10-History-Ch 1 European Renaissance & Reformation
Chapter 1 European Renaissance & Reformation
Unit 1 – Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance
Revolution – the Italian Renaissance was a rebirth of learning that produced many great works of art & literature.
Renaissance art & literature still influence modern thought & modern art.
Renaissance – period of European history, 1300-1600, rebirth, a renewed interest in classical culture lead to changes in art, learning, & views of the world.
Humanism – Renaissance intellectual movement that focused on studying classical texts, human potential & achievements.
Secular – Renaissance society was worldly rather than spiritual & concerned with the here & now.
Patron – a person who supports artists, especially financially.
Perspective – an artistic technique that creates the appearance of 3 dimensions on a flat surface.
Vernacular – native language; the everyday language of people in a region or country.
Italy’s Advantages
City-States
Merchants & the Medici
Looking to Greece & Rome
Classical & Worldly Values
Classics lead to humanism
Worldly pleasures
Patrons of the arts
The Renaissance man
The Renaissance woman
The Renaissance Revolutionizes art
Realistic painting & sculpture
Leonardo, Renaissance Man
Raphael advances realism
Anguissola & Gentileschi
Renaissance writers change literature
Petrarch & Boccaccio
Machiavelli advises rulers
Vittoria Colonna
Unit 2 – The Northern Renaissance
Cultural interaction – in the 1400s, the ideas of the Italian Renaissance began to spread to Northern Europe
Renaissance ideas such as the importance of the individual are a strong part of modern thought.
Utopia – an imaginary land described by Thomas More in his book “Utopia”, an ideal place
William Shakespeare – most famous writer of the Elizabethan Age; born in 1562; liked the classics & drew on them for inspiration & plots.
Johann Gutenberg – a craftsman from Mainz, Germany, developed a printing press using a number
Unit 1 – Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance
Revolution – the Italian Renaissance was a rebirth of learning that produced many great works of art & literature.
Renaissance art & literature still influence modern thought & modern art.
Renaissance – period of European history, 1300-1600, rebirth, a renewed interest in classical culture lead to changes in art, learning, & views of the world.
Humanism – Renaissance intellectual movement that focused on studying classical texts, human potential & achievements.
Secular – Renaissance society was worldly rather than spiritual & concerned with the here & now.
Patron – a person who supports artists, especially financially.
Perspective – an artistic technique that creates the appearance of 3 dimensions on a flat surface.
Vernacular – native language; the everyday language of people in a region or country.
Italy’s Advantages
City-States
Merchants & the Medici
Looking to Greece & Rome
Classical & Worldly Values
Classics lead to humanism
Worldly pleasures
Patrons of the arts
The Renaissance man
The Renaissance woman
The Renaissance Revolutionizes art
Realistic painting & sculpture
Leonardo, Renaissance Man
Raphael advances realism
Anguissola & Gentileschi
Renaissance writers change literature
Petrarch & Boccaccio
Machiavelli advises rulers
Vittoria Colonna
Unit 2 – The Northern Renaissance
Cultural interaction – in the 1400s, the ideas of the Italian Renaissance began to spread to Northern Europe
Renaissance ideas such as the importance of the individual are a strong part of modern thought.
Utopia – an imaginary land described by Thomas More in his book “Utopia”, an ideal place
William Shakespeare – most famous writer of the Elizabethan Age; born in 1562; liked the classics & drew on them for inspiration & plots.
Johann Gutenberg – a craftsman from Mainz, Germany, developed a printing press using a number