Breaking away from the religious traditions of the medieval world‚ they created entirely new genres of art‚ rich emotion. Radical new techniques were invented‚ such as painting with oils‚ and perspective. Artists such as‚ Brunelleschi‚ Michelangelo‚ Leonardo da Vinci‚ Raphael‚ and Donatello transformed the way we saw our world. The House of Medici or de’ Medici was a political dynasty‚ banking family and later royal house. It first began to gain prominence under the man Cosimo de’ Medici in the Republic
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Patronage in northern Europe is different from the one in Italy. In the early renaissance‚ main patron in Italy is the Medici family. This big merchant family benefits a lot from the fast development of Italian economy. They spent a large number of funds on art region‚ promoting the renaissance to expand. However‚ in the Northern Europe‚ English and France still fought each other in the Hundred-Year war. Two competing Popes still resided in Rome and Avigon. These conflicts influenced the economic
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The causes of the Protestant Reformation were the corruption of the church‚ revivals of ancient text‚ and humanism. The corruptions of the church such as the sale of indulgences‚ simony‚ pluralism and other deeds caused the people to become wary of the church. Humanism caused many people to criticize the church and question the validity of the bible. Though tensions about the church had been growing over the past few centuries‚ they escalated
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technique of painting on a moist‚ plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture 4. Humanism: a variety of ethical theory and practice that emphasizes reason‚ scientific inquiry‚ and human fulfillment in the natural world and often rejects the importance of belief in God. 5. Johannes Gutenberg: a German blacksmith who introduced modern book printing 6. Leonardo Da Vinci: Italian Renaissance artist that painted The Last Supper and Mona Lisa‚ he was also an engineer‚ architect
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artists were invited and paid to come to create many lavish buildings and paint art in them‚ some art would take years to complete. Artists had many factors on the renaissance in Europe because many talented artist lived in Italy at the time such as Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michelangelo and Raphael. There for was an unspoken rivalry between the artists to create the best art or to come up with new creative ideas. Art was a major thing that was developed during the time of the renaissance. Towns competed with
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Renaissance is the term used to describe the period of European history that saw a renewed interest in the arts. The Renaissance began in 14th¬century Italy and spread to the rest of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. In this period‚ the fragmented feudal society of the Middle Ages‚ with its agricultural economy and church¬dominated intellectual and cultural life‚ was transformed into a society increasingly dominated by central political institutions‚ with an urban‚ commercial economy and lay
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act got him excommunicated. The catholic rivalry started with the council of Trent. The council of Trent began in 1545 and lasted till 1563. The Jesuits are “members of Jesus” they are missionary’s that are opposing the reformation. Da vinci Leonardo Da Vinci was a literal Italian genius who was also a polymath‚ painter‚ sculptor‚ architected‚ musician‚ engineer‚ inventor‚ anatomist‚ geologist‚ cartography‚ botanist‚ writer. Da Vinci inspired designs of hydraulics and many other mechanical inventions
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advancements in society. The equality between men and women is one of the first things some historians‚ such as Bruckhardt and Kelly-Gadol use to display society from that time period. There were certain expectancies out of the people as described by Bruni in his letter to Battista Malatesta (c. 1405)‚ and Vergerio in his letter to Ubertino (1392). Castiglione had a text called The Courtier‚ which gave views on both males and females during the Italian Renaissance. There were some renaissance artists
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structure[3] in Italy was based upon Humanism.[4] The power structure[5] of the Medici[6] further supported Humanism and in turn supported social mobility. Meanwhile‚ on the other side of the world‚ social mobility was much more stagnate. The social structure in China was based upon Confucianism.[7] Accordingly‚ the power structure of the Ming Dynasty[8] upheld these traditional ideals. Thus‚ in comparison‚ one can see that the social structure in Italy‚ based upon Humanism‚ was much more of a progressive
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During the Middle Ages knowledge and civilization was in a decline until the Renaissance which was a birth of new culture. Renaissance means “rebirth” and from 1300 to 1600 that’s exactly what happened to Europe. Trade‚ knowledge‚ learning‚ and the quality of life had a very drastic increase during the Renaissance‚ and from this the most iconic painters‚ inventors‚ and sculptures were born from this period. The Renaissance emerged after the Middle Ages that were plagued with political instability
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