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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