The Renaissance

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Renaissance

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French for rebirth; the word describes the reawakening or rebirth of interest in the heritage of the classical past.

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Classical past

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Greece and Rome in the years between 500 BCE and 476 CE.

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Humanism

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The study of writings and ideals of the classical past. It included rhetoric, poetry, history, politics, and philosophy. Civic humanism was the use in the politicial life. Christian humanism focused on early Church writings.

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Individualism.

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Behavior or theory that emphasizes each person as contrasted with corporate or community behavior.

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Dante

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Florentine writer who wrote Divine Comedy, which described a journey through hell, purgatory, and heaven.

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Francesco Petrarch

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Poet who encouraged humanism. He is best known for his sonnets and is considered the Father of Humanism

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Giovanni Boccaccio

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Wrote The Decameron, a collection of short stories in Italian meant to amuse the reader.

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Baldassare Castiglione

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Wrote The Book of the Courtier, which specified the wualities necessary for a gentleman.

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Donatello

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Father of Renaissance sculpture. He produced the first bronze-casted statue since classical times. His sculpture, David, was also the first nude since antiquity.

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Renaissance Man whose most famous works were The Last Supper and Mona Lisa.

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Raphael

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A master of Renaissance grace and style, theory and technique. He represented this in his painting The School of Athens

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Michelangelo

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Produced masterpieces in sculpture, such as David, and painting, such as the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

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Machiavelli

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Wrote The Prince, describing how political leaders can obtain and hold power by acting in self-interest with the idea of the well-being of his land in mind.

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Desiderius Erasmus

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Most notable figure of Christian humanist movement. Wrote satire, "In Praise of Folly"

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Thomas More

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Wrote Utopia, describing a perfect society. He also portrayed government as very active in the society. He was executed by Henry VIII

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Johan Gutenberg

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Developed Printing press using printing press

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Erasmus

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Printed Greek edition of the Bible

Wanted Church reform and Bible into vernacular

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Shakespeare

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37 plays increased the English language by 1,700 words