The Italian Renaissance/Northern Renaissance

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Renaissance

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rebirth; a renewed interest in art and learning

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Renaissance origins in Italy

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Italy was the center of the Roman Empire and its cities were major trade hubs.

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What is humanism?

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Humanism is the study of secular subjects like history and philosophy.

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Major change in Renaissance art:

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Artists studied the human body to create lifelike statues and paintings.

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Major change in art during the Renaissance:

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Renaissance painters used perspective, allowing artists to portray 3D space on a flat surface.

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Two Renaissance artists:

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Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci

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Italian Renaissance ideas spread to northern Europe through traders, rulers like Francis I inviting scholars, and northern nobles traveling to Italy for education.

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Traders brought ideas, rulers invited scholars, and nobles traveled to Italy.

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Inventor of the printing press and its impact on the Renaissance:

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Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. It enabled faster book production, leading to increased literacy and access to Renaissance literature.

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Christian humanists combined classical and religious studies.

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Christian humanists combined classical and religious studies.

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Criticisms of the Catholic Church: did not uphold the Bible's teachings, church leaders seen as corrupt, too rich, or too involved in politics.

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Did not uphold the Bible's teachings; church leaders seen as corrupt; too rich or too involved in politics.