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Timeline 1

Timeline of The Famous people of the Renaissance 

End of Renaissance

When and why did the Renaissance end?

The Italian renaissance came to an end because:

The end of the Renaissance is as roughly obvious as its starting point. For many, the rise to power in Florence of the monk Girolamo Savonarola in 1494-1498 marks the end of the city's flourishing; for others, the glorious return of the Medici marks the beginning of the late phase in the arts called Mannerism. Other accounts trace the end of the Italian Renaissance to the French invasions of the early 16th century and the following battle between France and Spanish rulers for control of Italian territory. 

But i think that the main reason for the end of the Italian Renaissance is the battles between France and Spain because the rulers were too busy dealing with the battles and they forgot about about the creation, art and sculptures.  http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091129051906AARM4SS

Battle of Ruvo
Part of the Second Italian War
Date 23 February 1503 Location Ruvo (present-day Italy) Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
France	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Jacques de la Palice	Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Diego de Mendoza
Strength
300 lances 300 foot-soldiers[1]	400 foot-soldiers 600 horsemen 1,300 soldiers[2]
Casualties and losses
600 dead or captured 1,000 horses captured	Minimum

Image 1: Shows the table of the most famous battle which is called the "Battle Of Ruvo". This is a secondary because it was created in the late 19th century. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Renaissance#Renaissance_end

Image 2: 

While the Italian Renaissance was fading, the Northern Renaissance adopted many of its ideals and transformed its styles. A number of Italy's greatest artists chose to emigrate. The most notable example was Leonardo da Vinci who left for France in 1516. This is a primary source because one of the students of Leonardo da Vinci painted this image. 

http://www.biography.com/people/leonardo-da-vinci-40396

Culture of Italian Renaissance

Describe the culture of Italian renaissance?

Culture: 

Literacy and Poetry:

The thirteenth-century Italian literary revolution helped set the stage for the Renaissance. The Italian language was not the literary language in Italy. It was only in the 13th century that Italian authors began writing in their native language rather than Latin, French, or Provençal. The 1250s saw a major change in Italian poetry as the Dolce Stil Novo (Sweet New Style, which emphasized Platonic rather than courtly love) came into its own, pioneered by poets like Guittone d'Arezzo and Guido Guinizelli. Especially in poetry, major changes in Italian literature had been taking place decades before the Renaissance truly began. http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/italian-renaissance/culture.html

This is a picture of the most 

famous poem during the 

renaissance Italy which is written 

by William Shakespeare. It is 

called "O Never Say That I Was 

False of Heart". It is a really good 

poem which has a beautiful 

meaning. This is a primary source 

because this was kept in the 

museums for people to see how 

people wrote poems during the Renaissance. 

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Science

According to some recent scholarship the 'father of modern science' is  Leonardo da Vinci whose experiments and clear scientific method earn him this title, but it would not be until the Renaissance moved to Northern Europe that science would be revived, with such figures as Copernicus, Francis Bacon, and Descartes. Eventually, Galileo brought scientific thought back to Italy. 

1. http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/italian-renaissance/culture.html

Sculpture and painting

The Italian Renaissance in painting began anew, in Florence and Tuscany, with the frescos of Masaccio, then the panel paintings and frescos of Piero della Francesca and Paolo Uccello which began to enhance the realism of their work by using new techniques in perspective, thus representing three dimensions in two-dimensional art more authentically. The creation of credible space allowed artists to also focus on the accurate representation of the human body and on naturalistic landscapes.Compared to the flatness of Gothic painting, his pictures were revolutionary. At the turn of the 16th century, especially in Northern Italy, artists also began to use new techniques in the manipulation of light and darkness, such as the tone contrast evident in many of Titian's portraits and the development of Matsumoto and chiaroscuro by Leonardo da Vinci and Giorgione. The period also saw the first secular (non- religious) themes.http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/italian renaissance/culture.html

This is a sculpture of Apollo and Daphne. This masterpiece was sculptured by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The meaning of this sculpture is Daphne being turned into a laurel tree, pursued in vain by Apollo god of light. This is a primary source and it is one of the famous sculptures during the Renaissance.  http://www.conservapedia.com/File:Bernini._Apollo_and_Daphne.jpg


Music

Music was also popular during that time. People preferred the songs with just music made by instruments. They used number of instruments to make music and the songs are fascinating and amazing to hear.

Here is a YouTube Video Clip of one of the songs during the Italian Renaissance 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxfiCtvE4ng

This video clip shows us how the music sounded like back then and it a primary source. 

Significant Achievements During the Reniassance

What were some of the significant achievements of the 

Renaissance?

     The most significant achievement during the Renaissance is "The Printing Press". 

      Printing Press:

      

      The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1440. People had found ways to use blocks and other objects to leave images on surfaces. But the printing press had two new elements that were revolutionary. When books were printed  before, each page had to be created on a template. It was lengthy and difficult process to hand carve each page on a template or stamp. Gutenberg had the idea that he should create multiple stamps of each alphabet letter. Then, each page could composed using an arrangement of these reusable alphabet stamps. He further improved the printing process by taking the screw press that was used for things such as printing olive oil form olives and adapting it to make it possible to create an even pressure on a typeset page. In this way, he could create many identical pages of uniform quality.

      Source: The Renaissance By Mary Quigley. 






                                     Image 1: Gutenberg explaining his new ideas.

 Image 1 shows how Gutenberg explained his idea to the people. Gutenberg did not want anyone to steal his idea, nor did he want to reveal his invention before it was perfect. Twenty years of effort were involved in creating the printing press. http://www.flickr.com/photos/target_man_2000/5551816889/

    Michelangelo's achievements  are "The Pietá" a marble sculpture of Jesus dead on the lap of Mary his mother after the crucifixion, also the statue of David from the famous bible story. Michelangelo also created two of the most influential works in fresco in the history of Western art: the scenes of Genesis on the ceiling and the last judgement on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel of Rome. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Whats_the_greatest_achievements_of_the_renaissance

Image 2: The last judgement.

 This is a primary source and it is a picture of Sistine Chapel its called The last judgement, this was Michelangelo's famous art. It is a secondary source because the picture was taken in the late 20th Century but the paintings in it are the actual drawings of Michelangelo. This is one of the greatest achievements during the Renaissance. http://watercolorjournal.wordpress.com/category/history-of-european-art/art-during-the-renaissance-period/high-renaissance/michelangelo-high-renaissance/Image 3: Jesus laying dead on Mary's Lap  

      

This is a primary source and it is also another great achievement by Michelangelo, The image shows Jesus laying dead on Mary's lap. This is a primary source because this is a sculpture of Michelangelo during the renaissance.  

     

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Family Life During the Reanissance

 How was the family life during Renaissance?

      People of the renaissance are separated in to groups regarding their status and their jobs.  In the image we can see that the king is the first class while the merchant is the second class, the knights are the third class  and finally the peasants are the lower class who work hard, earn and pay a lot of tax to the higher classes.  This is a secondary source because this is a drawing form the late 20th century, this image has a lot of detail in it for us to understand.  

  Image 1: Division of people

Children

The children during the Renaissance are similar to the children these days.  They played games and they had work to do. They cared for their younger siblings. There were many things that they needed to learn and much was taught to them at home. Children mainly learned farming skills and how to care for livestock. Girls learned skills, such as sewing and cooking. Formal education was available to children of middle and upper-class families.

This is a picture of young girl during the Italian renaissance. The image shows how the children are dressed and their style. It is a primary source because Giovanni di Paolo painted this young girl in 1475 and this is a good example of how the children look during the renaissance. http://vinoconvistablog.me/2012/01/28/i-love-italian-renaissance-art/ 

                                                                                                         Image 2: Children during the Italian renaissance. 

Source for information:
The Renaissance By Mary Quigley

Sowmya's Blog: Italian Renaissance

Introduction     

 The word "Renaissance" means re-birth. It was a period of time when people rediscovered: Learning and looked back at the culture of Rome and Greece as their inspiration. It was an exciting time of new inventions, amazing discoveries, magnificent buildings and beautiful art. The Italian Renaissance was a time of great artistic productivity, and many of the works created during this period are the pride of world-class museum collections. One of the most famous inventions in this period was the Printing Press which became very popular throughout Europe                                       The renaissance of Italy was possible because of the country's wealth. Towards the end of the 14 century AD, a lot of Italian thinkers declared that they were living in a new age which gave a chance to the people to express their talent. 

   Figure 1 :Map of Italy during the renaissance

What were the main features of the Italian renaissance society?

The Renaissance was marked by a growing secular spirit. Religion was still important, as can be seen by the many churches that were built by Renaissance artisans and by the religious themes of much Renaissance art, but it was no longer the overruling attention that it had been during the middle Ages.

Figure2: "The Last Supper" by Leonardo Da Vinci

During the Middle Ages, individuals were defined by the group to which they belonged. The Renaissance recognised individuals for their own actions. There was also the Reformation where Catholic beliefs were being questioned by the general public. Italy was the centre of Catholicism (as the Pope lived in Italy) and so even the Italians were beginning to question Catholicism as they were not happy about the 'luxuries' associated with the religion. Humanism was also another feature of the Italian Renaissance as a renewed love for the art of Classical Greece and Rome had emerged. This was because sculptures from these times were suddenly being dug up and collected by those in power, particularly the Pope. As people learnt more about art, they build beautiful churches and decorated them with wonderful art that they had known. Italy has one of the best churches of the world this is because of all the artwork that is present on them. One of the famous church in Italy and is the "Santa Maria Della Consolazione" which is located in a small town named Todi. It is a good example of a most beautiful church in Italy. 

Figure 3: "Santa Maria Della Consolazione"

Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in Italy which is painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The woman present in the painting is how woman looked during the Renaissance. After seeing it people had number of doubts but there are 3 most popular questions about the painting, they are:

• Is she pregnant?
• Does she have eye brows?
• Is she happy or sad?, what is her emotion?  

Figure 4 "Mona Lisa" 

Bronze David is one of the most popular sculpture in Italy during the Italian Renaissance. There were actually two bronze David statues created in the 15th century. The most famous one was by Donatello in the 1440s and the other was by Verrocchio which is done later in the 1470s. Verrocchio was the teacher of Leonardo da Vinci. Both works are kept in the Bargello Museum in Florence, Italy. 

Figure 5 " Bronze David" 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfPpahRHIHQ : This youtube vedio clip provides the information about The italian Renaissance using a map and what actually happened