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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 innovations by Duccio and Giotto influenced Renaissance painting styles?
creating figures and settings with an increased naturalism
Biagio de Cesena was the Pope's Master of Ceremonies during the Renaissance era. He was the one who opposed the genital nudity in Michelangelo's painting, The Last Judgment (in the Sistine Chapel). In response, Michelangelo painted Cesena's face onto the figure in the bottom right-hand corner; he is depicted with a snake biting his genitals.
Who were th 3 geniuses of the Renaissance art?
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, and Raffaello Sanzio
What developments signaled the end of postclassical era?
fall of the mongols and the fall of the byzantine empire which led to decrease in trade
The Renaissance was the rebirth of what achievement?
It wasn't a rebirth so much of an achievement but of a serious of understandings from Roman and Greek life. This can be noted in many of the paintings and sculptures that were created during the renaissance that mirror those of Greek and Roman construction. Thus being a rebirth of the arts as well as some of the engineering marvels.
What are some inventions or improvements that made life during the renaissance more comfortable?
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When and where did the Renaissance began?
Tne Renaissance began surrounded by the Roman buildings in Italy in the first half of the 14th century.
Who was the monk who undermined the power of the Church in Florence?
Savonarola, who made sermons against the Pope. He also persuaded the people in Florence to overthrow the Medici Family in 1494, saying that they were sinful.
What was traded during the renaissance?
gold silk and spices and possibly other things for example paint and plaster
Where did renaissance architects get their ideas from?
Renaissance architects got their ideas from the buildings around them and looking at buildings and measure them such as the one in Rome COLOSSEUM and the PANTHEON.
What shape did renaissance people think the earth was?
Round. Most people by the time of Columbus did not believe the Earth was flat, despite what some history books will tell you.
What was Paolo Uccello's importance to the Renaissance?
Uccello showed the flaws of Alberti's theory of perspective in the early Renaissance. Thus showing that perspective in the early stages were not perfect.
How does the Renaissance still affect us today?
The renaissance affects us today by giving us music, art, literature, and poetry.
How did Renaissance art differ from that of the earlier period in terms of painting technique?
Renaissance art differs from Medieval art in many ways. Renaissance art shows greater use of perspective and foreshortening. Many artists also began to play with the effects of light, using such techniques as sfumato and chiaroscuro. Renaissance art also shows a greater interest in accurate portrayal of the human body and the natural world.
The Renaissance began with the occurrence of what event?
Historians have long debated the event that sparked the Renaissance. It is very often attributed the Petrarch's discovery of Cicero's letters, but Muslim knowledge acquired during the Crusades also had a profound contribution on Europeans' renewed interest in academia.
What happened during the Renaissance that changed Europe?
Well in the renissance there was a system called the feautal system. Which was like, The top of the feautal system was like the most respected, the crown. Or king and queens. And then there was the middle, which was like the people that were respected but werent all that special, but they got alot more than peasants. The bottome was the peasants that were used as maids. And that's what happened that changed Europe is because there was people that were more respected just because they had alot of money, and could afford things that other people couldn't. So people got annoyed and then when they disobeyed most of them got killed and stuff, and it all changed. And other things that i will let you read. The link is at the bottom. Hope it helped.
