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The Renaissance
Quick facts about the
Renaissance
It was a re-birth of learning that first
focused on finding the learning of Ancient
Greece and Rome
Renaissance artists and scientists
accepted the study of the human condition
as a valid field of study.
It generally began in Italy during 13001350 period.
It spread rapidly in some areas. slowly in
others.
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Four areas of Renaissance learning
we will examine in class are:
Artwork
Science and Math
Navigation & Exploration
Architecture
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Four areas of Renaissance learning
we will examine in class are:
Artwork
Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael
Science and Math
Navigation & Exploration
Architecture
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Four areas of Renaissance learning
we will examine in class are:
Artwork
Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael
Science and Math
Galileo, Copernicus, Vesalius, Gutenberg
Navigation & Exploration
Architecture
The Renaissance
Four areas of Renaissance learning
we will examine in class are:
Artwork
Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael
Science and Math
Galileo, Copernicus, Vesalius, Gutenberg
Navigation & Exploration
Henry the Navigator, Magellan, Columbus
Architecture
The Renaissance
Four areas of Renaissance learning
we will examine in class are:
Artwork
Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael
Science and Math
Galileo, Copernicus, Vesalius, Gutenberg
Navigation & Exploration
Henry the Navigator, Magellan, Columbus
Architecture
Brunelleschi
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Quick facts about what the
Renaissance was not
It was not a single event.
It was not universally popular throughout
Europe.
It was not monolithic; it had many parts
and nuances to it.
It did not stay localized to Italy.
It was not embraced by all the kings of
Europe with great enthusiasm.
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The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy
among crafters of the arts guilds. An
especially important guild was that of the
textile industry. The fine wool fabric made
in Florence was sold all across Europe. As
a result, interest in creating beautiful fabric
in Florence grew. This expanded to
included the creation of other works of art
as well.
The fabric market and the powerful banks
centered in Florence made some of the
Florentine families very rich. Some of
these families became patrons to the arts.
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In order for artists and scientists to devote
time to ideas they needed money to travel
and live. This is where wealthy patrons
came in to play.
A patron is a person who offers money for
a service. One of the most famous patrons
of Renaissance artists was the Medici
family of Florence.
Florence was situated in northwestern
Italy.
The government of Italy at the time
allowed the City-States of Italy a large
degree of autonomy or self rule.
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Florence is
outlined in red.
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These patrons helped establish schools
where artists and scientists were free to
pursue many fields of study that would not
have been allowed a hundred years earlier.
The schools were known as the Florentine
schools. There were many conflicting ideas
about how art should be studied and
taught but out of the Florentine schools
came many of the masters of the time who
are still known today.
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One of the chief artistic techniques of the
time involved the use of perspective, or
the ability to create the illusion of depth in
a painting.
Previously it had been common to paint
the most important item in a painting as
the largest regardless of its location.
This often made paintings prior to the
Renaissance look absurd to the eye but
with the use of perspective the viewer
could become part of the artwork. In other
words the viewer became important.
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The Trinity by Massaccio, 1428, is
an excellent example of
perspective.
Note the lines in the painting.
They point to the foot of the cross
upon which Christ is hung.
The illusion of depth behind the
cross comes from the receding
nature of the vault or room in
which the artist has placed the
cross.
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The Great Cathedral of
Florence is an excellent
example of Renaissance
architecture. Here the architect
Brunelleschi designed a huge
vaulted dome supported by
steel ribs that extended high
above the supporting structure
below.
This was the first use of the
vaulted dome. It is now a
dominant style of architecture
for religious and government
buildings around the world.
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United States
Capitol Building
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Idaho Capitol
Building
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Utah
Capitol
Building
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Here the lines are drawn
over the painting to show
the illusion depth created
by perspective in the
painting.