-Father of Modern Science
-Invented pendulum clock and a more powerful telescope
-All solid objects fall at the same speed
-Proved Copernicus was right with saying the Earth moved around the sun (Had to say he was wrong infront of the inquisition)
Why was the invention of the printing press important?
-Made books cheaper to print and more widely available
-Literacy and education spread
-Spread ideas of Renaissance and Reformation
Shakesphere
-Renaissance writer
-Stratford on Avon
-Married Anne Hathaway
-Moved to London without family
-Globe Theatre
-35 plays
-sonnets
-Comedies,tragedies and histories
Why Italy?
-wealthy cities provided" patrons of the arts"
-Fall of Constantinople
-Ruins of ancient Rome
Leonardo Da Vinci
-Renaissance man
-Apprenticed to Verrochio
-Sfumato
-The Last Supper, the Mona Lisa
-Dissected over 30 bodies
-Mirror writing
-Designed planes,cannons,parachutes and tanks
-Died in France
Michelangelo
-Renaissance artist
-Platonic Academy
-The Pieta, David,St, Peters dome, Sistine Chapel (Julius II)
What are the differences between Medieval and Renaissance art?
-Important themes other than religion
-Movement and emotions more important
-Realism
-Perspective
-Sfumato
-Architecture more Romanesque
Patrons of Art
- Lorenzo De Medici
-Leo X
-Julius II
What was the Renaissance?
The rebirth of learning that started in Italy from 1300's -1600's
