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Jan 1, 1259
The Cause of the Ending of the Middle Ages
The Middle Ages ended because of The black death, Inflation, and wars. -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
Renaissance
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Jan 1, 1325
Education
Literature, History, and Science sprouted after the Middle Ages Before the Renaissance, the kids focused on Roman Models (Heros). -
Jan 1, 1386
Donatello
A good deal is known about Donatello's life and career, but little is known about his character and personality, and what is known is not wholly reliable. He never married and he seems to have been a man of simple tastes. Patrons often found him hard to deal with in a day when artists' working conditions were regulated by guild rules. Donatello seemingly demanded a measure of artistic freedom. Although he knew a number of Humanists well, the artist was not a cultured intellectual. His Humanist f -
Jan 1, 1445
Botticelli
He painted portraits of the family and many religious pictures. From 1481-82 he painted wall frescoes in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican. Most of his paintings were religious in nature. -
Jan 1, 1450
Scientifical Advancements
Harrington, godson to Queen Elizabeth, made the first flush toilet for himself and his godmother in 1596. He was teased by his friends and never made another one although he and Queen Elizabeth continued to use the one he did make)e.
Printing Press(The printing press was invented in 1436 by a German named Johannes Gutenberg. Gutenberg was a goldsmith. Before the printing press was invented, monks had
to copy everything by hand. Hand written books took months or years to hand print. This m -
Jan 1, 1452
Leonardo De Vinci
He recorded his constant flow of ideas for paintings on paper. In his Studies for the Nativity, he studied different poses and gestures of the mother and her infant, probably in preparation for the main -
Jan 1, 1475
Michelangelo
Born 1475,died 1564. In the 89 years that he lived, Michelangelo created many of the works of art that we think of when we think of the Renaissance. A skilled painter who spent many years completing the frescoes that adorn the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo had trained as a sculptor and created two of the world's greatest statues--the enormous David and the emotional Pieta. -
Jan 1, 1483
Raphael
Popular with the popes of the period, Raphael decorated the papal apartments of Julius II, continued to do so under Leo X and, following Bramante, served as architect of St. Peter's. He is credited with revolutionizing portrait painting because of the style he used in the portrait of Julius II. He also designed the "cartoons" that are on the tapestries of the Sistine Chapel. A tour of the Vatican Museums should include the Raphael Rooms where you can see some of the artist's works (though Raphae -
Jan 1, 1520
Humanists
Humanists of the Renaissance rediscovered the Latin and Greek classics (hence the "rebirth" or "renaissance" of the classical world), that humanist philosophystressed the dignity of humanity, and that humanists shifted intellectual emphasis off of theology and logic to specifically human studies. In pursuing this program, the argument goes, the humanists literally created the European Renaissance and paved the way for the modern, secular world.
