The Renaissance

Mr Hogan

“Renaissance” – means “rebirth”

Lasted from around 1400 to 1700

A rapid development in Science, Art, Music, Architecture (building types) and learning

New interest in the Ancient Greeks and Romans

People began to question old ideas and attitudes

Medieval paintings were very unrealistic◦ Same expressions on faces

◦ Flat – no use of perspective

◦ Unrealistic colours

Renaissance paintings were quite realistic◦ Different expressions on faces

◦ Use of perspective

◦ More natural colours

Perspective

Cutting up dead bodies to learn how to show bodies more realistically

Studying nature

Sfumato – Shading

Using oils to paint

Sfumato

The Renaissance began in India

The city of Florence in Italy was the centre of the Renaissance

The Renaissance lasted from around 1400 to 1700 AD

During the Renaissance more people learned to read and write

Barry de Medici was a famous Renaissance patron

Sfumato means to add shade to a picture

A fresco is a type of guitar

Before the Renaissance painters often used unrealistic colours

Leonardo di Caprio is a famous Renaissance painter

Before Renaissance:◦ Books copied by hand & very expensive

◦ No. of people who could read and write (literacy levels) very low

◦ No schools

◦ Priests would announce news at Mass

After Renaissance:◦ Books mass produced using Printing

◦ More people learned to read and write

◦ No of Schools began increasing

◦ People able to find out news for themselves – priest unnecessary