The Renaissance

art

painting and sculpture

architecture

tourism

new learing

medicine

historical change

education

age of exploration

the reformation

old

lacked feelings

part of a cathedral

religious theme

new

shows feelings

more lifelike

more realistic

religious and non religious theme

new painting techniques

renaissance paintings also depicted nature and landscapes

frescoes became popular painting onto wet plaster so the colours absorbed into the wall

sfumato using shading to make it more lifelike

they used perspective

artists used egg yolk to bind paints

medieval

very little backround

was no realism

medieval art was not very lifelike

no depth

painted wooden panel

similar faces

lifeless

little colour

religious theme only

renaissance

painted on canvas

perspective

variety of colours

religious theme here but also other theme

classical roman style architecture

realistic people more lifelike

renaissance style clothes

art looked more real and focused on feelings and emotions

lorenzo the magnificent

the grandson of cosmico de medici

cosimo de medici

he was in Florence for 28years

he was the richest banker in Florence

the study of archaelogy and history was revived

people were encoursged to travel more and discover new land

the renaissance played a major part in the split of the church

it resulted in a significant advance in human knowledge

significant changes

buttresses and flying buttresses

pointed windows and pointed arches

rose window

spire

pointed door

he published his book after death from fear of the church

Nicholas Copermicus father of astronomy

he said that the earth orbited the sun

he was german

he agreed with copermicus but said the planets orbits were ellliptical not cirular

The famous astronomer was born in Pisa in Italy

he studied medicine but had intrest in maths

he increased the magnification on a telescope

he developed a telescope

he wrote a book of the dialogue on the two chief world systems

he was in house arrest

he made a thermometor

it took the catholic church 350 years to apoligize to him

Hes first commission was jesus on marys lap

details from the ststue of david shows great knowledge of anatomy and looks lifelike

principles of turbine

only 17 paintings

notebooks

drawings of unfinished works

diverted rivers to prevent flooding