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Journey Through
Renaissance ItalyHoly Cross College Choir TourMay 2006
Holy Cross College Choir Tour
The Choir Concert
What was the Renaissance?
• Renaissance is the Italian word for “rebirth”
• Re= Prefix for again
• Nascere= to be born
• Re-naissance=Re-birth
When was Renaissance?
• 1300s through 1550s
• After the “Middle Ages”
The Renaissance Began in Italy
Inspiration of the Ancient Romans
Architecture- The Pantheon
Inspiration of the Ancient Romans
Architecture- The Coliseum
Inspiration of the Ancient Romans
Architecture- The Coliseum
Inspiration of the Ancient Romans
Republican Ideals- The
Forum
Inspiration of the Ancient Romans
Inspiration of the Ancient RomansAuthors – Cicero
Texts preserved by Muslims
Leaving Rome to Travel North…
On the bus
Travel through the Countryside
My roommate and I in Tuscany
Northern City-StatesA city state is a city with
its own laws, government, and military, so it is like a tiny independent country
Florence
Florence
Florence- the Birth of the Renaissance
Florence- the Birth of the Renaissance
Wealth and Patronage
Lorenzo de Medici
Ninja Turtles?No, I did not see
the Ninja Turtles in Italy. But they do remind me of the Renaissance. Can you guess why?
Michelangelo, Leonardo, Rafael, and Donatello were all famous Renaissance artists!
Renaissance Art
Michelango’s David
Michelango’s Sistine Chapel
Renaissance Art
St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome
St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome
Leonardo DaVinci’s Mona Lisa
•Use of perspective
•Part of “humanism”- belief in the worth of everyday individuals
Renaissance Art
Compare it to Medieval Art…
•Appears two dimensional
•Mostly of religious figures
What happened next?
• The Renaissance spread North to other parts of Europe
• Its belief in humanism led to other major movements in history: The Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the Scientific Revolution