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Renaissance Age
Period of Rebirth
and
Achievement
When you hear the names Leonardo, Michelangelo,
Raphael and Donatello you should not just think of …
They are the names of important people from the
period called the Renaissance.
I. What does Renaissance mean?
REBIRTH
II. Why does the Renaissance begin in Italy?
Italy recovered quickly
from the plague
Trade revived quickly
Rome was the center
Roman History.
Wealthy merchants
became patrons to artists.
Renaissance
in Italy
Lorenzo Medici
Florence, Italy
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Influential patron from wealthy
business family
supported many artists like
Michelangelo
Michelangelo lived in his palace
and met other artists
Patron- financial supporter
IV. Important Terms
Humanism- emphasis on individual
uniqueness and worth.
Perspective was used by Renaissance
artists to create dimension and depth.
1 point Perspective
2 Point Perspective
Leonardo Da Vinci
Artist, inventor, botanist
•Renaissance man
• Influenced many
other artists.
• Dissected corpses
to learn about the
body (to paint
realistically).
He designed early versions of:
Helicopter, Tank, Parachute, Hang
Glider, Pedometer, Submarine and
many other inventions.
Helicopter
Tank
Mona Lisa
The Last Supper
Michelangelo
Painter, sculptor,
architect, poet
Started sculpting at
age 14.
 Studied anatomy,
dissected corpses
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Works:
The Ceiling of
the Sistine
Chapel
Fresco- painting on
fresh plaster
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“The Creation of Adam”
The Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
The Last Judgment
Ever seen these angels?
Michelangelo painted them
on the ceiling of the Sistine
Chapel.
Pieta
Moses
By Michelangelo
St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome
The dome was designed by
Michelangelo.
Outside
Inside
Ideas were based on Roman
and Greek architectural
elements.
D. Donatello
-Sculptor (Not only a Ninja Turtle)
David
Made of bronze
Michelangelo’s
version
Raphael- painter
•Blended Christian and classical styles
•“The School of Athens”
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Sofonisba Anguissola- painter
• Bold, realistic portraits
•Court painter for Philip II of
Spain
“The Chess Game”
“Self Portrait”
VI. Writers
Niccolo Machiavelli
•Observed kings at court
•Wrote The Prince- a “How
To” book to get and keep
power as a ruler
Baldassare Castiglione
•Played music, studied
lit. and history
•Wrote The Book of the
Courtier- about how to
act as a noble
Northern Renaissance
The Renaissance moves north 100 years after
it began in Italy.
Northern Europe
recovered from the
Plague more slowly.
Albrecht Durer - Artist
called the “German
Leonardo.”
 Studied in Italy and
spread ideas North
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engravings
 Prints
 paintings
Hubert and Jan van Eyck- Flemish painters
•developed oil
paints and painted
realistic scenes.
•The Virgin of
Chancellor
• Wedding Portrait
Jan Van Eyck: Arnolfini Wedding Portrait
•Pieter Bruegel- artist
•influenced Flemish painters
•Used vibrant colors to paint peasant life.
The Peasant Wedding
Peasant Dance
Peter Paul Rubens mixed realistic style with the
classical themes.
Erasmus- Dutch writer
 Humanist
 Wanted the Bible
translated into the
vernacular (every day
language) and Church
Reforms
Wrote new edition of
Bible in Greek and Latin
Sir Thomas More- writer
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Wanted social
and economic
reforms
No Private Property
Education For All
Justice is used to
end crime
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Wrote Utopia
(book to
describe ideal
society)
William Shakespeare : Playwright
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Created 1700 new
words
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Bedroom
Lonely
Generous
Gloomy
Heartsick
Hurry
Sneak
wrote 37 players in
23 years
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Romeo and Juliet
 MacBeth
 Hamlet
Miguel de Cervantes- Spanish writer
Wrote the first modern
novel
Don Quixote
(the book Man of La
Mancha is based on)
Johannes Guttenberg- German inventor
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Improved
moveable type
 “invented” the
printing press
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The Guttenberg
Bible
How did the printing press
impact Europe?
 Literacy
increased
 Knowledge and ideas spread
 Books were cheaper and easier
to make
 Schools were built to teach
children how to read and write