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Chapter 13 The Renaissance and Reformation 1300-1650

Chapter 13 The Renaissance and Reformation 1300-1650. Section 1 The Renaissance in Italy Section 2 The Renaissance in the North. What Was The Renaissance?. A New Worldview Evolves A time of great change Creative mindset to encourage change Wanted to learn about classical Greece and Rome

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Chapter 13 The Renaissance and Reformation 1300-1650

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  1. Chapter 13The Renaissance and Reformation1300-1650 Section 1 The Renaissance in Italy Section 2 The Renaissance in the North

  2. What Was The Renaissance? • A New Worldview Evolves • A time of great change • Creative mindset to encourage change • Wanted to learn about classical Greeceand Rome • Produced new attitudes • Society focused on individualachievement

  3. What Was The Renaissance? A Spirit of Adventure Expressing Humanism Studied classical Greece and Rome but used it to increase knowledge of people in their time Focused more on the world and less on religion Introduced the study of humanities • Led to curiosity and exploration • Formed a new view of man

  4. Italy: Cradle of the Renaissance • Italy’s History and Geography • Renaissancebegan in Italy • Italy was the center of where Romeonce stood • Location on the sea encouraged tradewith the Muslim world • Muslimscholars helped bring over science and technology

  5. Italy: Cradle of the Renaissance • Italy’s Vibrant City-States • Divided into many city-states • Cities were independent • Each was run by a wealthy family • Medicifamily became one of the wealthiest and controlled Florence • Medici family supported new art • Medici family encourage the renaissance

  6. Renaissance Art Flowers • Reflecting Humanist Though • Portrayed religiousbeliefs • Set religious figures against classical Romanscenes • Often painted wealthy individuals

  7. Renaissance Art Flowers • Using New Artistic Techniques • Giotto painted religious figures as humanswith emotions • Created a way to paint with depth • Helped create realisticart • Artemisia painted with shadowsand light • Painters started to use shadingto make paintings more real • Used new oilpaints

  8. Renaissance Art Flowers • Architecture: A “Social Art” • Used columns, arches and domes • Modeled after architecture in Rome

  9. Renaissance Art Flowers • Leonardo Da Vinci • 1452-1519 • Dissected corpses • Studied science, space, engineering, music, anatomy and art • Painted the Mona Lisa • Used realism • Last Supper

  10. Renaissance Art Flowers Michelangelo Raphael 1483-1520 Blended Christian and classicalstyles of art Painted great thinkers • 1475-1564 • Sculpture, engineer, painter, architect and poet • Sculpted the famed David • Painted murals in the SistineChapel in Rome

  11. Writing for a New Society • Castiglione’s Ideal Courtier • Book to help achieve success during the renaissance • Described manners, skills, learning and virtuesa person needed • Men should be athletic, smart and cultured • Women should be graceful, kind and reserved

  12. Writing for a New Society • Machiavelli’s Successful Prince • Guided for rulers on how to get and maintain power • End justifiesthe means • Against oppression and corruption

  13. The Printing Revolution • Johann Gutenberg developed the first printingpress • Printed the Bibleas the first book • Books used to be copiedby hand • Books could now be printed in largenumbers • More people learned to read • People began to learn a broad array of topics

  14. Northern Renaissance Artists • Flemish Painters • Area of Flanders, in present day France, Belgium and The Netherlands • Jan Van Eyckpainted townspeople and religious figures realistically • Bruegel painted Peasantlife

  15. Northern Renaissance Artists • Durer: “Leonardo of the North” • Albrecht Durerwas the first renaissance painter in Italy • Spread Renaissance throughout northern Europe • He started to apply painting techniques into engraving • Learned from his father’s goldsmithworkshop

  16. Northern Humanists and Writers Erasmus Sir Thomas More Believed in social reform and Utopia People should live in peace and harmony • One of the most important scholarsof the Renaissance • Wrote a Greek edition of the Bible • Helped spread Humanism

  17. Northern Humanists and Writers Rabelais Shakespeare Biggest figure in Renaissance Literature Wrote 37 plays that are still performed today Exercised universal themes in commonday settings Created about 7,000new words in his works • Physician, Monk, Greek scholar and author • Wrote about religion and education • Doubted the organizedchurch

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