renaissance

• Renaissance


  Rebirth, a change from the previous Middle Ages, this age presented ideas that focus on human nature
• The renaissance means rebirth and is a change from the previous Middle Ages, this age presented ideas that focus on human nature
• Renaissance


  • Spirit of inquiry and creativity that was inspired by the ancient classics
  • Rediscovery of Greek and Roman literature that stressed reason as a focal element in the understanding of the world
• Philosophies that dominated the Renaissance era

  • Secularism
  • Humanism
  • Individualism
• Secularism


  Stressed the importance of the here and the now, promoted interests in the material world and focused on worldly concerns, inspired the breaking down of traditional world views and provided the impetus for the age of exploration and reformation
• Humanism


  Stressed the "goodness and high potential of human nature"
• Individualism


  Complemented Humanism by promoting the idea that the interests of individual was of paramount value
• Renaissance Man


  Baldassare Castiglione captured the essence of the ideal gentleman in his book Book of the Courtier, aside from being a swordsman he must be a master of many fields demonstrating manners of social graces
• Beginnings of Renaissance


  • Expansion of commerce in the Italian peninsula and as a strategic location in the Mediterranean
  • Trade with the East (Asia), often by Arab middlemen, resulted to influx of new ideas
  • The invention of movable metal type printing by Johannes Gutenberg
• Economic Impetus for the Renaissance

  • Wealth of the Merchant Class
  • Spike in Population after the plague
  • Enclosure system
  • Putting out system
• Expansion of Commerce during the Renaissance

  • Venice
  • Florence
  • Milan
  • Genoa
  • Naples
  • Rome
  • Antwerp
• The Medicis of Florence

  Established one of the biggest banks in Italy, coined as the "greatest financial dynasty" in Italy during the era
• Humanities


  • Philosophy
  • History
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Composition
• Francesco Petrarch


  Wrote in vernacular making his works accessible to people
• Legacy of the Renaissance


  • Literature - Francesco Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, William Shakespeare
  • Art - The Mona Lisa, the Last Supper, the Virgin of the Rocks (Leonardo da Vinci), Sistine Chapel ceiling paintings, Creation of Adam, statue of David, Pieta (Michelangelo Buonarroti)
  • Science - Inquiry filled this era, scientists focused on empirical observations and the scientific method, challenged traditional theories
• Niccolo Machiavelli - The Prince author, Machivellian doctrine proponent - "the end justifies the means"
• Leonardo da Vinci - The Virgin of the Rocks
• The Renaissance was characterized by the revival of classical learning, humanism, individualism, and scientific advancements.
• Renaissance artists sought to capture the beauty and complexity of the natural world through realistic depictions of people, animals, landscapes, and objects.
• Humanists believed that humans were capable of achieving greatness through their own efforts rather than divine intervention.