Renaissance ArtsRenaissance Arts By: Pooja KumarBy: Pooja Kumarfor Mr. Haskvitzfor Mr. Haskvitz

Leonardo Da VinciLeonardo Da Vinci o Leonardo Da Vinci wrote Leonardo Da Vinci wrote

and drew his inventions and drew his inventions in his journals. in his journals.

o Some of the sketches Some of the sketches were of musical were of musical instruments, hydraulic instruments, hydraulic pumps, reversible crank pumps, reversible crank mechanisms, and a mechanisms, and a steam cannonsteam cannon

o He was also interested in He was also interested in flight too. His sketches flight too. His sketches also included plans for also included plans for several flying machines several flying machines such as a helicopter and such as a helicopter and a light hang glider. a light hang glider.

Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci o Leonardo da Vinci is Leonardo da Vinci is

known for his famous known for his famous paintings, the paintings, the Mona Mona Lisa, Lisa, and and The Last The Last Supper. Supper.

o The most important The most important qualities of his paintings qualities of his paintings are how he uses many are how he uses many original ideas to create original ideas to create such paintings. such paintings.

o His paintings represent His paintings represent emotion in expression emotion in expression and gesture. and gesture.

Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vincio Leonardo da Vinci became a Leonardo da Vinci became a

master of anatomy, he drew master of anatomy, he drew studies of muscles and studies of muscles and tissues. tissues.

o Leonardo sketched the Leonardo sketched the studies of the human studies of the human skeleton as well as the heart skeleton as well as the heart and the vascular system. and the vascular system.

o He sketched the people with He sketched the people with illnesses and the difference illnesses and the difference between a healthy person between a healthy person and someone who is and someone who is infectedinfected

o He studied the anatomy of He studied the anatomy of various other animals and various other animals and comparing it with human comparing it with human anatomy. anatomy.

Michelangelo Michelangelo o Michelangelo was not only Michelangelo was not only

a famous painter but a a famous painter but a great architect too. great architect too.

o He is known for the interior He is known for the interior of the Laurentian Library of the Laurentian Library and its lobby in Florence. and its lobby in Florence.

o He is also known for St. He is also known for St. Peter in RomePeter in Rome

o Michelangelo also painted Michelangelo also painted the ceiling of the Sistine the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which required four Chapel which required four years to complete. years to complete.

o Michelangelo also Michelangelo also designed the Medici designed the Medici Chapel. Chapel.

William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare o Shakespeare is mostly Shakespeare is mostly

known for his play, known for his play, Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet and and A A Midsummer’s Night Midsummer’s Night Dream. Dream.

o In his early writes, he In his early writes, he wrote mostly about wrote mostly about comedies and histories. comedies and histories.

o In his later writes, he In his later writes, he mostly wrote about mostly wrote about tragedies and tragedies and sometimes even sometimes even tragicomedies, also tragicomedies, also known as romances. known as romances.

Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri o Dante Alighieri was an Dante Alighieri was an

Italian poet. One of his Italian poet. One of his works is the Divine works is the Divine Commedia. Commedia.

o The Divine Commedia is The Divine Commedia is known to be the greatest known to be the greatest literary work and a literary work and a masterpiece of literature. masterpiece of literature.

o He is know as the “Supreme He is know as the “Supreme Poet” and the “Father of the Poet” and the “Father of the Italian language”. Italian language”.

o Dante and Divine Dante and Divine Commedia has been a very Commedia has been a very important inspiration for important inspiration for many different artists. many different artists.

Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei o Galileo played a major role in Galileo played a major role in

the Scientific Revolution. the Scientific Revolution. o He improved the telescope He improved the telescope

and made numerous and made numerous astronomical observations astronomical observations which is a big help for us which is a big help for us today. today.

o He discovered the four He discovered the four largest satellites of Jupiter, largest satellites of Jupiter, named the Galilean Moons in named the Galilean Moons in his honor. He also analyzed his honor. He also analyzed and observed sunspots. and observed sunspots.

o He is called the “father of He is called the “father of modern observational modern observational astronomy” and the “father astronomy” and the “father of science” of science”

KeplerKeplero Kepler is mostly known Kepler is mostly known

for his laws of planetary for his laws of planetary motion.motion.

o He also invented an He also invented an improved version of the improved version of the telescope (the Keplerian telescope (the Keplerian Telescope) Telescope)

o Kepler also did some Kepler also did some work in the field of work in the field of optics, science that optics, science that describes the behavior describes the behavior & properties of light and & properties of light and the interaction of it with the interaction of it with matter. matter.