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The Renaissance
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The Renaissance
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Renaissance means “rebirth”.
This was period in European culture
that saw much growth in the areas of
art, literature, and the humanities.
Europe was emerging from the dark
ages, and looked back in time to see
what they needed to do to make life
better.
They decided they needed to learn.
Renaissance Begins
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The Renaissance began in Italy.
Italy had become prosperous from
trade and had “extra money” to finance
artists work.
Florence, Venice, Genoa, Milan, and
Rome were all cities with ties to
Renaissance growth.
City States
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Wealthy city states in Italy competed
with each other to see who could
produce the most artwork and
sculptures.
In many ways it became a battle of who
was classier.
Wealthy families like the Medicis used
their money to sponsor artist and their
work.
Johannes Gutenberg
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One of the keys to the spread of Renaissance
idea was the printing press.
In the 1450s, Johannes Gutenberg created a
movable type printing press. This allowed
more information to be printed in a shorter
amount of time.
It also cut down on the price of printed
material, and made it more accessible for
more people.
Renaissance Artist
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The Renaissance saw an explosion of
new artistic styles and techniques.
Artist during this era would be able to
make money for themselves just
completing art projects for people,
instead of having other occupations.
This was the beginning of the “art as a
job” era.
Michaelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
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Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most
famous characters of the Renaissance.
He was an artist, a writer, a sculptor,
and a scientist.
Most of what we know about da Vinci
comes from his notebooks that were
partially written in code.
Carravaggio
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While not a Renaissance artist, his
works were greatly influenced by
Renaissance artist even though he lived
300 years later.
His style of artwork is called “baroque”.
Humanism
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This became popular during the end of
the dark ages and the beginning of the
Renaissance.
Humanism was a view of the world that
focused on human values and morals.
Humanist thought that individuals were
important to society, and that religion
and reason could be balanced.