2. What was the Renaissance? 1111300 -1600: REBIRTH of art and learning (creativity & change in politics, social life, economics, science and culture)

3. Birthplace of the Renaissance IIIItaly Thriving cities Wealthy patrons: (financial supporters of the arts -- the Medicis in Florence) Influence of Classical Civs: Greece & Rome (Classicism)

4. Intellectual Reawakening HHHHumanism – saw potential in humans & their achievements Emphasized the individual, his intellect, and his time on Earth (NOT religion or the afterlife)

5. Renaissance Art RRRRealism copied from Greeks & Romans IIIIndividualism PPPPerspective (three- dimensional)

6. Renaissance Man Renaissance Woman Educated men should create art & ideal men should try to master all subjects Educated men should create art & ideal men should try to master all subjects Baldassare Castiglione’s The Courtier (1528) Baldassare Castiglione’s The Courtier (1528) Charming, witty, & well-educated in the classics Charming, witty, & well-educated in the classics Dance, sing, play music, write poetry Dance, sing, play music, write poetry Skilled rider, wrestler, & swordsman Skilled rider, wrestler, & swordsman Women should know the classics & be charming, but… Women should know the classics & be charming, but… Should inspire art, not create it Should inspire art, not create it

7. The Ultimate Renaissance Man Leonardo da Vinci

9. Renaissance Ideas Spread 1111400s: Northern Renaissance - Renaissance ideas spread to France, Germany & Flanders ToG: Movement

10. 1111500s: Elizabethan Age - Renaissance spreads to England Queen Elizabeth I promoted the arts and literature in the vernacular (everyday language)

11. 1111440: Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press 1455: Gutenberg Bible

12. Legacy of the Renaissance CCCChanges in Society Artistic & social advances Rise of democratic ideas RRRRise in learning & literacy Focus on individual achievements