The RenaissanceA Quick Tour...

Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?

• economic strength

• the Middle Ages?

• education

• improved printing press

• growth of humanism

• location, location, location!

Why you should care about the Renaissance

• changes in art and architecture

• improvements in science and medicine

• European exploration

• seeds for the Reformation

• seeds for the Sci Rev & Enlightenment

• cornerstone of modern world!

Middle Ages Art

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The Big Four

1145-1510 1425-1519 1475-1564 1483-1520

Botticelli

Leonardo

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Michelangelo

Raphael