The Renaissance 1300-1600

Remember… What were the 3 effects of the Crusades? Trade increased (towns developed) King’s authority/power increased (monarchies developed) **Interest in learning increased ** (**This sparked a wave of changes throughout Europe.)

In the 1300”s, scholars in Western Europe became interested in … Classical Writings = the writings of the ancient Greeks and Romans AND 2. The Greek and Roman idea of the importance of people = humanism *Renaissance means rebirth. (What was reborn?)

** During the Renaissance, people became less concerned with the mysteries of religion and more interested in the world around them.

The leading center of the Renaissance was Italy. Florence, Venice, and the Papal States *these city-states were wealthy because of trade.

The leaders of these city-states wanted to be remembered as wise and generous rulers. They used their wealth to encourage learning and to support the arts These wealthy merchants who supported the arts were called patrons. A patron supplied the artist with all the supplies, a studio to work in, lessons, a place to live and even food.

Because of the generosity of patrons, art became an important part of life in Renaissance Italy. A famous Italian patron was - Lorenzo de Medici “Lorenzo the Magnificent” from Florence.

2 Important Renaissance Artists: Leonardo da Vinci 2. Michelangelo

Da Vinci tried to reveal people’s feelings as well as their outward appearance The Last Supper Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci In addition to being an artist, da Vinci was also a scientist, an inventor, an engineer and a musician. He kept a notebook with inventions that included the first parachute, a bicycle, even a helicopter.

created large muscular figures that show Michelangelo… created large muscular figures that show a sense of motion. The painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Sculptures- Pietà David

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

The Pietà

David by Michelangelo

The Dawn of the Renaissance Let’s watch this video clip to find out what made Renaissance art so unique for its time.

Elizabethan England Let’s get ready! 1. Add this to your NB Checklist as Lesson 38. 2. Open your binder to the HW – Lesson 37. 3. Please open your book to page 444.

Elizabethan England ~The Renaissance in England~ THINK – What was the Renaissance? Where did it start? What was at the heart of the Renaissance in Italy? Art – painting and sculpting Now let’s move to northern Europe, to England and see what was happening there during the Renaissance.

Elizabethan England Queen Elizabeth I : She was clever and well - educated. *Good qualities for a monarch Traveled throughout the kingdom. *People knew her. Poets & writers praised her. *poetry, music, & theater became an important part of Elizabethan England.

Plays were often performed on open air stages. If you couldn’t afford to pay for a seat, you stood in the “pit” and you were called a Groundling!

Theater in Elizabethan England:

William Shakespeare One of the best known English playwrights He got his ideas for his plays from the histories of England and ancient Rome. Julius Caesar, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet

An Important Invention of the Renaissance THINK! How were books produced during the Middle Ages? (who, where, how) Copied by hand by scribes in the scriptorium of a monastery. This took a long time and was expensive, making it difficult for people to have books.

In 1440, a German inventor named Johannes Gutenberg developed the Printing Press

** Books could be made quickly by machine compared to copying slowly by hand. AS A RESULT, more books were available. BECAUSE books came at a time when more people were learning to read and think for themselves, new ideas spread rapidly.