Renaissance

RENAISSANCE
MEANS “REBIRTH”
WHAT IS THIS? | IT IS A CULTURAL MOVEMENT |
* PLACE : * Italy |
* PERIOD * SPREAD * INFLUENCE | * 14th to the 17th centurythe * rest of Europeby the XVI century. * In literature, philosophy,art, music, politics, science, religion. |
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MIDDLE AGES AND RENAISSANCE
MIDDLE AGES | RENAISSANCE

Developed in the V and XVcenturies (ten centuries = thousand years) | Developed in the XVI century (Italy XV) |
Roman Catholic Church was dominant. | Roman Catholic Church's power was questioned.. |
There were 3social levels: Noblemen,, Clergymen, Peasants, | Middle class |
Feudalism. | Rise of towns and cities. Both; universities, the only difference being the curriculum |
Art was primarily religiousin nature, stylized, figures were fully clothed, and work was never signed. | Art was still religious, but there were also a lot of secular themes as well, realism, nudity, humanism, and the artistssigned their work. |
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The only literate and educated people were the clergy. | After the invention of the movable type printing press by Johannes Gutenburg, literature became lessexpensive and more available. More people became literate. |

CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS PERIOD
* The word “Renaissance” is the French word for “rebirth.” The Renaissance refers to the rebirth ofhumanism during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries in Europe. The Renaissance period was a time of rebirth of humanism and new discoveries in fine arts, music, literature, philosophy, science and technology,architecture, religion and spirituality.
FINE ARTS
Sculptors such as Donatello and later Michelangelo went back to classical techniques and classical subjects like the unsupported nude. Paintersbegan to utilize methods of realism by improving skills in three-dimensional perspective. Painters began to turn away from religious themes and focused more on people and landscapes. Leonardo Da...