1. Renaissance By: Mrs. Carr

2. What was the Renaissance?
Rebirth (or revival of art and learning)
New art (Realism, Baroque)
New literature (such as Shakespeare)
What was the Renaissance?

3. Florence, Italy Was a model of Renaissance culture.
Twelve artist guilds that regulated the trades were the basis of the city's commercial success.
Members of the guilds, who were wealthy and held positions in government, were some of the city's most influential people in society and politics.
Florence, Italy

4. Machiavelli’s “The Prince”
He wrote a political handbook and he said “the end justifies the means”.
He wrote about the Medici Family- Powerful, wealthy, banking family
Machiavelli wrote that to have power you have to be “ruthless and cunning”
Rulers have to be as strong as a lion.
Machiavelli’s “The Prince”

5. Humanism Focus on humans rather than “secular” beings
History, literature, philosophy
Support of the church as “patrons” (ex: Michelangelo)
Humanism

6. Renaissance Artists Leonardo Da Vinci Michelangelo Raphael Donatello…
Were actually Renaissance artists!
Renaissance Artists

7. Leonardo Da Vinci Artist Painted the “Mona Lisa” Scientist Engineer
Studied medicine
“The Last Supper”
“Renaissance Man”
Leonardo Da Vinci

8. Da Vinci’s Famous Works

9. All educated people were expected to create art and master every area of study
Leonardo da Vinci was considered a “Renaissance Man”
“Renaissance Man”

10. Michelangelo

11. Raphael

12. Donatello

13. Vernacular philosophies written by philosophers such as Petrarch and Erasmus
Plays and poems written by William Shakespeare
Literature

14. Petrarch Italian philosopher and poet Father of Humanism
Believed humanism and Christianity could co-exist
Petrarch

15. Dante Wrote the “Divine Comedy”
Written in the vernacular (native language)
Criticized the Catholic Church
Dante

16. Erasmus Dutch Humanist Wrote Greek translations of the Bible
Said Bible should be written in a common language
Erasmus