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    describe the Renaissance as just a recycling of Roman and Greek ideas, that notion is undermining how the Renaissance revitalized those ideas. Before the Renaissance, all elements of life was influenced by the church and ultimately, a period of stagnation. These restrictions influenced every aspect of culture as the art portrayed in this time period was static and emotionless. The limited reach of ideas allowed for no self-expression through philosophy and science. However, when the Renaissance occurred

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    gigantic effect that education had on Renaissance society was greatly stimulated by the new development of humanism. Humanism was responsible for the curiosity of many intellects during the Renaissance, which ultimately led to the discoveries and developments that made the Renaissance such a remarkable time. It proposed a different way of thinking, unprecedented by scholars. Without humanism and the educational interest that it brought about, the Renaissance would not be known as the explosion of

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    Evolution, change, progressing, transformation . . . the Renaissance. A cultural rebirth, a time of change, of the progression back into the Roman and Greek arts and literature, a time period that made its mark in history. Power and wealth were key to the rebirth of the arts, and Italy was an ideal location. In the Italian Renaissance, people began to look beyond tangible ideas, alternatively, pondering the abstract world, the philosophy of life, reforming the Christian Church into art, and artist

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    Medieval Period After the classical period the structure of society was a mess. After the trojan war the Medieval period was the one to bring in the more civilized society. Having a more civilized structure brought in new ideas and a more structured government. The base of the Medieval period was Italian scholars and academics on the base of academics was only making slow progress across the world. The most horrific event of the Medieval period would be the Dark Ages. In the article Dark Ages the

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    Cultural aspects of the European Renaissance and Humanism Name :Ece Yeşim Kebabcı Student ID:25097 Section No:B3 Word Count:1130 Renaissance , a French word which means rebirth in English, is the period in European civilization immediately appears after the Middle Ages and reaches up to the 17th century.It is regarded as the beggining of cultural movement in Italy which was continued by radical changes in lots of branches such as literature,art,science etc. and later spreaded to the rest

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    There are several time capsules that are rumored to contain pieces of some of the most influential art, music, architecture, philosophy, and literature in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. To find these capsules would be to travel back in time and hold in one's hands the true measure of what the humanities has accomplished during its evolution. Art The Renaissance was perceived as a rebirth of ancient traditions. It breathed new life into the artists of its time with the development of new

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    known as the Renaissance. The Renaissance is regarded as a turning point in the Western intellectual and cultural tradition because of the new philosophy, education, and art. Before the Renaissance, many people’s beliefs of reality and existence was based off religion and god. At that time there wasn’t any scientific thinking so people thought that their health and body had some kind of connection with the stars. No one had dissected the human body to find out the truth until the Renaissance when they

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    a profound effect on the trajectory of art. During the Renaissance (late 1400s-1600s), an era of society emerging towards a new way of considering the world through artistic study, the marvelous coalition of citizens that is the public was propelled out of the philosophical oppression of the Middle Ages. Moreover, this served as a pivotal time not only for traditional art, but for free and open thought in general. Because of the Renaissance 's lasting influences and the grandeur of change it commenced

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    the hidden meanings of “The Birth of Venus.” through the eyes of Renaissance art and time. Specific Purpose: To inform an audience about a historical event that changed Renaissance art, the meaning of the Venus during the time of the Renaissance and the artist who changed the rules of a society. Thesis: The Italian court painter Sandro Botticelli is credited with having created one of the best work of art from the Renaissance time, “The Birth of Venus.” I am going to explain who Venus was, the

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    The Renaissance and the Reformation acted as a rebirth. This included the rebirth of art, education, Greek and Roman values, and religion. An important part of the rebirth is art. This played a big role in the rebirth of the middle ages. The rebirth of art shows the rebirth of technology with Raphael and Michelangelo which allowed them to portray reality. With new technical knowledge like the study of anatomy and astronomy, artists achieved new places in religious paintings. As skills increased,

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