Looking at the following pictures- What is the essence of the time period?

The Proportions of the Human Figure by Leonardo Da Vinci Drawing of a helicopter

No lyer. To be well spoken and faire languaged. To be wise and well seene in discourses upon states. To be seen in tunges, and specially in Italian, French, and Spanish. To be an honest, a faire condicioned man, and of an upright conscience. To have the vertues of the minde, as justice, manlinesse, wisdome, temperance, staidenesse, noble courage, sober-moode, etc. To be more then indifferentlye well seene in learninge, in the Latin and Greeke tunges. To daunce well without over nimble footinges or to busie trickes. To singe well upon the booke. To play upon the Lute, and singe to it with the ditty. To ride and manege wel his horse. To be a good horsman for every saddle. To swimme well. To leape wel. Excerpts from Baldassar Castiglione: The Book of the Courtier (1528) The Book of the Courtier was written by Baldassare Castiglione in He was inspired to write it by debates that occurred on what makes an ideal person. What he produced became a best seller as it presented an ideal now known as “Renaissance Man.” Undoubtedly few mortals succeeded in demonstrating all of the traits enumerated, but they did have something to aim at.

School of Athens by Raphael

* Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo *Interior view of the Sistine Chapel, which was built during the rule of Pope Sixtus IV. The chapel is famous for its elaborate interior decoration, epitomized by the sequence of paintings on the ceiling by Renaissance artist Michelangelo. The series of images, renowned for their depth, detail, and color, comprises nine scenes from the Biblical book of Genesis.

The creation of Adam Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

David by Michelangelo

St. Peter’s Basilica * As an architect, Michelangelo designed the dome to top St. Peter’s Basilica (church) in Rome.

Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring an image. The mechanical systems involved were first assembled in Germany by the goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg around 1439, based on existing screw- presses used to press cloth, grapes etc., and possibly to print woodcuts, which were printed in Europe before Gutenberg. The printing press had a revolutionary impact on European society. It enabled a printer to produce hundreds of copies, all exactly alike, of a single work. For the first time books were cheap enough that many people could by them. New ideas spread more quickly than ever before!

Quote from Shakespeare “What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving, how express and admirable in action, how like an angel in apprehension [understanding], how like a god! the beauty of the world; the paragon of animals.” William Shakespeare, Hamlet Definition: Paragon- model or pattern of excellence

Galileo Summary: Galileo Galilei was an Italian scientist who formulated the basic law of falling bodies, which he verified by careful measurements. He constructed a telescope with which he studied lunar craters, and discovered four moons revolving around Jupiter and espoused the Copernican cause. Quote: “[The universe] cannot be read until we have learnt the language and become familiar with the characters in which it is written. It is written in mathematical language, and the letters are triangles, circles and other geometrical figures, without which means it is humanly impossible to comprehend a single word.” – Galileo Galilei

Renaissance Means “rebirth” of art and creativity Began in Italy Why Italy? Return to the classical ideas of the ancient Greeks and Romans Survivors of the Middle Ages Want to enjoy life! Became educated Enjoyment of Pleasures Fine food, music, and luxuries Threw parties, wore expensive clothes, and believed in the “here and now” let’s have fun!

Effects of the Renaissance Changes/improvements in… Art Architecture Science, math, and technology Astronomy View of life- enjoy it! Literature Education Explorations Politics Religion Culture