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THE
RENAISSANCE
RENAISSANCE:
 Historical
period in Europe
from about 1300-1600 where
a renewed interest in the
classical culture of Greece
and Rome led to changes in
art, learning, and worldviews.
Why did the Renaissance begin in
Italy?
1.) History – ruins from ancient
Rome
2.) Thriving Cities – key location for
trade; exchange of ideas
3.) Wealthy merchant class –
dominated politics in Italian citystates
The Medici
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Ruled Florence during the 1400s
Bankers/trade
Helped further the Renaissance by
supporting the arts in Florence (patron)
Florence became the symbol of the
Renaissance
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Poets, artists, architects, scientists…
New Views of the Renaissance
– focus on human
potential & achievement
(Petrarch)
 Secularism – worldliness
(enjoying life in the here and
now)
 Humanism
Renaissance Architecture
 Return
from the Gothic style of
the Middle Ages to the Classical
styles of Early Greece and Rome.
 Architecture became simpler,
more symmetrical: columns,
arches, domes
New Techniques
 Perspective:
The linear
representation of distance and
space on a flat surface.
 How? By making distant objects
smaller than those close to the
viewer. Gives the illusion of
depth.
Examples of Perspective
The Geniuses of Renaissance Art
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Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
Donatello
Leonardo da Vinci
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Painter, sculptor,
inventor, scientist
 Mona Lisa
 The Last
Supper
The Last Supper
Michelangelo
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Famous works
include:
 Pieta
 statue of David
 ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel in
Rome
Pieta
Statue of David
Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Raphael
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A student of
Leonardo and
Michelangelo
Famous painting:
 The School of
Athens
The School of Athens
Donatello
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Most famous for his
sculptures
Most famous is his
bronze statue of David