The Renaissance (1300-1600)
By: Marcie A. Calderon (Period: 1)
What was the change?
The term "Renaissance" means rebirth and it refers to a revival of art and learning. Educated men and women of Italy hoped to bring back to life the culture of classical Greece and Rome. The Renaissance created something new. Italy had three advantages that made it the birthplace of the Renaissance: thriving cities, a wealthy merchant class, and the classical heritage of Greece and Rome. The Renaissance brought about a new way the art was used and how people saw the human body.
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519)
Leonardo Da Vinci was a pianter, Inventor, Sculpter, and Scientist. He was also known as a "Renaissance Man" it also means "Universal Man " because he was skilled at some many things. One of his many contributions that is well known is the Mona Lisa, she was to be the wife of a wealthy merchant. One of the mysteries about her is that everyone wans to know what is hidden behind her smile. Another contribution of his is the Vitruvian Man. The Vitruvian man proportions of a man’s body first standing inscribed in a square and then with feet and arms outspread inscribed in a circle provides an excellent early example of the way in which his studies of proportion fuse artistic and scientific objectivesat it included architectural and technological design.
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564)
Michelangelo was arguably the most famous artist of the Italian Renaissance, and inarguably one of the greatest artists of all time. He considered himself a sculptor, primarily, but is equally well known for the paintings he was induced to create. He was also an architect and an amateur poet. He was very interested with the human body. One of his most famous contributions was "The Statue of David." The David was a symbol of a heroicness. Another Contribution was "The Dome of St. Peters." It was only compeleted to the base when he died.
Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520)
Raphael was an Italian painter and architect of the Renaissance.He was celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings and drawings. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that time period. His mst important contribution to the Renaissance was "The School of Athens." The school of Athens represents truth aquired through reason
How did the change impact society at the time? (Short-term effects)
The Renaissance changed Society by doing many things, while creating something new. The people of the Renaissance studied classical texts that led to "humanism," an intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements. Ideas Helped them to deelop a new outlook on life and art in the Renaissance. The basic spirit of the renaissance society was secular--worldly rather than spiritual and concernered with the here and now. Even the church leaders in the Renaissance became worldly.
How is that change seen in today's modern society? (Long-term effects)
The Renaissance did lits of things that still continue on to today's time. Renaissance writer made works that reflected their own time but they also used techniques that writers rely on today. The men and women of the Renaissance greatly change how Europeans saw themselves and their world. Renaissance painters used the technique of "Perspective," which shows three dimensions on a flat surface. there are many more things that are still used today from the Renaissance.