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The impact of the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation on women’s lives shows some of the first signs of feminism. This Italian Renaissance includes a “rebirth” of culture, literature, and art in Western Europe. Leading figures of the Renaissance portrayed women as they were represented during the medieval period, either as pure virgins or seductresses. Renaissance thinkers kept up this traditional representation of women using iconic images from Catholicism, the two biggest being the…

civilizations in the Renaissance. Some of the major achievements of the English civilizations were the world's banking and trading systems, they were invented by the british, (they invented Capitalism), and important cities founded or built by the British across the world including New York, Boston, Sydney, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vancouver. They also established parliamentary democracy. The civilizations in the Renaissance also accomplished a lot. One of the Renaissance…

The Renaissance period was from the 14th to the 17th century starting in Italy then spreading into the rest of Europe. During that time there were many influential people such as Leonardo Da Vinci, and Galileo, who are now considered to be famous Renaissance men because of their achievements. For example Leonardo Da Vinci was a he was a painter, a mathematician, and an engineer and because of this his work is world known and his name will never be forgotten. This type of person did not just…

Renaissance Art and Era The Renaissance era began in Italy, however the time period that it began and ended in are highly debatable. Historians have an estimate that it lasted about 200 to 400 years, and either lasted between 1400 and 1600 or 1300 and 1700. The Renaissance era was heavily influenced by ancient Greece and Rome. Many new philosophies were developed during this time and many old philosophies aided this era in developing over time. The modern age was preceded by the Renaissance era…

There are many characteristics that can describe the age of the Renaissance. First of all, the Renaissance was a period of significant political, economic, artistic, and intellectual change. The word renaissance means rebirth, which is what most people describe this era as being. This era was completely different than the dark Middle Ages. During this age the arts were restored. For example, Michelangelo created his famous artwork on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Italy (pg. 337). Jacob…

The Impact of Humanism on the Renaissance The Renaissance reformed European society by inspiring individuals to think for themselves. The Renaissance sparked creative ideas in art, education, and religion. Until the birth of the Renaissance the catholic church dictated what could and would be learned. New interest by scholars in Greek and Roman writing helped Europe emerge from the Dark Ages. Art caused people to to express how they felt through painting and literature. People such…

The Renaissance is perhaps known most for its extraordinary art. This was certainly unlike the Middle Ages, were there exists little documentation. On the contrary, the most artistic figures lived during this time. Michelangelo Buonarroti was one of the artistic icons during this time. He is the artist that made the great statue of David. According to the textbook, this great structure was built between 1501 and 1504 (Benton et al 22) and a stands at 13’5” long (23). In addition, it was not only…

During the Renaissance period artist grew and new developments came from this growth. Artist during this period made nature their main goal. In the early part of Renaissance art, a famous artist by the name of Leonardo and others began the understanding of nature. With the use of historical figures, a more sensible connection between figures and nature, and visuals style of art formed, thought this new form of art future artist could build upon, and improve their personal artwork. Even though…

Modernity vs. The Ancient Era The Renaissance era, brought about a remarkable change in the world. It dramatically changed society’s view of science, music, art, religion, and even philosophy. Through the renaissance, man began to view the world differently, man saw himself as the center of the universe. In ancient times man had always seen himself as subject to a predestined fate, that had been decided by the gods. The renaissance brought about a new era, the modern era, where in man was an…

When the Middle Ages fell, a new era began to rise. The Italian Renaissance sparked due to inspiration of secularism and humanism. The Italian Renaissance was an era of amazing arts, literature, sciences, music, etc. Secularism and humanism led to new philosophies that revived and unified the broken society, such as restoring the old ways of the successful Greeks and Romans. What caused this great surge of evolution and innovations was the Black Death, a catastrophic epidemic killing millions.…