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THE RENAISSANCE
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Renaissance- means rebirth, revival in art, literature, science, politics, economy, medicine
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Southern Renaissance Happened in Italy (cities of Milan, Florence, Venice, Genoa) Trading centers, wealthy Wealthy business men spent $ on arts and education
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The Medici of Florence City-states were independent Merchants- rich, involved in politics, earned status w/ success The Medici family- wealthy & powerful in Florence Lorenzo the Magnificent
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New Education Humanism- focuses on individual potential and accomplishments, less emphasis on the church, more individual creativity The Humanities- subjects like history, poetry, philosophy, rhetoric
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“Renaissance Man” master of many subjects and talents (writer, artist, musician and athlete) “Renaissance Woman” studied many subjects, mostly in private, women were to inspire art, not create it
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Renaissance Art painted in realistic view, religious subjects, portraits Perspective- gives 3-D look
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Leonardo da Vinci A realist- studied music, botany, architecture, anatomy (dead bodies to improve his painting), drew early flying machines and submarines
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THE MONA LISA
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Mona Lisa
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The Last Supper
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Vitruvian Man
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Da Vinci Flying Machine
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Michelangelo Sculptor, painter, engineer, architect, poet Statue of David (18’) w/ Greek influence Sistine Chapel ceiling (took 4 yrs) Designed dome on St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome
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Dome of St Peter's - 1564
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Raphael Studied da Vinci and Michelangelo Painted the Madonna (Mary) w/ Child (Jesus) Painted walls in the Vatican
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Renaissance Literature Written in the vernacular (not Latin), individual ideas, Many “How To” books The Book of the Courtier Baldassare Castiglione- How to be a Renaissance Man well- mannered, master of many subjects, educated, athletic The Prince - Machiavelli- guide to success in politics (lie, cheat, steal vs. honesty & integrity) “...it is far better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both.”
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NORTHERN RENAISSANCE
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Developed later than in Italy- recovering from the plague and Hundred Years war Began in the Flanders Region (N. France, Belgium, Netherlands)
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Northern Renaissance Art
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Jan and Hubert Van Eyck- oil paints, scenes of daily life, religion
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Pieter Brueghel- vivid color, commoners
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Albrecht Durer- (German) engravings on plates to make prints, art now available
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NORTHERN RENAISSANCE WRITING Desiderius Erasmus- Dutch, translated the Bible to the vernacular, wrote about church corruption Thomas More- England, wrote Utopia, about an ideal society (no greed, crime, corruption or war)
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William Shakespeare English poet & playwright wrote 37 plays b/t 1590-1613, comedies, tragedies and historical plays (A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar), often dealt with human flaws & errors over 1700 words appear for the 1st time (bedroom, lonely, hurry, sneak, etc.)
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Miguel de Cervantes Spain- wrote “Don Quixote” parody of chivalry
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Printing Revolution Johann Gutenberg (German) 1st printing press First edition Bible in 1456 By 1500- 20 million books printed in Europe, all subjects, ideas spread, books affordable Bible read and interpreted by many who wanted religious reform
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