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
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