Renaissance part 2

Humanism

A way of thinking that focuses on people, their abilities, and their potential to make the world better through education, reason, and good actions. It also emphasized each person as a unique individual rather than defining them only by the group they belonged to.

Secular

 Something that is more focused on everyday life and the world rather than religion.

Patron

Wealthy people who sponsored artists & commissioned works. Showed high social status

Mona Lisa

A very famous painting of a woman with a mysterious smile, created by a smart artist and inventor named Leonardo da Vinci, between 1503 and 1519.

Perspective(art)

A trick artist use to make a flat paper look deep and real.Making a 2D look like a 3D

“The Prince”(book)

In simple terms, it explains how a ruler can gain power, keep power, and run a country. Machiavelli focused on what rulers actually do to stay in control, rather than only what they should do morally.

Vernacular

The everyday language people spoke in their region, rather than Latin or another formal language used by scholars and the Church.

Where?

It started in Italy, especially in cities like Florence, Venice, Milan, and Genoa

What?

A “rebirth” of classical knowledge after the Black Death Cultural awakening in Europe

When?

It began around 1350

Who?

Artists, writers, scientists, and thinkers helped start the Renaissance.

Why?

Italy was a center of trade and wealth. Florence became a major banking center, and Italy had old Greek and Roman ideas and culture.

How?

Trade grew after the Crusades. Italian merchants traded with the Mamluks, Ottomans, and Safavids. Merchants became wealthy in cities like Genoa, Pisa, and Venice. After Constantinople fell, Byzantine scholars moved to Italy and brought Greek and Roman knowledge and ideas with them. This helped Renaissance learning grow.

Renaissance man then

Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, creative thinker, curious, and knowledgeable.

Renaissance man now

A modern Renaissance man is creative, good with technology, curious, willing to learn, a problem solver, and skilled in many different subjects and activities.

Who was Michelangelo?

Michelangelo was often considered the greatest artist of all time, being a painter, sculptor, and architect.

How was the Sistine Chapel painted?

He painted the ceiling while lying or standing on scaffolding high above the floor. He used a technique called fresco, which means painting on wet plaster so the paint becomes part of the wall as it dries.

What other works is Michelangelo famous for?

The Statue of David and St. Peter’s Basilica

What makes the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling so famous?

The Sistine Chapel is famous because Michelangelo painted its beautiful ceiling, including the famous “Creation of Adam.” It is an important example of Renaissance art and is located in the Vatican.

The Prince

The importance of The Prince during the Renaissance is that it showed a new way of thinking about government and power. Machiavelli wrote about how rulers could gain and keep power based on what actually worked, instead of only what was considered morally right.

Don Quixote

Don Quixote was important because it helped change literature by using humor and imagination to tell a story about a man who believed he was a knight.

In Praise of Folly

In Praise of Folly was important during the Renaissance because Erasmus used humor to point out problems in society and the Church. It encouraged people to think for themselves and question things.

Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy was important because Dante wrote about a journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. It helped make literature more popular in the Italian language and influenced Renaissance writers and artists.