RENAISSANCE PERIOD
- from the 14th century to the 16th century, promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy,
literature and art.
A. HUMANISM -• During the 14th century, a cultural movement, began to gain
momentum in Italy. Among its many principles, promoted the idea man was the center of his own
universe, and people should embrace human achievements in education, classical arts, literature and
science.
B. GENIUSES
-Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)a painter, architect, inventor, and student of all scientific things. His
natural genius crossed so many disciplines that he epitomized the term “Renaissance man.” (painted
mona lisa 16th century and the last supper 1495-98)
-Michelangelo (1475–1564) is a sculptor, painter, and architect widely considered one of the greatest
artists of the Renaissance of all time. His work demonstrated a blend of psychological insight, physical
realism and intensity never before seen. ( statue of david 1501-04, the creation of adam 1508-12, pietà
1498-99)
-• Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536) of Rotterdam, one of Europe's most famous and influential
scholars (His translation to Greek of the New Testament brought on a theological revolution, and his
views on the Reformation tempered its more radical elements)
-Dante Alighieri (c. 1265–c. 1321) Italian poet and moral philosopher known for the epic poem The
Divine Comedy, which comprises sections representing three tiers of the Christian afterlife: purgatory,
heaven and hell.
-RenéDescartes (1596–1650) French scientist, mathematician, and philosopher. Emphasized human
reasoning as the best road to understanding. (Regarded as the father of modern philosophy for
defining a starting point for existence, “I think; therefore I am.”)
-Giotto di Bondone (1266-1337) Italian painter and architect whose more realistic depictions of human
emotions influenced generations of artists ( Giotto di Bondone: St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the
Stigmata)
-Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) Polish astronomer, studied in Ital, published On the Revolutions of
the Heavenly Spheres in 1543 ( Copernican Model: A Sun-Centered Solar System)
-Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) father of modern science, made major contributions to the fields of physics,
astronomy, cosmology, mathematics and philosophy
C. RENAISSANCE EXPLORATION
- Marco Polo 1254-1324 ( travelled along the Silk Road from Europe to Asia between 1271 and
1295.)
-Christopher Columbus 1451-1506 (called the “discoverer” of New World, embarked 4 voyages across
the Atlantic Ocean between 1492 and 1504)
-Vasco da Gama 1460-1524 (discovered new foundland now called canada)
