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Renaissance Art

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Renaissance Art

The Renaissance period saw art flourish. This was largely because artists were given huge amounts of patronage.

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The Medicis

  • The Medicis were a wealthy family in Florence.
    • They were merchants and bankers.
  • The Medicis were patrons of artists.
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Lorenzo de Medici

  • Lorenzo de Medici (also known as Lorenzo the Magnificent) ruled Florence at the height of the Renaissance (in the second half of the 15th century).
  • He was the patron of artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Botticelli.
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The Renaissance style

  • The Renaissance style reflects the influence of the classical world.
  • It also focuses on themes such as nature and religion.
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The Renaissance style cont.

  • The Renaissance style also incorporated new scientific advances.
    • For example, it particularly focused on human anatomy and the body’s perfect form as a way of glorifying God.
  • Unlike the medieval style, which was two-dimensional, the Renaissance style was more realistic and three-dimensional.

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1The Medieval World: 450-1450 AD

1.1Anglo-Saxon England

1.2The Contest for the English Throne

1.3Conquering the Holy Land, 10-96-1396 AD

1.4King John

1.5The Magna Carta & Parliament

1.6The Black Death

2Worldviews

3The Empire of Mali

4The Renaissance & Reformations, 1500-1598 AD

5The British Empire, 1583-1960 AD

6The Peasants' Revolt

7Religion in the Middle Ages

8Slavery, 1619-1833 AD

9The English Civil War, 1642-1660

10The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1840

11US Independence, 1775-1783

12The French Revolution, 1789-1815

13The British Empire, 1857–1930

14Suffrage

15World War 1, 1914-1918

16The Inter-War Years, 1919-1939

17World War 2, 1939-1945

18The Cold War, 1947-1962

19Civil Rights in the USA, 1954-1975

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