A Rebirth of Culture Cultural Rebirth The Renaissance
A Rebirth of Culture
� Cultural Rebirth � The Renaissance World � The Art of the Renaissance � Scientific Methods � Renaissance Man � Turning Point
� patrons �people who hire artists to create works of art �made the patrons, and their cities, look good �private & public art projects �many projects for the Catholic Church � Medici �family from Florence, Italy �wealthy merchants and bankers �supported the arts
� Michelangelo �Italian artist �Created some of the most famous works of art in the Western world � Raphael �Italian artist �Painted for the Catholic Church his entire life �Favorite artist of Pope Leo X
The School of Athens by Raphael
Michelangelo’s painting of the Sistine Chapel
� naturalism �an artistic movement in which paints and sculptors tried to make their work more accurate and realistic �observed nature �details and emotions in human sculptures � architect �A person who designs buildings
• naturalism and perspective • painting by Raphael
� Filippo �Italian Brunelleschi architect �mastered using perspective in his architectural sketches
� Michelangelo �Lorenzo de’ Medici recognized his talent �The Pieta – marble statue of Jesus and Mary �The statue David �Thirst for knowledge and passion for beauty �His life embodied the spirit of the Renaissance
� Filippo �first Brunelleschi Renaissance architect �redesigned the Duomo “dome” of the Florence Cathedral – the largest brick dome ever built
� Shakespeare �English playwright during the Renaissance �wrote many plays about Roman history �one of the most quoted people of all time
� Nicolaus �Polish Copernicus scientist �built tools to observe the sky �he realized that the Earth revolved around the sun �went against the popular view that the Earth was the center of the universe �the Catholic Church put his book on the Index of Forbidden Books
� Francis Bacon �developed the scientific method �logic should be tested and retested with experiments � Galileo �the Galilei first person to see craters on the moon, Saturn’s rings, and Jupiter’s many moons �he proved Copernicus heliocentric theory to be right
� heretic �a person whose beliefs or ideas go against religious teachings
�Leonardo �painter, da Vinci musician, scientist, architect, and inventor �dedicated his life to satisfying his curiosity about the world �greatest thinker of his time �painted the Mona Lisa
The Last Supper by da Vinci
� Western �the Civilization way of life rooted in Greek and Roman culture and Christianity �based on international trade, individual expression, and scientific inquiry.
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