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Chapter 11: The Renaissance
I. Characteristics of the RenaissanceSlide2
Contrast with the Middle Ages
The Renaissance man
viewed the Middle
Ages as a backward interval between classical culture and his own “modern” ageSlide3
Contrast with the Middle Ages
Hearty zest for living
Gloried in the past
Lived with enthusiasm in the present
Not so concerned with the futureSlide4
Focus on Man
Emphasis on human individuality, ability, and dignity
HumanismSlide5
Humanism
An overemphasis on human worth and ability, leading man to glorify himself instead of GodSlide6
Focus on Man
The Biblical view of humanism
Man created in God’s image
Man’s unique position
Man has fallen
God is the source of all wisdom and abilitySlide7
Revival of Learning
Growing importance of education
Humanities
Humanists
To develop well-rounded individualsSlide8
Revival of Learning
Admiration of ancient Greece and Rome
Ancient manuscripts
Cicero
Study of Greek and LatinSlide9
Chapter 11: The Renaissance
II. Course of the RenaissanceSlide10
Renaissance
Began in Italy
Patrons
Medici family
Lorenzo de Medici
Carried to other landsSlide11
Thought and Literature
Italian Humanist Writers
City of Florence
Francesco Petrarch
Baldassare
Castiglione
The Courtier
Niccolo
Machiavelli
The PrinceSlide12
Thought and Literature
Northern Humanist Writers
Generally had greater interest in religious matters
Erasmus
In Praise of Folly
Greek New TestamentSlide13
Thought and Literature
Northern Humanist Writers
Sir Thomas More
Utopia
Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quixote
William Shakespeare
His impactSlide14
The Visual Arts
Renaissance art presented man as the greatest of God’s creatures in a good creation
Often exalted man to a position independent of GodSlide15
Renaissance Art
Emphasized the present physical world
Often supported by secular patronsSlide16
Renaissance Art
Most artists were proud of their work and wanted their names known and their works praised
Realistic, three-dimensional aspectSlide17
Renaissance Art
Portrait painters frequently painted kings and other important secular individuals
Painting and sculpture were the most popular mediaSlide18
The Visual Arts
Early Italian Painters
Giotto di
Bondone
Father of Renaissance Painting
Frescoes
Masaccio
Sandro
Botticelli
Girolamo
SavonarolaSlide19
The Visual Arts
High Renaissance Painters
Leonardo da Vinci
The Last Supper
Mona Lisa
Raphael
The School of AthensSlide20
The Visual Arts
High Renaissance Painters
Michelangelo
Ceiling of Sistine Chapel
Front wall of Sistine ChapelSlide21
The Visual Arts
Venetian Painters
Venice was a wicked and materialistic city
Titian
Portraits
Grew wealthy
TintorettoSlide22
The Visual Arts
Northern European Artists
Albrecht
Dürer
Signature
Hans Holbein the Younger
Portrait painter
Court painter of Henry VIIISlide23
The Visual Arts
Northern European Artists
Jan van Eyck
Use of oil paints
Pieter Brueghel
Genre paintingSlide24
The Visual Arts
Architects and Sculptors
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Two sets of doors
Filippo
Brunelleschi
Dome for cathedral of Florence
Donatello
Full-scale equestrian statueSlide25
The Visual Arts
Architects and Sculptors
Michelangelo
Pietà
DavidSlide26
Music
Plainsong
Latin words
Simple melodies
Renaissance music was more secular
Copies of music became more availableSlide27
Music
Josquin
des
Prez
Sacred and secular songs
Chansons
Palestrina
Polyphonic music
Simplified much of the Roman Church’s official musicSlide28
Chapter 11: The Renaissance
III. Consequences of the RenaissanceSlide29
Positive Consequences
Renaissance provoked a spirit of inquiry
Revived interest in the literature and languages of antiquity
Biblical manuscripts and languagesSlide30
Positive Consequences
Development of movable-type printing
Spread of ideas
Education became more widely available to the middle class
More people could readSlide31
Positive Consequences
Stressed importance of the individual
Proper emphasis on individual responsibilitySlide32
Negative Consequences
Renaissance’s secular emphasis helped weaken moral restraints
Made need for reform more apparent
Embrace of the evils of the classical worldSlide33
Negative Consequences
Worship of classical ideas
Error that ignorance is a source of evil and that education would solve man’s spiritual problemsSlide34
Negative Consequences
Support of the lie that man is, by nature, good and capable of achievement apart from God