Renaissance

Humanism-
- A deep interest in what people had already achieved, as well as what they are capable of achieving in the future
- Classical (Ancient Greek, Roman) writings were important to them
- Worldly (secular) values- concerned with here & now

"Renaissance man"-
Someone who could master many fields of work
ex- Leonardo da Vinci

"Renaissance woman"-
Women there to inspire artists. not create art
ex- Isabella d'Este


Sculpture-
- Made realistic figures such as Pieta
- Carved from marble by Michelangelo
- St. Peter's Basilica
- Frescos- A technique of mural painting made upon freshly-laid, wet lime plaster

Literature-
- Wrote in vernacular (native language)
- Previously written in latin or greek
- More accessible to masses
- Wrote to express thoughts and feelings
- Shakespeare wrote in English
- Dante Alighieri wrote about Hell in Italian- The Divine Comedy
- Niccole Machiavelli wrote in Italian- The Prince
- Books theme was that the aims of glory and survival can justify being immoral