Western Europe Re-discovers Its Roots The Age of Renaissance Western Europe Re-discovers Its Roots
The Art of Being Human What Are the Humanities? By the end of this slideshow you will know them. Dance Drama Architecture Literature Philosophy Music Art The Renaissance made man the star of the show.
The Artists Who Changed the World Michelangelo Painter Sculptor Leonardo da Vinci Scientist Inventor Raphael
Michelangelo His most famous works of art: The David The Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel The Pieta The Last Judgment
The David One ton of marble Nearly three years to sculpt
The Sistine Chapel
Four Years of Work
The Pieta
The Last Judgment
Leonardo da Vinci A true Renaissance man
Fresco—The Last Supper
Chiaroscuro—The Mona Lisa
Leo the Scientist
Leo the Inventor
Raphael –perspective
Architecture—St. Peter’s Basilica
Michelangelo’s Masterwork
The Duomo—Florence’s Treasure
Literature—Dante Breaks the Mold
Machiavelli and The Prince A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. Niccolo Machiavelli