Renaissance Padlet by Cadence Bryant

Fashion

cadencebryant2 — 2025-02-03 14:14:42 UTC

Men's fashion of the 1530s was dominated by the broad-shouldered silhouettes made iconic by King Henry VIII.

These silhouettes that were worn by King Henry VIII influenced others to be like their King.

Fashion

cadencebryant2 — 2025-02-03 15:22:19 UTC

Men's clothing often included doublets, hose, and codpieces, while women's attire consisted of gowns with voluminous skirts, tight bodices, and intricate sleeves.

These clothes showed the wealth and power of people during the Renaissance period.

Fashion

cadencebryant2 — 2025-02-04 13:06:58 UTC

Women's gowns are generally floor-long and have full skirts.

This showed the wealth and class of women.

Fashion

cadencebryant2 — 2025-02-04 13:08:35 UTC

Sleeves are generally detachable so that they could be exchanged between different dresses.

This meant that there was an opportunity to mix up one's clothng.

Inventions

cadencebryant2 — 2025-02-04 13:10:08 UTC

The humble yet mighty pencil.

This early pencil was intended mainly for carpenters so it was oval in shape, to stop in rolling away.

Inventions

cadencebryant2 — 2025-02-04 13:11:03 UTC

The printing press.

This allowed for great advancements in communication to take place.

Inventions

cadencebryant2 — 2025-02-04 13:14:12 UTC

The microscope.

The wondrous discovery they made meant we could explore, understand, and cultivate the world in a whole new way, and life has never been the same since.

Inventions

cadencebryant2 — 2025-02-04 13:14:56 UTC

The telescope.

It was the first instrument of its kind to extend one of the human senses.

Historical Events

cadencebryant2 — 2025-02-04 13:16:44 UTC

The increasing failure of the Roman Catholic Church.

This provided stability in spiritual and civic life and the rise in importance of city-states and national monarchies.

Historical Events

cadencebryant2 — 2025-02-04 13:18:03 UTC

The fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Ottoman Turks.

This marked the end of the Byzantine Empire.

Historical Events

cadencebryant2 — 2025-02-04 13:19:30 UTC

The discovery of the New World in 1492.

This ushered in the age of exploration.

Historical Events

cadencebryant2 — 2025-02-04 13:22:13 UTC

The revival of Classical Greek.

It was first learned in Italy and then in Northern Europe.

Famous People

cadencebryant2 — 2025-02-04 13:23:41 UTC

Michelangelo.

He was celebrated for his art's complexity, physical realism, psychological tension, and thoughtful consideration of space, light, and shadow.

Famous People

cadencebryant2 — 2025-02-04 13:23:48 UTC

Leonardo Da Vinci.

He is best known for his dramatic and expressive artwork.

Famous People

cadencebryant2 — 2025-02-04 13:23:55 UTC

Raphael.

His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition.

Famous People

cadencebryant2 — 2025-02-04 13:24:06 UTC

Donatello.

He was noted especially for his sculptures in marble, bronze, and wood.

Art

isabellagorney — 2025-02-04 13:36:44 UTC

One of the commonly cited reasons for her fame is the 'Mona Lisa's Smile'. Da Vinci exploited human optical illusion to create a unique smile through perspective and by using shadow work. Da Vinci painted Mona Lisa in such a way that the eyes are the center of the viewer's attention and the mouth is the periphery.

Art

isabellagorney — 2025-02-04 13:38:04 UTC

The L ast Supper symbolizes the last meal shared with Christ and his disciples. The painting is famous for detailing the relationship that each of them had with their Lord. It also has many hidden symbols and meanings for the Holy Trinity and foreshadows what the future held for the group.

Art

isabellagorney — 2025-02-04 13:39:26 UTC

The story of David and Goliath is a biblical one, found in Book 1 Samuel. The teenage David had to defeat the giant Goliath, he could not be defeated by strength since David was smaller. It took cunning and skill to defeat someone bigger than him, and he did so with the slingshot.

Art

isabellagorney — 2025-02-04 13:40:30 UTC

The Birth of Venus is the first example in Tuscany of a painting on canvas. Moreover the special use of expensive alabaster powder, making the colors even brighter and timeless, is another characteristic that makes this work unique.

Music

isabellagorney — 2025-02-04 13:42:28 UTC

The viol (also referred to as the viola da gamba, or gamba) is a European bowed and fretted string instrument played on the leg (da gamba), used at court and in the home primarily during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

music

isabellagorney — 2025-02-04 13:43:54 UTC

one of several couple dances of French origin that were popular in the 16th and 17th centuries, usually in duple measure, mimetic, accompanied by singing, and danced in groups typically in a circle. 2. : a sideward balance step in a clockwise direction used in branle dances.

music

isabellagorney — 2025-02-04 13:44:58 UTC

basse danse, (French: “low dance”), courtly dance for couples, originating in 14th-century Italy and fashionable in many varieties for two centuries. Its name is attributed both to its possible origin as a peasant, or “low,” dance and to its style of small gliding steps in which the feet remain close to the ground.

Music

isabellagorney — 2025-02-04 13:46:08 UTC

During the 14th century, the word saltarello became the name of a particular dance step (a double with a hop on the final or initial upbeat), and the name of a meter of music (a fast triple), both of which appear in many choreographed dances.