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Renaissance
The Renaissance was a period in which Europe underwent a rebirth in regards to classical art, literature, and architecture. The movement originated in Italy during the 14th century before spreading throughout Europe.
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What was the religion of the medici family?
The Medici's were Christians. Lorenzo de Medici was cursed by the pope who was in Florence at his deathbed.
Where did Medici wealth come from?
Their wealth came from being bankers. They were the bankers to the Pope and pretty much all powerful rulers in Europe. They had banks throughout Europe.
Why is the Renaissance important to us today?
The Renaissance stands for rebirth.
It ultimately expanded the worldview of people around the world.
Art, sciences, etc. is shaped by humanists during the renaissance.
The renaissance formed our foundations in the areas listed above.
Was Europe affected in the Renaissance time period?
The Reformation brought about another large break in Christianity, forming the third and final major branch of Christianity: Protestantism. The Protestant Reformation was most popular in Northern Europe, where new religions began forming because people believed the Catholic Church was corrupt. The formation of another large branch of Christianity led to wars between nations over religion, most notably the Thirty Years' War.
How was the Renaissance different from today?
The Renaissance brought one of the major changes in the history of art. Every period has its own style, perhaps copied from another time, but has a new ingredient. The renaissance is no exception.
Renaissance literally means rebirth. Rebirth of knowledge. Rebirth of art. What we must understand is that the renaissance was a time for genii, many involved within the world of architecture, painting, sculpture, and more. Let us divide these into groups.
ArchitectureThe renaissance people started doing something completely different that was the main difference between them and the middle ages' people. They looked at their past, that is, at the architectural wonders of the Romans', Greeks' and other famous peoples. many admired buildings stand today, like the Colosseum and pantheon in Italy people as Brunelleschi ,da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael built things as though from the ancient time. Brunelleschi was known as the father of architecturebecause of his outstanding structural ideas on The Dome of Florence It still stands today.
Painting Paintings were not made for fun at those times. They were ordered to be made by patrons and were drawn for them by artists. the main change, however, that drastically changed the world, was PERSPECTIVE . The art of a third dimension was unbelievably real. Techniques of shadow, lighting, size, color, blurry effect, and other were ALL used in a painting. the father of perspective was called da Vinci, who was so enthusiastic about perspective he even created a device to help him with the vanishing point in drawings.
SculptureSculpting was changed because of the first free nude standing statues in a long time, and this shocked people greatly. Donatello's David created chaos, but soon after, many of the famous sculptures were carving and sculpting nude figures as well and the style caught on. one of the most memorable sculptor was Michelangelo, who could carve miracles from marble like the David.
All in all, we must admit that the renaissance led to great sculptures, buildings and paintings. There were many more changes in this period not just of art but of science, math and biology. The rebirth of art was a miracle .
Please do not use this as your homework assignment if you are a kid because I worked on it and I deserve the credit.
What is the difference between a coat of arms and a crest?
There has never been a crest or a coat of arms allocated to a family - this is a common modern myth supported by misleading, fraudulent and unscrupulous "family heraldry" salespeople.
Coats of arms and crests were (and are) only ever awarded to an individual, usually a male, but sometimes to a woman. A man being awarded knighthood automatically had a coat of arms that he chose himself or had allocated to him. He could also (from about the late 14th century) choose to wear a crest on his helmet, often made of lightweight material such as boiled leather, wood or papier mache, with a "mantling" of coloured cloth flowing from this crest. The crest did not have to be in any way connected with the heraldic coat of arms, but it formed part of the overall heraldry.
The coat of arms and the crest (and supporters, motto and various other heraldic elements) were passed on the the knight's eldest son, then to his eldest son, and so on.
For example, knights with the name Washington at Sulgrave Manor, Lincolnshire, carried the arms "Argent twobars gules, in chief threemullets in fess of the second." The crest was a coronet with a blackbird, its wings raised and the mantling was of red and white cloth. The blackbird crest is not featured on the shield, so it is not part of the coat of arms, but it could be used as a badge by the knight's servants and it might also appear on his standard.
In a complete display of a knight's heraldry the shield would be shown with two supporters, one each side; the helmet would be shown above, complete with its mantling and crest; a motto might be shown beneath the shield on a scroll.
Who was one of the foremost patrons of art during the Renaissance?
The development of Renaissance ideas and artistic achievements was critically supported by patrons playing the roles of financier, encourager, inspirational guide, and many others. In the Southern European Renaissance, for example, both the Church and leading aristocratic families played such decisive roles in identifying, supporting, and otherwise enabling important Renaissance figures to achieve in such ways as they did.
What ways was the Renaissance different from the Middle Ages?
In general terms, the literature of the Renaissance differed from Medieval literature in its general spirit and typical subjects-of-focus. In respect to the former, it was vivacious, energetic, positive, even aggressive -- exuding confidence or curiosity in some significant way -- by contrast with the more reserved, humble, contrite spirit of the preceding age. Subjects-of-focus for the Renaissance differed from Medieval literature in that authors themselves were quite often featured, with their distinctive opinions and characteristics noted; at the same time, this-worldly themes and tensions were prominent, by contrast with the other-worldly or otherwise 'fantastic' themes of the previous age's writing.
How is Renaissance art different from Middle Ages art?
Renaissance art are more 3D. and more colorful than the Medieval ones
Renaissance art focused more on the glory of humanity, while medieval art was centered around the glory of God. Renaissance art also took more inspiration from Ancient Greece and Rome, while medieval art considered the classical civilizations "pagan." Medieval art is also noticeably more two-dimensional and less life-like than the perfectly-proportioned, realistic art of the Renaissance.
What is the difference between medieval and renaissance education?
1st Answer:
There was no education in the middle ages. 90% of the people couldn't read or write. In the Renaissance the university system started and much of the schools, colleges, and degrees used today still come from this source. The tradition of the cap and gown also comes from this time. The Renaissance was a time of birth of knowledge and discovery. The middle ages was a time of darkness and lack of learning.
2nd Answer:
Renaissance education was not appreciably different from that of the Late Middle Ages.
The university system attributed by some to the Renaissance was a development of the High Middle Ages, with the first Western universities beginning in the 11th and 12th centuries. The University of Paris, Oxford University, and Cambridge University were all opened before end of the 12th century.
There is a link below to an article on medieval education. Unfortunately its history is not widely known, even if it is well documented.
What was the significance of the Renaissance?
the significance of the reformation was that it started questioning the renaissance (2) it was a religious reform movement that led to a new division of christianity- Protestantism
Were church modes commonly used in the middle ages?
In western Europe in the Middle Ages music was sung in eight different modes, compared to the two that have now (major mode and minor mode). All music at that time was modal, but a great deal of the music that has survived from that time is Catholic church music. The eight modes were still used as late as about 1600, but in the 17th century new styles of composition were limited to major asnd minor modes. So yes, they were not just commonly used but universally used in western Europe.
What were the names of the city states of Italy?
I don't think Italy had city states. There are regions of Italy, and cities, like Tuscany and Venice, but not necessarily city states. Ancient Greece had city states such as Athens and Sparta, though.
How was the Medici Family influential?
I don't really know the answer, but I have some website that might help you:
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/medici.html
http://mollybrown.org/forstudents/NameThatPage4.asp
http://www.financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/gnazzo/2005/part5.html
Medici
Why was Lorenzo de Medici known as the Magnificent?
Lorenzo de' Medici (1449-1492) was the de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic in the time of the Italian Renaissance. He was known to Florentines as Lorenzo il Magnifico, Lorenzo the Magnificent. He was a patron of scholarship and the arts and managed to keep a fragile peace between competing Italian states such as Venice and the Papal States. He ruled over a time known to Italians as the Golden Age.
Within 2 years of his passing, the peace beween the Italian states came to an end, and shortly after that the French invaded Naples, beginning a period of occupation by France, Spain, or Austria for nearly four centuries.
Was the cause of the Protestant Reformation primarily economic or religious social and political?
During medieval Europe, the church practically ruled over everyone. Martin Luther was fed up with the secularization of the church and branched off into his own sect, the church called him a traitor but today protestantism is the most attractive branch in Christianity some people say.
How did the Renaissance lead to the Industrial Revolution?
The Renaissance encouraged individualism and therefore more people questioned the authority of the Church. Just to oppose the Church, people began to encourage scientists to prove theories and not just be the Church's parrot and listen to whatever the priests said. Slowly, scientists came up with theories and their research that soon proved true. This is how the Renaissance started off the Scientific Revolution
How did Renaissance humanist thought differ from medieval thought?
Medieval times were more of a dark time where they was a lot os superstition and war but in renaissance times these people started to get more interested in artwork and more technologically advanced but there was still a lot of superstition there.
What was the result of the Renaissance?
Considered on a large scale, the Renaissance accomplished quite a few things in and for Western Civilization. For one thing, it encouraged a this-world or 'here-and-now' emphasis on creativity and thought that would have a powerful impact upon the scientific and industrial revolutions. For another thing, it raised the value of the individual in such a way as to enable individual-inspired reformation of the both Church and State -- as well as the 'Reformation' itself.
What is Lorenzo's Ghiberti most famous sculpture?
He did the "Gates of Paradise" and created a sculpture of Saint John the Baptist
http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/ghiberti/themes.html
http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/~bevans/Ghiberti%20bio%20oxford.pdf
What did people wear in the renaissance period?
So that really is not a complete question.
What did people wear in the Renaissance- Would have been a better choice, and the answer is even larger, as it would depend on the place and time period. The Renaissance began in Italy in the 15th Century through Europe to the 1600's England.
So clothing changed during this 100 and some odd years, and if you are asking what Venetians wore, then perhaps people could answer, Or if you asked What the Germanic or Flemish or Swiss, or Swedish, or even Spanish wore at a given time period? We can help you with that.
The best I can get with the question you asked? Kind of clothing? All sorts, dresses for women and mens wore all sorts of items.
