Renaisance Period Handouts

Renaissance Period

The term "Renaissance" signifies rebirth or awakening, originating in Italy in the late 14th century with a renewed interest in Ancient Greece and Rome in philosophy, literature, and the arts.

Vitruvian Man

Leonardo da Vinci's reflection on human proportion and architecture, integrating art, architecture, human anatomy, and symmetry in a powerful image.

Eras of Renaissance

Early Renaissance (1401-1490s), High Renaissance Period (1490-1527), Late Renaissance Period.

Early Renaissance Period

Emphasized development in art, color, space, light, human body, realism, and mundane activities.

High Renaissance Period

Dominated by painting, focused on human anatomy, beauty, aesthetics, and humanism in artworks.

Late Renaissance Period

Developed Mannerism, depicted Roman rule, and spread Gothic style to other European nations.

Characteristics of Renaissance Period

Humanism, Individualism, Secularism, Classicism, Nature, Anatomy, Linear Perspective, Depth.