Italian Renaissance Research Paper

In 1347 Europe saw a large explosion in expression that would eventually evolve into many different kinds of styles and techniques and become a part of everyday life and inspire many different people. This explosion occurred first in Italy and is now known as The Italian Renaissance which was inspired by the rediscovery of Roman and Greek classic art and literature. Renaissance stands for rebirth; it was a period of cultural shift often seen as Europe coming out of the Middle (dark) ages. This period was a breakthrough of humanism and believing in the idea to accomplish something, and do something for just God’s gain but your own as well. The 14th and 15th century found themselves experimenting in individualism and freedom of being

Both the United States and Europe had cars, railroads, and electricity. The Industrial revolution brought the increase in science and medical advances helping increase life expectancy and save lives. With these new advances with industry and changes in the government increased the need for art. Art became a way for the government and companies to advertise and get people’s attention (Mason). Art was now made into newspapers and magazines through photographs. Photography in art was a new artistic outlet that came with the new industrialization, however in the nineteenth century it was still new and many still had faults that made some shy away from it. Art although industrialized still showed imagination, yet it was now combined with political and social unhappiness (Stokstad and

Photography, although had a un reliable start like most technologies, made I difference in how information was used. The invention of the camera brought the desire for people to record more of their life in pictures rather than words. People began to use photography to record faces, achievements, and even possessions. The first camera was an camera obsura, which was a small box that allowed light to reflect light image upside down, allowing the photographer to then trace to picture that was being reflected. The invention of the camera was not quick and took many different inventors, however in turn was rapidly integrated into society, because it was a faster way of recording something rather than a