A brief Introduction to the Renaissance

1. WHAT IS THE
RENAISSANCE?

2. It’s a French word which means
the
REBIRTH OF
GREEK AND
ROMAN
TRADITION

3. MEDIEVAL IDEAS
ARE REJECTED…..
CLASSICAL PAST IS
THE INSPIRATION

4. ESPECIALLY IN
ART,
SCIENCE,
AND
LITERATURE

5. ART:
EVERYDAY LIFE
REALISM PERSPECTIVE
USE OF LIGHT AND SHADOW
CLASSICAL (GREEK AND
ROMAN) MODELS
GLORIFIED THE HUMAN
BODY

6. AN EXAMPLE
OF MEDIEVAL
ART

7. AN EXAMPLE
OF
RENAISSANCE
ART

8. SO, WHAT’S THE
DIFFERENCE HERE?

9. SCIENCE
CAREFUL OBSERVATION
OF THE WORLD
WILLINGNESS TO QUESTION
ACCEPTED BELIEFS
RELIANCE ON THE GREEKS
AND THE ROMAN IDEAS

10. LITERATURE
INSPIRED BY THE GREEKS
AND ROMANS
HUMANISM - FOCUS ON
HUMAN POTENTIAL AND
ACHIEVEMENTS
CONCERNED WITH THE HERE AND
NOW

11. THE DATES OF THE
RENAISSANCE ARE
1300-1600

12. THE RENAISSANCE BEGINS IN ITALY
AND SPREADS THROUGHOUT EUROPE
AS IT REACHES
NORTHERN
EUROPE, IT IS
CALLED THE
NORTHERN
RENAISSANCE