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Renaissance 1300-1650 Renaissance 1300-1650 The Birth of Venus, 1486, Botticelli

Renaissance 1300-1650 The Birth of Venus, 1486, Botticelli

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Renaissance 1300-Renaissance 1300-16501650The Birth of Venus, 1486, Botticelli

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Renaissance in Italy• Renaissance means “rebirth” from

the disorder & disunity of the medieval world

• Began in Italy & lasted approx. from 1300 to 1650

• Interest in Greek/Roman culture

• Why Italy?

• Center of the Roman Empire

• Center of European/Asian trade

• Wealthy, powerful merchant class promoted cultural rebirth -the Medici & Borgia families

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Changes in how people viewed themselves:

New worldview – Focus on human experience/achievement instead of life after death

Spirit of Adventure – Curiosity to explore new worlds; Christopher Columbus and Nicholas Copernicus

Humanism – Study of worldly subjects and the classics instead of only religious issues; (grammar, rhetoric, poetry & history) most famous – Francesco Petrarch

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The Arts New Expressions

Artwork portrayed religious figures but backdrops were Greek & Roman

Artwork depicted well-known figures of the time - reflected individual achievement

New Styles Perspective, shading, study of anatomy and live

models

Architecture Abandoned Gothic style – too cluttered New styles used columns, arches & domes (like

the Roman built Pantheon)

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Renaissance Artists

Raphael St. Peter’s Cathedral (unfinished) Architect & painter

Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa, The Last Supper Studied botany, anatomy, optics,

music architecture & engineering

Michelangelo Sistine Chapel, Statue of David, St.

Peters Basilica Sculptor, engineer, painter, architect

& poet

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Michelangelo

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Raphael

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Italian Renaissance Writers Baldassare Castiglione – The Book of the Courtier

“How to” handbook for aspiring & ambitious men & women on skills, manners & virtues a member of the Court should have

Men – athletic, musical, knows literature & history Women – graceful, kind, lively yet reserved

Niccolo Machiavelli – The Prince “How to” book on

leadership The end justifies the

means Do whatever necessary

to achieve goals