What was THE RENAISSANCE?
Renaissance- means rebirth, revival in art, literature, science, politics, economy, medicine
Southern Renaissance Happened in Italy (cities of Milan, Florence, Venice, Genoa) Trading centers, wealthy Wealthy business men spent $ on arts and education
The Medici of Florence City-states were independent Merchants- rich, involved in politics, earned status w/ success The Medici family- wealthy & powerful in Florence Lorenzo the Magnificent
New Education Humanism- focuses on individual potential and accomplishments, less emphasis on the church, more individual creativity The Humanities- subjects like history, poetry, philosophy, rhetoric
“Renaissance Man” master of many subjects and talents (writer, artist, musician and athlete) “Renaissance Woman” studied many subjects, mostly in private women were to inspire art, not create it
Renaissance Art painted in realistic view, religious subjects, portraits Perspective- gives 3-D look
Leonardo da Vinci A realist- studied music, botany, architecture, anatomy (dead bodies to improve his painting), drew early flying machines and submarines
THE MONA LISA
Mona Lisa
The Last Supper
Vitruvian Man
Da Vinci Flying Machines
Michelangelo Sculptor, painter, engineer, architect, poet Statue of David (18’) w/ Greek influence Sistine Chapel ceiling (took 4 yrs) Designed dome on St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome
Dome of St Peter's - 1564
Raphael Studied da Vinci and Michelangelo Painted the Madonna (Mary) w/ Child (Jesus) Painted walls in the Vatican
Renaissance Literature Written in the vernacular (not Latin), individual ideas, Many “How To” books The Book of the Courtier - Baldassare Castiglione- How to be a Renaissance Man well-mannered, master of many subjects, educated, athletic The Prince - Machiavelli- guide to success in politics (lie, cheat, steal vs. honesty & integrity) “...it is far better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both.”
NORTHERN RENAISSANCE
NORTHERN RENAISSANCE Developed later than in Italy- recovering from the plague and Hundred Years war Began in the Flanders Region (N. France, Belgium, Netherlands)
Northern Renaissance Art
Jan and Hubert Van Eyck- oil paints, scenes of daily life, religion
Arnolfini Wedding Portrait
Pieter Brueghel- vivid color, commoners
Albrecht Durer- (German) engravings on plates to make prints, art now available and affordable
NORTHERN RENAISSANCE WRITING Desiderius Erasmus- Dutch, translated the Bible to the vernacular, wrote about church corruption Thomas More- England, wrote Utopia, about an ideal society (no greed, crime, corruption or war)
William Shakespeare English poet & playwright wrote 37 plays b/t 1590-1613, comedies, tragedies and historical plays (A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar), often dealt with human flaws & errors over 1700 words appear for the 1st time (bedroom, lonely, hurry, sneak, etc.)
Miguel de Cervantes Spain- wrote “Don Quixote” parody of chivalry
Printing Revolution Johann Gutenberg (German) 1st printing press First edition Bible in 1456 By 1500- 20 million books printed in Europe, all subjects, ideas spread, books affordable Bible read and interpreted by many who wanted religious reform