1. European Renaissance and Reformation, 1300-1600
Chapter 17:
European Renaissance and Reformation,

3. Pre-Renaissance… What’s going on in Europe???
War
Black Death (plague)
Church’s outlook =
Endure suffering while waiting rewards in heaven.
Loss of art, technology, and the culture of the classics (Greece and Rome)

4. Words to know
Renaissance
Term means “rebirth.”
Rebirth in what?

5. Renaissance Originated in Italy Why Italy? 3 Reasons
1) thriving cities… WHY?
2) a wealthy merchant class
3) classical heritage of Greece and Rome

6. Renaissance Man Should strive to master all areas of study. Should be:
Charming
Witty
Educated in the Classics
Dance
Sing
Play music
Write poetry and prose
Skilled wrestler
Skilled swordsman
Be awesome!
Basically just be like Mr. Loux…

7. Renaissance Women Should….. Know the classics Be charming Write well
Make music
Dance
Inspire/support art
Rarely create it

8. Renaissance Artists Donatello Michelangelo Leonardo da Vinci Raphael
Statue of David (1460s)
Europe's 1st statue of a large freestanding male nude since ancient times
Michelangelo
Dome of St. Peter’s; Statue of David
Paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Leonardo da Vinci
Painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist
Famous for writing backwards, great feats of engineering, his interest in how things worked
Ex. Early flying machines that have been created today from his drawings and work well
Most famous for paintings: the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
Raphael
Famous for use of perspective and painting the walls of Pope Julius II’s library

9. Renaissance Literature
Wrote in the vernacular instead of Latin
Wrote for self-expression or to portray individuality
Some famous women writers arose
Most wrote about personal subjects
As opposed to political ones
Vottoria Colanna
Poetry of personal emotion; p. 477