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Out of the doom and gloom of the Dark Ages… Society is “reborn!” The Renaissance You are about to enter a world where science, exploration, literature, and art thrived … And life was centered on • The Individual Feathers shall raise men even as they do birds, toward heaven: that is by letters written with their quills --Leonardo da Vinci Educated men and women hoped to bring back the life and culture of Greece and Rome But, of course, bringing back a golden age is never possible. What they created was something totally new… And it all begins in…yep, you guessed it…Northern Italy Renaissance Timeline 1300’s The Renaissance begins in Northern Italy The Renaissance begins… • The Renaissance began in the citystates of Northern Italy, especially Florence, Venice, Genoa, and Milan. The Renaissance begins… • Wealthy merchants, like the Medici family in Florence, dominated politics and society as well as business • Cosmio de Medici to the left The Renaissance begins… • Most of these merchants came from poor families. • They rose to power thanks to their own hard work and intelligence. • They believed they were great because of their merit as individuals • Just as these merchants competed with one another in business, they also competed as patrons, or sponsors, of the ARTS. The Renaissance Man and Woman Is Born! The (Ideal) Renaissance Man • A man should be – Well educated in the classics of Greece and Rome – Charming, polite, and witty – Dance, write poetry, sing and play music – Physically graceful and strong, a skilled rider, wrestler, and swordsman The (Ideal) Renaissance Woman • But women were also expected to inspire poetry and art. They were expected to be the object of great art, not the artist themselves A woman should • • • • • Be as well educated as men Know the classics Paint Write Make music The Early Renaissance Renaissance Timeline 1300 – 1400 The Early Renaissance The Early Renaissance is marked by significant achievements in art, literature, and the celebration of the INDIVIDUAL. • Giotto was the artist • Dante was the writer • Both were individuals Giotto Renaissance Timeline 1304 – Giotto begins his frescos (paintings painted directly onto wet plaster walls) Giotto • Giotto di Bondone is credited with making a break with the flat, lifeless style of the Medieval artists • He painted bodies that looked real and lifelike, with bodies and faces that were rounded. Before Giotto Before Giotto After Giotto Dante Renaissance Timeline 1314 – Dante publishes the Inferno. Dante • Fell in love at the age of 10. She was 8. She (Beatrice) became his muse. They became the model for men and women of the time • Dante’s most famous work, The Divine Comedy, is a poem in three parts. – The Inferno – Purgatorio – Paridisio Dante…….. His masterpiece showed both the religious ideas of the Middle Ages and the worldly concerns of the Renaissance. It was a philosophical bridge between Europe’s past and future. Dante…… • Wrote in vernacular: everyday language of his homeland. • Gave the Italian language prestige. • Creator of modern Italian. “Man can do anything, if he will” The Quattrocento Renaissance Timeline 1400 – The Renaissance bursts into full bloom. This period is known as the Quattrocentro As the golden age of the Quattrocento came to be, the merchants of Italy took pleasure in beautifying the city they ruled. Artists like Masaccio, sculptors like Donatello, and authors like Machiavelli took what the earlier Renaissance men had done and moved forward Donatello Renaissance Timeline 1400 – 1466 Donatello carves free-standing human figures, rejecting the MA style of only carving the front. Donatello Masaccio Renaissance Timeline 1425 – Masaccio developed perspective in art. Masaccio Machiavelli Renaissance Timeline 1513 – Machiavelli writes The Prince. Machiavelli • In The Prince, Machiavelli comes up with the philosophy that in politics, the ends justify the means. • “…for the lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to fight wolves.” The High Renaissance Renaissance Timeline 1500 – 1600 The High Renaissance. The High Renaissance • Here we find the painter Raphael, the painter and sculptor Michelangelo, and the epitome of the Renaissance Man…Leonardo da Vinci • Renaissance art, literature, and science was lifted to unsurpassed brilliance. Michelangelo Renaissance Timeline 1475 – 1564 The life of Michelangelo Michelangelo • Michelangelo became a painter at 13. At 23, he carved the “Pieta.” It was immediately hailed as a masterpiece • In 1504, he completed another masterpiece, the statue of the Biblical warrior and king…David It was in 1508 when Michelangelo began his “greatest” work…the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Some of the most famous… • The Creation of Man Raphael Renaissance Timeline 1508 – Raphael perfects painting with “The School of Athens” Raphael paints a Renaissance “Hall of Fame” And finally… Leonardo da Vinci Inventor Scientist Artist Renaissance Man The Renaissance doesn’t just stay in Italy. It influences all of Europe through thinkers like Columbus, Shakespeare, Galileo, and Guttenberg as well as hundreds of artists. And stands as a shining moment in history where the individual could take center stage.