The Renaissance

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The Renaissance

Legacy

diverted rivers to prevent flooding

drawings of unfinished works

notebooks

only 17 paintings

principles of turbine

Michelangelos commissions

details from the ststue of david shows great knowledge of anatomy and looks lifelike

Hes first commission was jesus on marys lap

Renaissance Science

Galileo Galilei

it took the catholic church 350 years to apoligize to him

he made a thermometor

he was in house arrest

he wrote a book of the dialogue on the two chief world systems

he developed a telescope

he increased the magnification on a telescope

he studied medicine but had intrest in maths

The famous astronomer was born in Pisa in Italy

Kepler

he agreed with copermicus but said the planets orbits were ellliptical not cirular

he was german

Nicholas Copernicus view

he said that the earth orbited the sun

Nicholas Copermicus father of astronomy

he published his book after death from fear of the church

Changes in architecture

significant changes

pointed door

spire

rose window

pointed windows and pointed arches

buttresses and flying buttresses

results of the renaissance

it resulted in a significant advance in human knowledge

the renaissance played a major part in the split of the church

people were encoursged to travel more and discover new land

the study of archaelogy and history was revived

The renaissance begins in Florence

cosimo de medici

he was the richest banker in Florence

he was in Florence for 28years

lorenzo the magnificent

the grandson of cosmico de medici

changes in painting

renaissance

art looked more real and focused on feelings and emotions

renaissance style clothes

realistic people more lifelike

classical roman style architecture

religious theme here but also other theme

variety of colours

perspective

painted on canvas

medieval

religious theme only

little colour

lifeless

similar faces

painted wooden panel

no depth

medieval art was not very lifelike

was no realism

very little backround

new painting techniques

artists used egg yolk to bind paints

they used perspective

sfumato using shading to make it more lifelike

frescoes became popular painting onto wet plaster so the colours absorbed into the wall

renaissance paintings also depicted nature and landscapes

changes of sculpture

new

religious and non religious theme

more realistic

more lifelike

shows feelings

old

religious theme

part of a cathedral

lacked feelings

How is the Renaissance Historicly sighnificant

the reformation

age of exploration

education

new learing

historical change

medicine

tourism

art

architecture

painting and sculpture