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Impact of the Renaissance on Christianity

By MikaylaSanders
  • May 13, 1304

    Background

    Background
    -Began in Flourence Italy
    -Renaissance= rebirth
    -Age of Recovery from the Black Death and economic recession.
    -Sparked the birth of humanism: learning many different subjects to become a well rounded individual.
    -Petrarch: father of Renaissance humanism
  • Jun 17, 1304

    The Church

    The Church
    -Renaissance encouraged people to analyze and evaluate their lives.
    -People questioned beliefs.
    -Things began to stir and eventually led to the Protestant Reformation.
  • Sep 23, 1304

    Popes of the Renaissance

    Popes of the Renaissance
    -Were accused of corruption.
    -Sixtus IV: nepotism (favored friends and relatives and gave them high paying jobs)
    -Alexander VI: had illegitimate children
    -Julius II: known as the warrior pope
    -Leo X: used indulgences
    -All of these popes lived extravagantly, often putting his needs before those of the Church.
  • Oct 5, 1304

    Art

    Art
    -The Vatican commisioned many art projects.
    -The 3 masters of the Neoplatonic era were Raphael, Da Vinci, and Michelangelo.
    -Neoplatonism=using Plato's works and philosophy.
    -Artists primary goal was to imitate nature.
  • May 13, 1324

    John Wyclif

    John Wyclif
    -Didn't want the pope to have power.
    -Believed Christ alone was the head of the Church.
    -Thought Catholics should follow the Bible only.
  • Jan 2, 1369

    John Hus

    John Hus
    -Called for the poverty and simplicity shown in the Bible.
    -Executed at the Council of Constance.
  • Nov 30, 1397

    Guillaume Dufay

    Guillaume Dufay
    -One of the first people to use harmonies and melodies of the Renaissance.
    -Created and changed music at masses.
  • May 13, 1444

    Donato Bramante

    Donato Bramante
    -Most famous for rebuilding St. Peter's Basilica.
    -Made a large dome that made up a beautiful place of worship.
  • May 13, 1452

    Leonardo Da Vinci

    Leonardo Da Vinci
    -Artist, architect, inventor, scholar.
    -Most famous works: Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
    -Last Supper: created in 1498. Shows Jesus' last meal.
    -One of the most reproduced works of all time.
  • May 13, 1452

    Girolamo Savonarola

    Girolamo Savonarola
    -Wanted reform in Florence, Italy.
    -Criticized the pope for immorality.
    -Killed because he was a heretic.
  • Aug 23, 1455

    Printing Press

    Printing Press
    -The printing press was created by Johannes Gutenberg.
    -First book of the West was the Gutenberg Bible.
    -Helped spread ideas of Renaissance
  • Feb 18, 1475

    Michelangelo

    Michelangelo
    -Pieta: sculpture of Mary holding Jesus after crucifixion. Created with one solid block of marble.
    -David: one of the most renowned works of Renaissance. In Florence, it was symbolic. The city could fend off any "Goliaths" in its path.
    -Created the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which contains over 300 figures.
    -Created Tomb of Julius II.
  • May 13, 1483

    Raphael

    Raphael
    -Created many religious works.
    -Most famous works: St. George and the Dragon, Sistine Madonna, and The Transfiguration.
  • Aug 28, 1500

    Christian Humanists

    Christian Humanists
    Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More worked to improve society. They used the faith to help the everyday person.