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Warm Up
What comes to mind when you
hear the word “rebirth”?
ACT word: disobedient (adj.)
Neglecting or refusing to obey.
EQ
• How did the Renaissance impact Europe?
Objective
• SWBAT explain the impact the Renaissance
had on philosophy and art
Who remembers where cities first
grew?
Introduction: please note anything
you see that is familiar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mgSPiAiB
jU&feature=related
What does the
Renaissance
mean?
Where did the
Renaissance start?
• Rebirth! of Greek and
Roman Culture!
• Florence, Italy
• Merchants became
wealthy trading goods
from Asia
• Middle class emerged
What were the
major Renaissance
ideas?
• Humanism: belief in
individual achievement;
contradicted the
philosophy of the Church
that individuality and
achievement in this life
were unimportant
• Encouraged studying
• A man who is good at
What is a
everything;
very
Renaissance Man?
intelligent and
skilled.
Most famous:
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Michelangelo
• Raphael
• Donatello
What was the Renaissance like?
• http://www.pbs.org/empires/medici/resource
s/docs/comparison.pdf
• Use pages 437-443 to complete your
chart.
When you think of the Renaissance..
• Think of YOLO (you only live once)
• People began to focus on the here and now
instead of what would happen when they
died. This is called humanism: embracing and
celebrating an individual’s achievements now.
• Humans are limitless!
Renaissance artwork
• As we look through the art write out
something you notice, and a similarity or
difference to the artwork from the middle
ages.
Image from
Hagia Sophia,
Byzantine
Empire—early
middle ages
Leonardo da Vinci
‘Mona Lisa’
How are they different?
Middle Ages Art
Renaissance Art
Let’s look at another one
Justinian and
His attendants
atop a church
in Byzantine
Empires.
What do the
faces look
like in the
artwork of
this time
period?
Leonardo da Vinci
‘the Last Supper’
How are they different? Which is
Medieval? Which is Renaissance?
Renaissance
Medieval
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel; “Adam and God”
What does this image symbolize? What does it say about the
shift in thinking as man entered the Renaissance?
Renaissance Art
• Characteristics of Renaissance Art:
– Moves towards a more realistic portrayals
of people and other subjects
– Influence of Classical Greece and Rome
– Value of the individual
• Renaissance art is still some of the most
recognizable artwork ever created.
Architecture goes from ….
Gothic Style
Medieval
Domes
Renaissance
Video
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vufba_Zc
oR0
Quick Write
• Would you rather live during the Middle
Ages or the Renaissance? What
influenced your decision?
•  one page response