Second Year History slides on the Renaissance

1. Mr Hogan

2. “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

5. 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

6. Perspective
Cutting up dead bodies to learn how to show bodies
more realistically
Studying nature
Sfumato – Shading
Using oils to paint

7. Sfumato

11. 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

19. 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