The Influence Of The Renaissance

The Renaissance, which is French for the word “rebirth” or “revival”, was the cultural bloom for Europe. Before this era, life was an everyday battle, facing warfare, poverty, and disease. Starting in around 1400 C.E and lasting until about 1700 C.E, the Renaissance brought about new philosophies, lifestyles, and ideas that changed the world forever. The Renaissance changed the way people saw the world and their place in it by focusing more on education and decreasing religion’s importance.

Through the late 15th and early 16th centuries, European missionaries and explorers spread Catholicism to the Americas, Asia, Africa and Oceania. Pope Alexander VI, in the papal bull Inter caetera, awarded colonial rights over most of the newly discovered lands to Spain and Portugal. In Europe, the Renaissance marked a period of renewed interest in ancient and classical learning. It also brought a re-examination of accepted beliefs. Cathedrals and churches had long served as picture books and art galleries for millions of the uneducated. The stained glass windows, frescoes, statues, paintings, and panels retold the stories of the saints and of biblical characters. The Church sponsored great Renaissance artists like Michelangelo and Leonardo

Italy can be looked at as the home of the renaissance and consequently the immergence of great art. Artists such as Michelangelo, Botticelli, Da Vinci, and Raphael are some of the greats and are looked at for standards. But what about the artists whose lives are mysteries, and their works that were influenced by the greats? These artists hold just as much importance in the history of art as do the artist’s whose names can be recalled off the top of an average person’s head. During the sixteenth century things began to change in the art world, and that change was the Baroque. This new style of art brought a revolution to how subject matter was painted, it brought upon “… a radical reconsideration of art and its purposes…” (249) and how artists of all ranks could learn to paint the up and coming style of Baroque.

The Renaissance period is known for the revival of the classical art and intellect born in ancient Greece and Rome. The Renaissance is also a time that is marked by growth, exploration, and rebirth. The Italian Renaissance started in Florence and progressively made its way into Venice and then into the great city of Rome. During the Renaissance, Rome was home to some of the most renowned works of art and the finest architectural masterpieces in the world - too many that still holds true today. Along with the delicate architecture and grand artistry, Rome was also home to a mixture of people and cultures. It is in this cultural context and through the book A Street Life in Renaissance Rome: A Brief History with Documents, that understanding how men, woman, and specifically Jews and Christians lived in Rome becomes important to better understand this period of renewal.

The revival of the art, literature, and religious ideas during the Renaissance contributed to the growth of human knowledge, skills, and beliefs. Many social, political, and religious changes took place during the 14th to 16th centuries for this to occur. Humanist thinkers had a significant contribution towards the Renaissance of prevailing ideas and beliefs in Europe during the time period that affected the evolution of the western worldview. The new ideas in art and literature during the Renaissance strongly impacted the social structure of Europe that affected the western worldview of that time.

Around the year 1450, we start to see major changes within the Renaissance. We saw large numbers break away from the main Church and form individual opinions, this expansion of individual thought is fueled by the spread of knowledge in the humanities and sciences. This spread of knowledge was possible thanks to a person named Johann Gutenberg of Germany, who created the printing press, a way to print multiple pages at a speed far beyond the capacity at the time. Before the printing presses release, all books were written by hand, now we could print entire pages at one time therefore making the process of book making exponentially faster and easier. We also see a change in the world of art. The term used in the art world is realism, before the Renaissance, many painting were much less detailed, but soon, detailed portraits of actual people started to come to the surface. The Renaissance was focused in Europe at the time, but it would not be long until its influence would be felt all over the world.

How did the renaissance alter the way in which how mankind, or every person viewed himself or herself and thought about the things they were limited/unlimited to? The cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe from roughly the fourteenth through the middle of the seventeenth centuries, based on the rediscovery of the literature of Greece and Rome. The renaissance differentiated and adjusted people’s mindset and notion of itself (mankind) and created a futuristic movement of optimism, where people would start to believe that mankind was capable of accomplishing great things. Renaissance was the period in European history from about the 14th through 16th centuries, which marked the end of the Middle Ages and featured major cultural, artistic,

While the renaissance period of history is long over, it dramatically impacted the modern world. Some of the great discoveries in science, developments in the arts, architecture, and humanism took place during this period of history. The results had major impacts on politics at that time as well into the future. The renaissance left both positive and negative influences on the world as we know it.

People began to feel a consciousness of their past, they no longer settled for the status quo. As a result, there was a desire to rediscover knowledge in various disciplines, and to expand on them. The renaissance was a period of broadening knowledge. It was a time of rebirth in human existence, a time of new discoveries. It was an era in which the feudal system declined, invention and application of: paper, printing, the mariner’s compass, and gunpowder began. The Renaissance was a revival of classical art.

Our world, as tiresome and inequitable as it might be, went through and continues to go through significant societal changes attributable to the renaissance. Although we're still dealing with copious cases of endless discrimination and bigotry, including but not limited to racism, gender and religious inequality, and not to mention the fact that a majority of people are unknowingly using racial or homophobic slurs casually as insults, one can only imagine how disastrously worse our society would be had the genius minds of the renaissance not broken the illusion that free will wasn't an option. The renaissance taught people that they were allowed to think for themselves and that curiosity was human nature. The people of the renaissance pioneered

Early modern Europe was an interesting and important time for all of Europe. From 1300 to 1800, many events were set into motion that would forever change Europe, and to extent, the rest of the world. No other event in European history is as recognizable or synonymous with early modern European history than the event simply known as “The Renaissance.”

The Renaissance which also means “Rebirth,” was a period in European civilization in the years 1400 and 1600, that followed the Middle Ages. The Renaissance began as a cultural movement in Italy during the late Medieval period, which later spread to Europe. During the Renaissance inventions such as paper, printing, gun powder, and the mariner’s compass were made, and the discovery of new continents were also found. However, the discovery of art was one of the main discoveries during the Renaissance period. Journalist Sarah Bradford Landau in her journal “Renaissance (1300s-1600s),” states “Artists were among the first affected by the new spirit of humanism. In their work they began to focus on human life on earth.” Therefore, art during the Renaissance was important because it reflected human life. Other scholars also agree with Journalist Sarah Bradford Landau’s argument of art being an important aspect of the Renaissance period.

The Age of the Renaissance and its Various Influences: Test 1 The Renaissance was a time of prosperity throughout Europe. There are many interesting aspects of the Middle Ages, most importantly the arts. One of the most important and unique forms of art used by stunning artist, Leonardo da Vinci, is called chiaroscuro.

Renaissance writings were evidence of the culture in which they were written.   Particularly the work of William Shakespeare who drew heavily on the festivals of his period in his writings.   It was during his lifetime that England became more conscious of holiday custom in a way that it had not before. “He used the resources of a sophisticated theater to express,” notes Charles Barber. Holidays that appeared in Renaissance works were Midsummer, May Day, Christmas, Easter and more.

During the 1400s and 1500s in mainly Italy there was a major change that took place in all aspects of life. This was called the Renaissance and was a movement that helped give rebirth to culture and the arts. This movement went away from the medieval times that had forced a feudalist system on its people. The Medieval times were a dark period in European history that saw a major decline in arts and government. This declining can be attributed to a number of different reasons. One of which was the Bubonic Plague that spread throughout Europe and Asia and killed millions of its inhabitants. This was the final nail in the medieval coffin. Throughout these times the major focus for government and the arts were all religion oriented. The Black