The Renaissance Man

“I can’t believe how much time has gone by.” This was my first thought when I looked at the clock on my laptop screen. I had done it again. I was researching a topic we had discussed that day in history, and I got side tracked. Instead of just reading what needed to be read, I dug even deeper into the subject, reading article after article on The Renaissance. “Why did I have to be so fascinated with The Renaissance?” I asked myself. I could have this entire assignment done by now. I looked down at the worksheet, and I had only done half of it. I laughed at this because I knew all the answers. “Well, I guess all that researching was worth it.” I completed the assignment in ten minutes but I didn’t stop there. I watched documentaries on The Renaissance

Roughly between the times of the 14th and 17th centuries a cultural movement called the Renaissance existed. The Renaissance housed some of the greatest intellects, such as Leonardo da Vinci, and a radically different way of thinking emerged. Humanism developed largely and rapidly among this time, and was greatly influenced by a man named Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536). Erasmus, a Dutchman, originally lived among monasteries where he developed many opposing views during his years of service. In the midst of the Renaissance, around the 16th century, the Reformation movement began to splinter the faiths of Europe. Some say that Erasmus bridged the ideals of the Renaissance and Reformation movements. Among his many contributions to the humanist drive, he wrote many colloquies originally intended for teaching Latin to school children, which doubled as underlying preaching of Erasmus’s ideals. A collection of a variety of these stories entitled the “Ten Colloquies” written by Erasmus shows specific examples of the tethering of Renaissance to the Reformation largely on the theme of ad fontes.

My views on this heart moving film would be never to give up in life, and with the right amount of determination you can succeed anything. The film tells us the simple, but moving story with a skilled storyteller's voice. The great importance of their

First, it taught me that dreaming bigger is actually a good thing. If you got a big dream, nothing can stop you from reaching out and make it real. Second, the story taught me how to appreciate people's comments on me. Whether it is a negative or a positive comments, I think it is important to improved yourself and not get satisfied with yourself.

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.

An example of a “Renaissance man” is Leonardo da Vinci, he was an artist, inventor, and scholar. In this time period, there are still many of these well-rounded individuals who live multi-tasking lives. The criteria for a current “Renaissance man” would be they have excelled at more than one thing in their lifetime. They would also have to be good at things that are not in the same category, for example if you can direct, star, and do the lighting for a play, then you should not be considered a “Renaissance man”. An accurate example is that they would have to do public speaking, be an astronaut, and have a job as a biophysicist. Someone like this does exist and his name is Story Musgrave. “Franklin Story Musgrave is an American physician and a retired NASA astronaut. He is a public speaker and consultant to both Disney's Imagineering group and Applied Minds in California. In 1996 he became only the second astronaut to achieve the record of six spaceflights.” . Musgrave was born August 19, 1935 on a dairy farm in Stockbridge, MA. At such a young age he was helping his family with repairs from small leaks to fixing the motor on a tractor.

Pariah: A social outcast, one who doesn't fit in with the morals of society. Derived from the caste system, in which it was the lowest one could be. Pariah tells a story of a 17 year old African-American teenager named Alike who is learning to embrace her sexual identity as a lesbian. Alike likes to hang out at clubs with her openly lesbian friend Laura.

The message from The Renaissance Man was that rules were meant to be broken and to rebel against the group. In the beginning scenes of the film Bill Rag rebels against the norm by trying to have a business meeting over the phone about his advertisement, this ends in unemployment however he finds a more fulfilling job in the army teaching the “double d’s”. Rebelling against the norm proved to be both rewarding and have consequences. Later in the film after finally having found his way, Bill instructs the students of his class to stop acting so up tight and to call him by his first name, the students are reluctant to do so but listen nonetheless. By listening to Bill’s instructions the students are rebelling the army’s strict norms as well as

The Renaissance was a time of change for all. Through this era, the world was revolutionized. Religion, art, engineering, science, and many more subjects of our study would never be the same. Art and beauty flourished the world. Philosophers created new ideas never thought of before. Engineers and architects made structures unfeasible to all. Many great and inspirational men made this all possible. Men such as Donatello, Wolfgang Mozart, Christopher Columbus, and Martin Luther. Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo are two of such men who epitomize the Renaissance era. But in being men of great fame, it's easy for many rumors to sprout up from their fame. One of which claims that these two were great rivals, that built a considerable dislike for

The Renaissance first began in Florence and peaked there as well. It peaked during the 15th and 16th centuries under the rule of the Medici family. With the Medici family in power, the Renaissance flourished as they were large patrons of the arts and were for painters and sculptors as they enjoyed works of art. The Medici family financed many painters and without their contributions, the Renaissance would have not gotten to where it was. Florence is known to have housed some of the greatest painters, such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. What was a very early architectural achievement of the Renaissance being the dome on top of the Florence Cathedral as nothing of the same caliber had ever been done before. Not only was Florence important for the Renaissance, but it was also known as a banking center and for its textile production.

The Italian renaissance was a period of creative explosion. The term renaissance symbolizes rebirth, which is exactly what occurred in Italy during this time. An entire culture was remade through art. There was a resounding interest in the classics created by ancient artists. The humanist movement encouraged the study of humanity’s history in order to create a deeper understanding of how to move forward as a society. There was a seemingly unquenchable thirst for knowledge and creation. Many new art forms developed in this period, including opera. The Florentine Camerata, a group of scholars, created early forms of opera. Claudio Monteverdi, a renaissance composer, developed opera into the art form that is still performed today. The work of the Florentine Camerata and Claudio Monteverdi worked in harmony to create and develop this new form of music. Monteverdi’s educational background, his rebellious drive to create, his serendipitous career, and his unequaled talent allowed him to develop opera into an art form that no other composer of the time could have produced.

The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy around the 1500’s to about the 1700’s. Florence, Italy was the mecca of this rebirth because at the time Florence was extremely wealthy and the people of the city had political freedom and those new ideals of the Renaissance were not being condemned in Florence as they were other cities. This was a time where the arts and the logic of one’s own mind was valued rather than criticized, the antiquated medieval ideals no longer matched the needs of those who were living during the early Renaissance. Eventually, a term for this way of thinking arose and was called Humanism, and what humanism is, is an ideology where humans can lead themselves to create a prosperous life and instead of leaning on supernatural forces for answers. Humanists believe that humans have enough logic to create conclusions themselves. This brand-new way of thinking caused a lot of controversy because it did question God’s ability and the church’s power, but the ideas behind it are still heavily used today, even in the 21st century. Humanism in the early Renaissance is important because it called for thinking with reason, it allowed an appreciation for human body and mind, inspired authors and caused a shift in power.

Imagine Italy from the 14th to the 17th century. This time period is known as the Renaissance. In the time of the Renaissance there were many great minds, but one in particular stood out from the rest. This man was a writer, a mathematician, an inventor, and a world renowned artist. This man was Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci, by definition, is the quintessential Renaissance man.

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

For centuries, the English have had powerful influences over many parts of the world, and the aspects defining cultures. Today, even our own country continues to be influenced by that of the English. It should come of no surprise that something the English have also held major influence over is music, specifically in the fifteenth century with composers such as John Dunstable, William Du Fay, and Gilles Binchois. While all three of these men were great contributors to this newfound style, it was Dunstable who is seen as the father of this trend.