Italy: The birthplace of the Renaissance Renaissance means “rebirth” Advantages Urban Centers Overseas trade encouraged city growth People exchange ideas Plague forces merchants to peruse other things like art. Wealthy merchant class Success depended upon individual achievement Involved in politics Medici family was very powerful and supported the arts
Classical Ideas Heritage Humanism Roman ruins around so inspiration was easy to find Studied many preserved works Classical Ideas Humanism Understanding of values and the need for continuation of those traditions Humanities subjects become popular
Renaissance man/women Enjoyment of life Idea that you can enjoy life without offending God Eat food, wear expensive clothes, live lavishly Basic spirit was secular or worldly and concerned with the here and now Patrons of the Arts People were financially supporting artists Renaissance man/women A person who mastered many areas
Leonardo da Vinci- A Renaissance Man From his notebooks of over 5000 pages we know that da Vinci was an Artist Sculptor Scientist Architect Engineer Inventor
Leonardo the Scientist Studied many topics such as anatomy, zoology, botany, geology, and others Fascinated by the study of facial features
Leonardo the Inventor Leonardo wanted to create "new machines" for a "new world“ He came up with loads of different ideas, including the bicycle, a helicopter, an “auto-mobile”, and many military weapons Leonardo’s first idea for a catapult
Leonardo’s Helicopter
The First Tank
“Leo-chute”
The Northern Renaissance Late Beginning Moved slowly to the north North had been recovering from the plague Ideas spread As Italy and the north traded the ideas spread North was dominated by Monarchs who sponsored art Artists used social reform and religious ideas in their works
The Spread of Ideas Printing Press invented by Johann Gutenberg Allowed easier printing Books were cheaper Faster transfer of ideas Higher literacy
Artist & Writer Assignment You will create two posters (one on the front and one on the back). You will work in groups of two and each group will be assigned an artist and a writer. The poster must include: Name of person Country they are from If they are artist or writer Name of their famous work(s) A picture (artists = picture of famous work, writer = picture of writer) Please use your textbook for help
Renaissance Writers & Artists Giovanni Boccaccio Niccolo Machiavelli Thomas More William Shakespeare Artists Michelangelo Masaccio Leonardo da Vinci Raphael
Warm Up Who do you think was the most influential artist during the Renaissance? Why.