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Title: The European Renaissance

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EQ: What changes occurred during the Renaissance and how did they impact society?



Today we are going to discuss the legacy, orimpact, that the Renaissance had on society.

We will start by discussing the most influentialarea of the time period – art.

Three of the most important artists came out of

the Renaissance:

▪ Leonardo da Vinci

▪ Michelangelo

▪ Raphael




In order to understandthe innovations in art ofthe Renaissance, it isimportant to first look at

the art that preceded it.

When we analyze artconsider the following: What emotions does the

piece make you feel? What is the subject of the

piece? Religious, portrait,mythical, etc.

Is the piece realistic,idealized, distorted, etc.?



A true Renaissance man.Left many notebooks full ofsketches. Strange- wrote backwards so

no one could steal his ideas.

Drew up plans for a helicopter,submarine, tank, machine gun,diving equipment, and wasfascinated with flying.

Interested in anatomy,

dissected cadavers from Romemortuary and drew their parts.

Bizarre self portrait.

Famous for Mona Lisa and theLast Supper

CFU --- Think / Pair / Share:What effect would this have on Europeansociety?• Leonardo da Vinci impacted society by…




Best known as a sculptor.The Medici sponsored hiseducation. Most famous- statue of David-

14 feet high, took 3 yrs tofinish.

1508-1512- painted SistineChapel ceiling in Rome. Firedall his assistants.

Unsociable man, incapable of

good relationships. Designed dome of St. Peter’s

Basilica but died before it wasdone.

Also a painter, architect, andpoet.

CFU --- Think / Pair / Share:How does this show the influence of theMedici family?• The success of Michelangelo

demonstrates the influence of the

Medici by… EQ: What changes occurred during the Renaissance and how did they impact society?



Studied Michelangelo and daVinci.

Painted many paintings of

Madonna and child.

Pope hired him to paint frescoes

(paintings done on wet plaster)

in the Vatican and in his library.

Combined Michelangelo’s sense

of power and magnificence withLeonardo’s expressive

mysteriousness to create

Renaissance style we remember

today.

Famous for School of Athens

CFU --- Think /Write/ Share:Analyze the image above. How doesRaphael portray the Madonna and child?• Raphael’s portrayal of the Madonna

and child…



Literacy 0-5?▪ The ability to read and write

Europe saw its literacy rates

tremendously increaseduring the Renaissance.

One technologicaldevelopment helped more

than any other.

The printing press – Johannes Gutenberg (1440) Improved upon Chinese block

printing techniques

CFU: Think / Write / Share: What impact would the

invention of the printing press have on society.

• One impact of the printing press on society…

• _______ would result from the development ofthe printing press.



With the invention of theprinting press, Europeadvanced at amazing

speeds. Literacy rates increase

Books, pamphlets,scientific findings, notes,

etc. are all being massproduced.

Various languages areused and published.▪ The first mass-produced book

was the Guttenburg bible.

CFU – Think / Pair / Share:What impact would this have on theEuropean society?

• The printing press would impactsociety by…



0 5 Humanism The study of human potential;

what can humans physically do,what are our minds capable of,and individual achievement.

With the advent of humanism,Europe saw an increasedsense of inquiry, orquestioning. Inspired by the belief in human

potential, many scholars beganto question the world aroundthem.▪ Including: religion, nature, human

body processes, etc.

CFU --- Think / Write / Share:What do you think were the responsesof the church and government of thistime to the humanist movement?• I believe the church and

government responded to thehumanist movement by…

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