1.1 Renaissance

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1.1 Renaissance

Goals

• What does the word 'Renaissance' mean?
• How does the worldview change in the Renaissance compared to the Middle Ages? 
• How do we see this change reflected in art?

Renaissance

• Means 're-birth'
• The rebirth of knowledge and art from antiquity
• Antiquity meaning the Greeks and Romans

Why this sudden interest in the Romans, who lived a 1000 years ago?

Because of an event, that happened east of Italy......

1453: The Turks conquer Constantinople

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highly advanced

highly advanced

primitive

Renaissance

Inspiration from the Greeks and Romans

• Architecture
• Themes for art (For example: myths and gods)

Roman original:

120 AD.

Renaissance copy:

 1580 AD.

Ancient building in Rome

Renaissance building in Italy

Ancient painting

Renaissance painting

Renaissance

But also new things

• Perspective
• Use of color
• More realism

Medieval or Renaissance painting?

1. Medieval
2. Renaissance

Medieval or Renaissance painting?

Birth of Venus

1. Medieval
2. Renaissance

Medieval or Renaissance painting?

1. Medieval
2. Renaissance

Medieval or Renaissance painting?

1. Medieval
2. Renaissance

Medieval or Renaissance painting?

1. Medieval
2. Renaissance

Not just the art changed

The worldview changed too

Carpe Diem

Memento Mori

• Middle Ages
• God is the most important thing
• Art is always Christian and made by God
• Motto: Memento Morii (Remember that you will die)
• Life sucks and then you die (and hopefully get to heaven)

Renaissance

• Individuals are important
• Art is signed by humans
• Motto: Carpe Diem (seize the day)
• Show your riches! Show what you can do!
• YOLO (you only live once)