11 th grade World History
Patty Camarda
Feburary 12,2012 11:00pm Patty
Camarda World History

Leonardo Da Vinci
•True renaissance man
•Quickly rose to fame, never quite finished anything
•Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, Parachute, Machine gun
• Examples of his work
Raphael
•Painter and sculptor
•Best known for his Madonnas
•Pope Julius II brought him to Vatican
•“The School Of Athens”
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• Master sculpture
• Close relationship with the Medici family
• Statue of St. Mark and St. George
• Marble and bronze David
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Michelangelo
Donatello
Botticelli
Giotto
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Buon fresco
Very permanent
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Absorbs into the plaster
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Secco fresco
Forms surface layer on dry plaster, flakes off
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Mezzo fresco
Almost dry plaster, slightly absorbs
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Galileo Galilei
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“father of experimental physics”
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Pendulum, astronomy, thermometer
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Many not ready for forward thinking
William Harvey
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1 st to explain the circulation of the blood
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Royal physician in
England
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The word “gas”
Mercury barometer to prove air exerts pressure
Vacuum discoveries
Pascal’s law of fluid pressure
Robert Hooke and cells
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Italy was its starting point
Philosophical and cultural movement
Brought back the classical teachings of ancient writers
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Aristotle, Plato, Homer
Increased emphasis on education
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Humans
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Their achievements
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What they’re capable of, very optimistic
Spent more time on work that would benefit the people than the church
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Create a painting using some of the techniques discussed
Watch this video and the suggested ones below
Visit www.italian-renaissance-art.com
and do research on your favorite artist and one you’ve never heard of
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Cline, A. Renaissance humanism.
Retreived on Feburary 7,2012. From http://atheism.about.com/od/abouthuma nism/a/renaissance.htm
Janson, H.W. Donatello. Retrieved on
Febuary 7, 2012. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/16
8979/Donatello
Wei, J. Renaissance scientists and after.
Retrieved on Febuary 6, 2012. From http://jerileewei.hubpages.com/hub/Renai ssance-Scientists-And-After-Part-II
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Leonardo da vinci. Retrieved on February 6, 2012.
From http://www.theartgallery.com.au/arteducation/gr eatartists/davinci/about/
Painting techniques of the renaissance. Retrieved on February 7, 2012. From http://www.italian-renaissanceart.com/Painting-Techniques.html
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Who was the first to explain how the blood circulated in the body?
What was the central focus of
Humanism?
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Who was best known for his madonnas?
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