What is the Renaissance?What is the Renaissance?

A. Mean a “rebirth” in the arts, A. Mean a “rebirth” in the arts, literature, and sciences. literature, and sciences.

B. Begins in the Northern part of B. Begins in the Northern part of Italy Italy

C. CausesC. Causes

1.1. Ancient Roman ruins remind Italians of how Ancient Roman ruins remind Italians of how great Italy once was. great Italy once was.

2.2. Contacts with the Byzantine Empire opens up Contacts with the Byzantine Empire opens up trade trade

3.3. Trade with Africa and Asia opens up new ideas Trade with Africa and Asia opens up new ideas in in science and medicine science and medicine

4.4. Italian scholars look to ancient Greek and Italian scholars look to ancient Greek and Roman books Roman books

5.5. Beginning of the Beginning of the humanists – humanists – studied classic studied classic literature and questioned how things work! literature and questioned how things work!

II. Writers/ArtistsII. Writers/Artists

A. Machiavelli and Petrach begin a A. Machiavelli and Petrach begin a movement in classical education – movement in classical education – studying Greek and Roman books studying Greek and Roman books

B. Artists start to create lifelike B. Artists start to create lifelike human figures and scenes human figures and scenes

C. Painters introduce C. Painters introduce perspective – perspective – make distant objects more smaller make distant objects more smaller than those in the front than those in the front

D. 2 famous Renaissance Painters D. 2 famous Renaissance Painters 1. Leonardo da Vinci – 1. Leonardo da Vinci – The Mona The Mona

Lisa & The Last Supper Lisa & The Last Supper 2. Michelangelo – 2. Michelangelo – The Sistine The Sistine

Chapel Chapel

III. III. Renaissance Spread Renaissance Spread

A. Why? Students in Northern Italy bring their A. Why? Students in Northern Italy bring their ideas over the Alps to Northern Europe. ideas over the Alps to Northern Europe.

B. Invention of the Printing Press – B. Invention of the Printing Press – Gutenburg Gutenburg C. Northern Renaissance Writers C. Northern Renaissance Writers 1. 1. Erasmus – Erasmus – Used the critical method to study Used the critical method to study

ancient literature and the bible ancient literature and the bible 2. 2. Erasmus – Erasmus – Argued for a return to spirituality Argued for a return to spirituality 3. 3. Thomas More – Thomas More – Criticized governments as Criticized governments as

corrupt and believed private ownership of corrupt and believed private ownership of property caused conflicts property caused conflicts

III. Continued. . . III. Continued. . .

5. 5. William Shakespeare – William Shakespeare – Introduced human Introduced human reality and emotions to his plays reality and emotions to his plays

D. NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ARTISTS D. NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ARTISTS 1. Ideas from Italy spread to N. Europe 1. Ideas from Italy spread to N. Europe 2. New Art Ideas – oil on canvas, human 2. New Art Ideas – oil on canvas, human

expression, lively landscape scenes expression, lively landscape scenes