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rere·nais·sance \ ren-ə-’sän(t)s·nais·sance \ ren-ə-’sän(t)s
According to Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary:According to Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary:
1.1. The transitional movement in Europe between The transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times beginning in the medieval and modern times beginning in the 1414thth century in Italy, lasting into the 17 century in Italy, lasting into the 17thth century, century, and marked by a humanistic revival of classical and marked by a humanistic revival of classical influence expressed in a flowering of the arts influence expressed in a flowering of the arts and literature and by the beginnings of modern and literature and by the beginnings of modern science.science.
2.2. A movement or period of vigorous artistic and A movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity.intellectual activity.
3.3. Rebirth, RevivalRebirth, Revival
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1450 - 16001450 - 1600
People became curious about the People became curious about the world around them and began to world around them and began to
ask “Why?” and “How?”ask “Why?” and “How?”
This “Rebirth” brought about This “Rebirth” brought about advances in science, art, philosophy, advances in science, art, philosophy,
exploration and discovery.exploration and discovery.
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1450 - 16001450 - 1600
““Renaissance curiosity led artists to Renaissance curiosity led artists to dissect cadavers, explorers to travel dissect cadavers, explorers to travel the world, clerics and lay people to the world, clerics and lay people to question the authority of the church question the authority of the church and Leonardo da Vinci to question and Leonardo da Vinci to question
everything,” (Ferris, 99).everything,” (Ferris, 99).
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1450 - 16001450 - 1600
INDIVIDUALISM: new self-awareness INDIVIDUALISM: new self-awareness and self-assurance and self-assurance
HUMANISM: importance of having HUMANISM: importance of having knowledge and skills in many knowledge and skills in many
different areas (languages, literature, different areas (languages, literature, philosophy)philosophy)
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HistoryHistory14401440 Gutenberg invents printing with movable typeGutenberg invents printing with movable type14521452 Leonardo da Vinci is bornLeonardo da Vinci is born14651465 First printed musicFirst printed music14691469 Machiavelli is bornMachiavelli is born1478 1478 Spanish InquisitionSpanish Inquisition1583 – 1486 1583 – 1486 Da Vinci sketches early helicopterDa Vinci sketches early helicopter14851485 Boticelli paints Boticelli paints The Birth of VenusThe Birth of Venus14921492 Columbus arrives in AmericaColumbus arrives in America1503 1503 Nostradamus is bornNostradamus is born15081508 Michelangelo Buonarroti paints the Sistine ChapelMichelangelo Buonarroti paints the Sistine Chapel15171517 Martin Luther posts his 95 ThesesMartin Luther posts his 95 Theses15191519 Cortez conquers MexicoCortez conquers Mexico15221522 Magellan circumnavigates the globeMagellan circumnavigates the globe15251525 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina is bornGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina is born15471547 Miguel de Cervantes is born Miguel de Cervantes is born 15641564 Shakespeare is bornShakespeare is born15671567 Claudio Monteverdi is bornClaudio Monteverdi is born1584 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh discovers VirginiaSir Walter Raleigh discovers Virginia15901590 Zacharias and Hans Janssen invent the microscopeZacharias and Hans Janssen invent the microscope
RenaissancRenaissanceeArtArt
Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Leonardo da
VinciVinci
Renaissance artistic Renaissance artistic
characteristicscharacteristics
Light and DimensionLight and Dimension
Intrigued by the lines and structure Intrigued by the lines and structure of the human bodyof the human body
RenaissancRenaissanceeArtArt
The Ambassadors, The Ambassadors, Hans Holbein the Hans Holbein the
YoungerYounger
Renaissance artistic Renaissance artistic
characteristicscharacteristics
Light and DimensionLight and Dimension
Intrigued by the lines and structure Intrigued by the lines and structure of the human bodyof the human body
RenaissancRenaissanceeArtArt
The Adoration of The Adoration of the Magi,the Magi,
SandroSandro BoticelliBoticelli
Renaissance artistic Renaissance artistic
characteristicscharacteristics
Light and DimensionLight and Dimension
Intrigued by the lines and structure Intrigued by the lines and structure of the human bodyof the human body
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ArchitectureArchitecture
Ca’ d’OroCa’ d’Oro
Italian Gothic, Venice, 1422-1440Italian Gothic, Venice, 1422-1440
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ArchitectureArchitecture
Palace of Charles VPalace of Charles V
Pedro Machuca 1485 - 1550Pedro Machuca 1485 - 1550
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ArchitectureArchitecture
Piazza del CampidoglioPiazza del Campidoglio
Michelangelo Buonarotti 1538Michelangelo Buonarotti 1538
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SculptureSculpture
Stucco ReliefStucco Relief
Old Sacristy, San Old Sacristy, San Lorenzo, Florence,Lorenzo, Florence,
DonatelloDonatello
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SculptureSculpture
Stemma of San Stemma of San MicheleMichele
Luca Della RobbiaLuca Della Robbia
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SculptureSculpture
MosesMoses
Michelangelo BuonarottiMichelangelo Buonarotti
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Sacred MusicSacred Music
Josquin des PrezJosquin des Prez
1445? – 15211445? – 1521Considered by his Considered by his contemporaries to be the contemporaries to be the greatest composer who had greatest composer who had ever livedever lived
Perfected the technique of Perfected the technique of imitative polyphonyimitative polyphony
Wrote mostly systematic, Wrote mostly systematic, controlled religious musiccontrolled religious music
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Sacred MusicSacred Music
Giovanni Pierluigi da Giovanni Pierluigi da PalestrinaPalestrina
1524? – 15941524? – 1594
Assimilated Josquin’s techniques Assimilated Josquin’s techniques and adapted them to his own styleand adapted them to his own style
Wrote mostly systematic, Wrote mostly systematic, controlled religious musiccontrolled religious music
Implied homophonic texturesImplied homophonic textures
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Sacred MusicSacred Music
Martin LutherMartin Luther
1483 – 15461483 – 1546
Brought about the Brought about the protestant reformationprotestant reformation
Believed that church Believed that church congregations should congregations should be able to participate in be able to participate in the service through the service through singing and that some singing and that some of the singing should be of the singing should be in the language of the in the language of the congregationcongregation
Introduced the ChoraleIntroduced the Chorale
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Secular MusicSecular MusicSecular (Non-religious) music was also composed during the renaissance. Madrigals were the Popular music of the day.
Madrigals Madrigals were sung in the language of the singers.
Madrigal texts described pastoral scenes and affairs of the heart
Word painting and extreme emotional states were dramatically portrayed
Madrigals were sung at social gatherings by small groups
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AuthorsAuthorsMiguel de CERVANTES (1547-Miguel de CERVANTES (1547-
1616)1616)
Don Quixote de la Mancha Don Quixote de la Mancha has has been the subject of several been the subject of several musicalizations including an opera musicalizations including an opera by Manuel de Falla, a ballet by by Manuel de Falla, a ballet by Ludwig Minkus and a Broadway Ludwig Minkus and a Broadway musical by Mitch Leigh.musical by Mitch Leigh.
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AuthorsAuthorsWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare
1564 – 16161564 – 1616Wrote 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and Wrote 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and numerous other poems numerous other poems
Coined the following words and Coined the following words and phrases: phrases: accessible, amazement, accessible, amazement, assassination, barefaced, bedazzle, belongings, assassination, barefaced, bedazzle, belongings, circumstantial, courtship, critical, dewdrop, circumstantial, courtship, critical, dewdrop, downstairs, employer, epileptic, exposure, downstairs, employer, epileptic, exposure, fairyland, fanged, fashionable, frugal, homely, fairyland, fanged, fashionable, frugal, homely, impartial, ladybird, lament, leapfrog, majestic, impartial, ladybird, lament, leapfrog, majestic, moonbeam, paternal, puke, rant, reclusive, moonbeam, paternal, puke, rant, reclusive, roadway, sacrificial, schoolboy, silliness, useful, roadway, sacrificial, schoolboy, silliness, useful, vulnerable, watchdog, zanyvulnerable, watchdog, zany
His plays have been the basis for His plays have been the basis for numerous operas, musicals, and numerous operas, musicals, and ballets.ballets.
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