Download Renaissance PPT - Mr. Stewart World History

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Renaissance
• Means “rebirth”
• From 1300 to 1600 it was the rebirth of art
and learning
• Historians consider the Renaissance to be
the beginning of modern history
• The Renaissance began in northern Italy and
then spread through Europe.
• Italian cities such as Naples, Genoa, and Venice
became centers of trade between Europe and
the Middle East.
• It influenced painting, sculpture, literature, and
architecture.
• Paintings became more realistic and focused less
often on religious topics.
• Rich families became patrons and commissioned
great art.
• Artists advanced the Renaissance style of
showing nature and depicting the feelings of
people.
Humanism
• A person who studied the classics
(Greece and Rome) was called a
humanist.
• Humanists recreated classical styles
in art, literature, and architecture.
• Humanists believed that by studying
the classics, they could understand
people and the world better.
• The humanists emphasized
individuality instead of religious
beliefs.
Renaissance Art
• The Renaissance
patrons wanted art that
showed joy in human
beauty and life’s
pleasures.
• Renaissance artists
studied perspective, or
the differences in the
way things look when
they are close to
something or far away
Michelangelo
• Michelangelo was one of the greatest
artists of all time
• Michelangelo was a “Renaissance Man” of
many talents
• He was a sculptor, a painter, and an
architect
Leonardo da Vinci
• Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 in the village of
Vinci
• Leonardo began his career working for a master painter
in Florence
• By 1478, Leonardo left his master and set up his own
workshop
• People have been trying to guess the secret behind the
smile of his Mona Lisa ever since he painted it around
1505
• His Last Supper shows clearly the different feelings of
Jesus and his followers
• Leonardo was truly a “Renaissance Man”
Niccolo Machiavelli
• Niccolo Machiavelli was
one of the most influential
writers of the
Renaissance.
• He believed Italy could
not be united unless its
leader was ruthless.
• In 1513, he wrote The
Prince, where he advised
rulers to be kind only of it
suited their purposes.
• Otherwise, he warned, it
is better to be feared than
loved.
Northern Renaissance Begins
• The rebirth of the Italian cities attracted visitors
from all over western Europe.
• Merchants and bankers hoped to make their
fortunes in the Italian city-states.
• Artists and students sought knowledge and
fame.
• When these travelers returned home, they
brought Renaissance ideas with them.
• In time, the ideas of the Renaissance influenced
people far from the Italian peninsula.
William Shakespeare
• Began writing plays and poems in 1592
• Wrote Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and
Othello
Printing Press Spreads
Renaissance
• Around 1440 Johannes Gutenberg created a
machine that allowed him to move small blocks
of letters in such a way that written material
could be printed and mass-produced
• Before the printing press, few people outside
the clergy could read, but with inexpensive
books, literacy spread through Europe
• In 1455 he printed the Gutenberg Bible
Albrecht Dürer
• German painter, engraver, printmaker,
mathematician, and theorist
Warm Up
“In essence the Renaissance was simply the green end of one of civilization's hardest
winters.” – John Fowles
1.What is the “winter” that John Fowles is referring to?
“The natural desire of good men is knowledge.” – Leonardo da Vinci
“Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation ... even so does inaction sap
the vigour of the mind.” – Leonardo da Vinci
2.How do these two da Vinci quotes exemplify the Renaissance?
3.What effect do you think this attitude has on a society?
“Our culture has kind of let the concept of the Renaissance Man die out. We don't really tell
the kids that it's okay to bounce around the world, work odd jobs, and do six different things.”
– Ronan Farrow
4.Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why or why not?
5.Is the concept of a Renaissance Man (Woman) something we, as a society, should
see as important? Or is it better to only focus on specializing in one area?