Journey Through

Renaissance ItalyHoly Cross College Choir TourMay 2006

Holy Cross College Choir Tour

The Choir Concert

What was the Renaissance?

• Renaissance is the Italian word for “rebirth”

• Re= Prefix for again

• Nascere= to be born

• Re-naissance=Re-birth

When was Renaissance?

• 1300s through 1550s

• After the “Middle Ages”

The Renaissance Began in Italy

Inspiration of the Ancient Romans

Architecture- The Pantheon

Inspiration of the Ancient Romans

Architecture- The Coliseum

Inspiration of the Ancient Romans

Architecture- The Coliseum

Inspiration of the Ancient Romans

Republican Ideals- The

Forum

Inspiration of the Ancient Romans

Inspiration of the Ancient RomansAuthors – Cicero

Texts preserved by Muslims

Leaving Rome to Travel North…

On the bus

Travel through the Countryside

My roommate and I in Tuscany

Northern City-StatesA city state is a city with

its own laws, government, and military, so it is like a tiny independent country

Florence

Florence

Florence- the Birth of the Renaissance

Florence- the Birth of the Renaissance

Wealth and Patronage

Lorenzo de Medici

Ninja Turtles?No, I did not see

the Ninja Turtles in Italy. But they do remind me of the Renaissance. Can you guess why?

Michelangelo, Leonardo, Rafael, and Donatello were all famous Renaissance artists!

Renaissance Art

Michelango’s David

Michelango’s Sistine Chapel

Renaissance Art

St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome

St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome

Leonardo DaVinci’s Mona Lisa

•Use of perspective

•Part of “humanism”- belief in the worth of everyday individuals

Renaissance Art

Compare it to Medieval Art…

•Appears two dimensional

•Mostly of religious figures

What happened next?

• The Renaissance spread North to other parts of Europe

• Its belief in humanism led to other major movements in history: The Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the Scientific Revolution