What was the What was the Renaissance?Renaissance?

1300 -1600: 1300 -1600: REBIRTHREBIRTH of art of art and learning and learning (creativity & (creativity & change in politics, change in politics, social life, social life, economics, economics, science and science and culture)culture)

Birthplace of the Birthplace of the RenaissanceRenaissance

ItalyItalyThriving citiesThriving citiesWealthy Wealthy patrons:patrons: (financial (financial supporters of the arts -- supporters of the arts -- the Medicis in Florence)the Medicis in Florence)

Influence of Classical Civs: Influence of Classical Civs: Greece & Rome (Greece & Rome (Classicism)Classicism)

Intellectual ReawakeningIntellectual ReawakeningHumanismHumanism – saw potential in – saw potential in

humans & their achievementshumans & their achievementsEmphasized the Emphasized the individual, his individual, his intellect, and his intellect, and his time on Earth time on Earth (NOT religion (NOT religion or the afterlife) or the afterlife)

Renaissance Renaissance ArtArt

RealismRealism copied from copied from Greeks & Greeks & RomansRomans

IndividualismIndividualism

PerspectivePerspective (three-(three-dimensional)dimensional)

Renaissance ManRenaissance Man Renaissance Renaissance WomanWoman

Educated men should Educated men should create art & ideal men create art & ideal men should try to master should try to master all subjectsall subjects

Baldassare Baldassare Castiglione’s Castiglione’s The The Courtier Courtier (1528) (1528)

Charming, witty, & Charming, witty, & well-educated in the well-educated in the classicsclassicsDance, sing, play Dance, sing, play music, write poetrymusic, write poetrySkilled rider, Skilled rider, wrestler, & wrestler, & swordsmanswordsman

Women should know Women should know the classics & be the classics & be charming, but…charming, but…

Should inspire art, not Should inspire art, not create itcreate it

The Ultimate Renaissance The Ultimate Renaissance ManMan

Leonardo da Leonardo da VinciVinci

The Ultimate Renaissance The Ultimate Renaissance ManMan

Renaissance Ideas SpreadRenaissance Ideas Spread1400s: 1400s: Northern Renaissance Northern Renaissance

--Renaissance ideas spread to Renaissance ideas spread to France, Germany & FlandersFrance, Germany & Flanders

ToG: ToG: MovemenMovementt

Renaissance Ideas SpreadRenaissance Ideas Spread1500s: 1500s: Elizabethan AgeElizabethan Age - -

Renaissance spreads to Renaissance spreads to England England Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I promoted the arts promoted the arts and literature in and literature in the the vernacularvernacular (everyday language)(everyday language)

Renaissance Ideas SpreadRenaissance Ideas Spread1440: Johann Gutenberg 1440: Johann Gutenberg

invented the printing press invented the printing press 1455: Gutenberg Bible1455: Gutenberg Bible

Legacy of the RenaissanceLegacy of the RenaissanceChanges in Society Changes in Society

Artistic & social Artistic & social advancesadvances

Rise of democratic ideasRise of democratic ideas

Rise in learning & Rise in learning & literacyliteracy

Focus on individual Focus on individual achievementsachievements