Renaissance Art - Facts & Summary

Multiculturalism Gone Wrong: Spain in the Renaissance We can look at the past in different ways. We can simplify it and codify it into a few key words and concepts, like Empire and Renaissance, Reformation and Revolution, or we can try to get a sense of what it was like for ordinary people to live at a time quite distant from our own. Texbooks tend to take the first approach. The second, far less direct, is more compelling but also much more complex. Textbooks try to wrap life into neat packets, each bound by its own pair of dates; real life is rarely so easy to describe. The term Renaissance is particularly problematic when it is applied to Spanish history. The poem's subject matter is clearly indicated in its title. Renaissance Conflict and Rivalries: Cultural Polemics in Europe, c. 1300–c. 1650 PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA, Battle between Heraclius and Chosroes. 1452-66 Funded by the Levehulme Trust (September 2012–August 2015) The Centre for the Study of the Renaissance at the University of Warwick (PI: Dr David Lines) is leading a Levehulme International Network together with five other institutions on the theme of ‘Renaissance Conflict and Rivalries’. This interdisciplinary project, which will result in three research colloquia, will examine the extent to which conflict and rivalries (between disciplines, institutions, art forms, literary genres, philosophical and religious allegiances, social/political groups, etc.) were a positive agent of cultural production and change across Renaissance Europe. The other institutions are: The Warburg Institute (London), the University of Leuven, the University of Bonn, the University of Venice (Ca’ Foscari), and the University of Florence. The Network is also open to exploring participation from outside its six members. Network Coordinators: Dr.

Italian Renaissance (1330-1550): Important Terms, People, and Events Terms Feudalism - A combined economic and social system that defined the Middle Ages. Under feudalism, societal classes were hierarchically divided based on their position in the prevailing agrarian economy. The system produced a large number of scattered, self-sufficient feudal units throughout Europe, made up of a lord and his subservient vassals. These feudal lords constantly battled during the early middle ages, their armies of peasants facing off to win land for their lords. Humanism - Humanism was the philosophical backbone of the Renaissance, emphasizing the potential for individual achievement and stipulating that humans were rational beings capable of truth and goodness. Neoplatonism - Neoplatonism sought to reconcile humanism with Christianity, to blend the teachings of Plato and other ancient philosophers with the teachings of the Church. People Brunelleschi - Brunelleschi was one of the great sculptors and architects of the early Renaissance. Events

The Influence of the Renaissance | St John's College, Cambridge The historical period known as the Renaissance spans from about the 15th to 17th centuries. ‘Renaissance’ means ‘re-birth’ and during this time Europe left behind the fixed ideas of the Middle Ages and created the beginnings of the modern world as we know it. The civilisations of ancient Greece and Rome were rediscovered, inspiring an interest in Classical learning which challenged medieval beliefs and ideas. The population was becoming wealthier which led to an increase in trade and travel and the spread of new ideas. The rise in prosperity also generated an interest in education, supported the flourishing of the arts and promoted scientific discoveries and new inventions. Perhaps the most important of these was the printing press (see image to the right) which enabled books to be printed rather than hand-written, and allowed the distribution of information to a much wider audience than ever before, further fuelling the clamour for more knowledge.