1. The Renaissance and Reformation
Chapter One
The Renaissance and Reformation

2. What is the Renaissance?
Renaissance means “rebirth”
Characteristics of the Renaissance
End of the Dark Ages (Medieval Ages)
Focus on individual achievement
Revival of interest in the arts and literature without influence of religion
Renewal of interest in education

3. Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance
Why?
Wealthy city-states
Competition among the city-states
Merchants and the Medici Family
Had leisure time and interest in the arts
Became patrons of the Arts
Supported art and artists financially
Legacy of the Greek and Roman Empires
Source of inspiration

5. Classical and Worldly Values
Humanism
study and imitation of the “classical” authors
Secularism
Focused on “worldly” aspects, not spiritual
Separation of philosophy and religion
The Renaissance Man and Woman
Man must excel at many different things
Woman must be charming and entertaining

6. Renaissance Artists
Renaissance Italy had many talented and famous artists…
Leonardo daVinci ( )
Michelangelo ( )
Raphael ( )
Donatello ( )

7. Leonardo daVinci

8. “The Mona Lisa”

9. “The Last Supper”

10. “Vitruvian Man”

11. “The Flying Machine”

12. “Skeletons”

13. “War Machine”

14. Michelangelo

15. “The David”

16. “The Last Judgment”

17. “The Sistine Chapel”

18. “Creation of Man”

19. “The Pieta”

20. Raphael

21. “The School of Athens”

22. “Leo X with Two Cardinals”

23. Donatello

24. “Virgin with Child”

25. “Statue of David”

26. “Lamentation over the Dead”

27. Renaissance Writers Vittoria Colonna Francesco Petrarch
Famous noblewoman and poet
Francesco Petrarch
Humanist poet, author of “Sonnets to Laura”
Dante Alighieri
Poet, wrote the “The Divine Comedy”
Niccolo Machiavelli
Florentine politician, author of “The Prince”
A Handbook for political leaders
Do what is politically effective, not morally correct