PPT-RENAISSANCE

ARCHITECTURE Week 13 St Peters Basilica Michalengelos dome was a masterpiece of design using two masonry shells one within the other and crowned by a massive lantern supported as at Florence on ribs . Time of Rebirth (1300-1600). Beginnings of the Renaissance. The Renaissance began in wealthy northern Italian trade centers like Venice and Florence where contact with Byzantine and Moslem Empires flourished. (see: cultural diffusion—spread of ideas through interaction). Building the Background to Dr. Faustus . Renaissance defined. T. he . term Renaissance (" New Birth"), used in its narrower sense, is meant that new enthusiasm for classical literature, learning, and . Proto;Early;Late; Author:OLIVERSEABOLTPowerPointversionby:BrandonGatesMerge:FRathus; Renaissance A.D. Renaissance A.D. The term “Renaissance” was first applied to the period following the Middle Ages by Giorgio Vasari. . The term means “rebirth” and refers to the rebirth of learning (in particular the learning from the Greco-Roman world) and secularism (mostly in the form of humanism).. . (pictograms to introduce the topic). The Middle Ages are called so because they fall between twin peaks of artistic glory: The Classical period and the Renaissance. In the Renaissance what was reborn was lifelike art; a shift was from the supernatural to the natural caused this change. Warm-Up Question. : . Define these terms:. Renaissance. Humanism. Classicism . Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?. What factors led to the decline of the Middle Ages & rise of the Renaissance?. Warm-Up. 1. Restroom/Water. 2. Copy homework into agenda. 3. Make sure your name is on the Italian Renaissance Art Review…….give to letter B in your group……..6B please collect from every group…..thank you.. I. Characteristics of the Renaissance. Contrast with the Middle Ages. The Renaissance man . viewed the Middle . Ages as a backward interval between classical culture and his own “modern” age. Contrast with the Middle Ages. Discuss in your table groups how/why you think the Middle Ages end and the Renaissance begins considering the following things…. Vikings. Magna Carta & English Parliament. 100 Years War . The Black Death. The Renaissance Period occurred from . 1400—1600. . The world of science advanced through the work of Galileo and Copernicus.. Christopher Columbus, Sir Francis Duke, Cortez, Magellan, and . DeSoto. 5. . Italian Renaissance Humanism:. - intellectual movement. - focus on secularism and the importance of the individual. - studied Greek and Roman classics. - believed their intellect should be put to the service of the state. Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?. Europeans still looked to Rome for cultural and intellectual guidance. Italian merchants prospered even during the Middle Ages; these merchants valued education and flaunted wealth through art. Note: All other images are from Microsoft clip art. Why It’s Important. humanism- belief in the importance of people. Renaissance- . French word meaning “rebirth”. people . became interested in the world around them. The Renaissance will see a shift in art - from art purely for the sake of glorifying God and teaching Biblical and Catholic lessons to art for the sake of . also. glorifying human beings and their Earthly emotions, experiences, surroundings. .