Renaissance
What is the Renaissance?
Humanism and the Printing Press JOHANNES GUTENBERG 1455 FRANCESCO PETRARCH
Machiavelli’s The Prince “Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. Hence a prince who wants to keep his authority must learn how not to be good, and use that knowledge, or refrain from using it, as necessity requires.” Machiavelli in The Prince
Where and Why Venice Milan Rome (Papal States) Florence Naples
The Renaissance Spreads North ERASMUS
COMPARING RENAISSANCE ITALIAN INSPIRED BY ROMAN RUINS IDEAL FORMS NORTHERN INSPIRED BY NATURE OBSERVATION/REALI TY
Accomplishments of the Renaissance (443; ) NAMEFIELDACCOMPLISHMENT DonatelloSculptor“David”; 1 st Renaissance sculptor Raphael Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo Sir Thomas More William Shakespeare Christine de Pisan Jan van Eyck
Donatello
Raphael School of Athens Painter, architect
Leonardo “The Last Supper,” “The Mona Lisa” Painter, architect, engineer, etc.
Michelangelo Sistine Chapel, “Pieta,” “David” Painter, sculptor, architect, poet
Sir Thomas More “Utopian” Author, Churchman
William Shakespeare 100s of plays and sonnets Playwright, author
Christine de Pisa “City of Women,” author
Jan van Eyck Developed “Flemish School” painter