Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance

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Italy Birthplace of the Renaissance

• The European Renaissance was a rebirth of
  learning and the arts that began in Italy in the
  1300s.

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Classical Worldly Values

• Classics lead to Humanism
• Humanists focused on human potential and
  achievements.
• Enjoyment of Worldly Pleasures
• The basic spirit of the Renaissance is secular
  concerned with the here and now as opposed to a
  better life after death.
• Patrons of the Arts
• Popes and merchants became supporters of the
  arts.
• Renaissance Man
• The ideal Renaissance individual excelled in many
  fields and all areas of study.

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Renaissance Revolutionizes Art

• Many Renaissance artists developed new techniques
  such as perspective.
• Leonardo da Vinci typified the true Renaissance
  Man.
• Raphael created realistic masterpieces.

Leonardo da Vinci
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Leonardo

• Leonardo da Vinci was deeply interested in how
  things work. He studied how muscles move, how
  veins are arranged in a leaf.
• Among his most famous works are the Mona Lisa,
  and the Last Supper. Only 17 of his paintings
  still survive.

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Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Michelangelo was a true Renaissance Man, he
  excelled at almost every area of study. He was a
  painter, sculpture, poet and architect.
• Among his most famous works are the design of the
  dome at the top of St. Peters Basilica, his
  statue David. and his paintings on the ceiling
  of the Sistine Chapel.

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The Sistine Chapel

• To paint the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo lay
  stretched on his back on a high scaffold.
• His working conditions were very bad. He worked
  in scorching heat in the summer and had to work
  by candlelight.

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Michelangelo
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Raphael

• Raphael learned his trade by studying the works
  of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.
• He enjoyed painting the Madonna.
• His greatest achievements fill the library in the
  Vatican.
• He died on his 37th birthday after a short
  illness. All of Rome went into mourning.

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