Miscelánea: Tarea 3.3

What was the Renaissance?

The Renaissance was a period in European history marked by a cultural flowering, beginning in Florence in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe until about 1600. Its influence affected literature, philosophy, art, politics, science religion etc. We are going to focus on art.

The Renaissance is divided into two periods: The Quattrocento (XV century Italian art) and Cinquecento (XVI century art). Renaissance comes from Fr. renaissance ("rebirth": be born again). But, what was born again? Let's answer that question in the next activities.

Activities

1. First, look at the following pictures and describe them. The box below

might help you.

- The picture represents…

- It was made of…

- It was made in the … century (period of History?)

- The author was…

- Its main characteristics are…

BIOGRAPHY OF MICHELANGELO (1475-1564)

Michelangelo Buonarroti ____ ____ on 6 March ____ in Caprese near Florence (Italy), where his father was the local __________. A few weeks after his birth, the family moved to Florence. In 1488, Michelangelo was ____________ to the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio. He then lived in the household of Lorenzo de Medici, the leading patron of the arts in Florence.

After the Medici was __________ from Florence, Michelangelo travelled to Bologna and then, in 1496, to Rome. His primary works were sculptured in these early years.

His 'Pietà' (1497) made his name and he returned to Florence as a famous sculptor. Here he produced his 'David' (1501-1504).

In1505, Pope Julius II called Michelangelo back to Rome and ______________ him to design Julius’ own ______. Due to an argument between Julius and Michelangelo, and the many other demands on the artist's time, the project was never completed, although Michelangelo did produce a sculpture of Moses for the ______.

Michelangelo’s next major ____________ was the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican (1508-1512). From then, Michelangelo was regarded as Italy's greatest living artist. Then, the new pope, Leo X, ______________ Michelangelo to rebuild the ___________ of the church of San Lorenzo in Florence.

1534, Michelangelo returned to Rome where he was _______________ to paint 'The Last Judgement' on the altar wall of the Sistine ________ (1537-1541). From 1546 he was increasingly active as an architect, in particular on the great church of St Peter's.

Loneliness and ________ were Michelangelo´s companions in the last years of his life. Many of his friends had died. He ________ the Florentine Pietá but, dissatisfied with his work, Michelangelo attacked the sculpture with a __________. He died in Rome on 18 February ______.

Kahoot

Kahoot sobre el Renacimiento (ejercicio de elaboración propia)

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