Sistine Chapel”
Michelangelo
“David”
Michelangelo
“Pieta”
Donatello
bronze “David”
• First unsupported
standing work in
bronze during the
Renaissance period
Renaissance Writers
• Began to use the
vernacular (vernacular
= the native language)
instead of classical
Latin
• Machiavelli, wrote “The
Prince”– a handbook
for behavior
• Make a prediction 
What were Renaissance
authors writing about?
Machiavelli
• Machiavelli was a
political
philosopher
• “The Prince”
advised kings how
to rule
• Within the
Machiavellian way
of thinking, people
questioned the
corruption of the
government &
church
William Shakespeare
• The best known
Renaissance writer
was William
Shakespeare
• Between 1590 and
1613 he wrote 37
plays that are still
preformed around
the world
The Printing Revolution
• In 1456, Johann Gutenberg
printed the bible using
movable metal type on a
machine called a Printing
Press
• Printed books became
cheap and easier to
produce
• Now, readers gained access
to broad range of
knowledge (Medicine to
Religion)
• The printing press would
greatly contribute to the
Reformation of the church.
Renaissance Values
• Within society, many of the citizens
during the Renaissance shared a set
of values or beliefs.
• Humanism
• Individualism
• Skepticism
• Well-Roundedness
• Secularism
• Classicism
Values Reflected
• In buildings, writing, painting,
sculpture, and science.
• Every aspect of their lives
• Adapted from Greco-Roman culture
• Many have been passed on to
modern Americans
Renaissance Values
• To understand these vales a little better, you are
going to be broken into six groups.
• Each group is going to read about a Renaissance
value and create a poster.
• Your poster must define the value and include
pictures, facts, information, and color.
• You must also answer the question: “Why was this
value important to the Renaissance?”
• Have fun with this! Be creative!
• When everyone is finished, you will present the
posters and the class will take notes on each value.
• Remember: you are teaching the class about this
value so it better make sense!
Humanism
• Francesco Petrarch led early
development of Humanism
• A belief that the human being is the
measure of all things.
• People and their activities are
important and interesting
• Life should be lived to the fullest
Individualism
• To be one’s self and to think for
themselves was a good thing
• Were ambitious for fame and wealth
• Believed that humans could achieve
great things
• Encouraged curiosity and adventure
Skeptism
• A questioning attitude
• Seen as a good thing to:
– Try new things
– Experiment
– Shake up the system
Well-Roundedness
• The ideal person was:
– Educated
– Witty
– Charming
– Artistic
• Should be interested in many things
and active in many fields
Secularism
• Means worldliness or a belief in the
importance of this life on earth
• Making money, traveling, and
making your home comfortable are
secular activities
• Spirit of the Renaissance was more
secular than religious
Classicism
• Interest in the classical age (ancient
Greeks and Romans)
• During the classical age people were
also secular, individualistic,
humanistic, and questioning
• People looked back to their roots for
values