Unit 8: The Renaissance

Who are they?

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles MichelangeloDonatelloRaphaelLeonardo

Not only are they the names of Ninja Turtles, they are also the names of famous people who lived during the Renaissance period

Renaissance So what does the word RENAISSANCE mean??? It is a French word that means “rebirth” It is a French word that means “rebirth”

The Renaissance Started in Italy around the year 1350 AD Soon spread to other countries in Europe

Before the Renaissance? Before the Renaissance was a period called the Dark Ages It wasn’t called the Dark Ages because there was no light…it was called that because there was no learning! They had lots of wars, starvation, disease (Black Death), and poverty

What was the Renaissance? Around the year 1350, there becomes a new revival of interest in art and education People looked back to the ancient Greeks and Romans and wanted to reconnect with that time period

Florence, Italy Where it all began… ruled by the Medici family Cosimo de Medici was the father Very rich and powerful family made money from the wool trade and banking

Florence, Italy Medici wanted Florence to be beautiful and for the people to be smart Hired architects to redesign buildings Hired architects to redesign buildings Hired sculptors and artists Hired sculptors and artists built libraries to help education built libraries to help education

Renaissance What began in Florence soon spread all over Europe Art was created Art was created Literature was written Literature was written Achievements in science were made Achievements in science were made

Renaissance Art Three very famous artists from the Renaissance time period: Raphael Raphael Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo Michelangelo

Raphael Famous Renaissance artist Painted many of the rooms in the Vatican (where the pope lives) Died at age of 37 Above:“SistineMadonna”Left:“Self-Portrait”

Raphael One of Raphael’s most famous paintings, The School of Athens, which shows famous Greek philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

Leonardo da Vinci Famous Renaissance artist Also known for: Science Science Math Math Music Music Engineering Engineering Inventions Inventions Literature Literature Etc. Etc. Self-Portrait by da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci His two most famous works, the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper

Michelangelo Famous Renaissance artist and sculptor Most famous for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Church in Italy Church in Italy Shows different scenes from the book of Genesis in the Bible Shows different scenes from the book of Genesis in the Bible

Michelangelo The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, which Michelangelo painted with different scenes from the Bible. This took him 4 years.

Mosaic Art Mosaic—art created by assembling small pieces of glass, stone, or other materials in an image

Mosaic Art Mosaics have been around since Mesopotamia, but became more beautiful and complex during the Renaissance Mosaic created by Raphael called “Creation of the World”