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!irtl'1Hlu.6t!OI( to tk ReI(at~.rQl(ee. tVote.r Renaissance: . . New interest in Reawakening, rebirth Why did it be!!in in Italv? . . . survived the Middle Ages Many cities were Wealthy and powerful promoted cultural rebirth - stressed education, individual achievement, spent lavishly to support the arts Florence and the Medici's . Medici family of Florence organized a successful . Cosimo gained control of Florentine . . His grandson - , very rich in 1434 - clever politician who held Florence together in the late 1400s Lorenzo "The Magnificent" - great What was the Renaissance'! . Time of in political, social, economic, and cultural areas Characteristics 1. New world view - reawakened interest in . . of Greece and Rome Medieval scholars focused on life after death, Renaissance thinkers focused on of now Emphasis on individual 2. Spirit of A dvellture . Renaissance led to , curiosity (ex. Christopher Columbus) 5 3. Huma,. _n- heart ofItalian Renaissance . . . . . movement Focused on rather than on religious issues like Middle Ages Believed that education should stimulate the individual's Returned to powers in schools - rhetoric, poetry, history Francesco Petrarch - early Renaissance humanist, assembled library of Greek and Roman manuscripts The Arts . . . . Reflected Portrayed religious figures but with Greek/Roman Painted well-known figures of the day - made a life size statue of soldier on horseback (1st Studied/revived many Greek and Roman works - ex. since ancient times) New Techniques . Used paintings . Usedperspective(3 dimensional) . Used . Portrayed human body more accurately than in Middle Ages Women Artists . Some women overcame limits on education and training to become artists . Sometimes . Some gained acceptance (ex. Sofonisba Angrissola) Architecture . . Renaissance artists rejected Adopted of Middle Ages favored by Greeks/Romans (ex. Cathedral in Florence - done by Filippo Brunelleschi - modeled from the Pantheon in Rome) lJJ