History of Art

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  Who started the Renaissance? 12.10.2026 16min

  📍 Have you ever felt out of place in the era you live in? Or perhaps you have crossed paths with people who claim they were born in the wrong time. This sentiment will surely ring a bell: "Everything was better in the past."In this episode, we explore the origins of the Renaissance, the end of the Middle Ages, the philosophy of Humanism, and the revolutionary artistic techniques—Sfumato, Chiaroscuro, Cangiante, and Unione—mastered by Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.00:00 Who started the Renaissance?00:11 How Petrarch invented the Renaissance: The birth of a new historical era02:30 Why the Middle ages were called the Dark Ages?04:35 From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance | The history of the evolution of human thought06:58 Was the Renaissance even real? | Giorgio Vasari’s 3 Ages of Art: From Giotto to Michelangelo11:07 The Philosophy of the Renaissance: Body, nature, and beauty12:45 Why Renaissance painting suddenly became so realistic14:21 Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael: The secrets of Renaissance realism📚 References & Recommended Reading:■ Ernst Gombrich. The Story of Art. (Translated by Ömer Erduran), Remzi Bookstore. ■ Vernon Hyde Jr. History of Art History. (Translated by Cem Soydemir), Koç University Publications, 2025.■ Giorgio Vasari. Life stories of artists (Translated by Elif Gökteke), SEL publications, 2020.■ "Renaissance": Self-Defining or Not Self-Defining? • Erwin Panofsky. - Adventure of the Renaissance. Haz. Enis Batur. SEL publications, 2016. p. 11.■ The Renaissance Question •Johan Huizinga. - Adventure of the Renaissance. Haz. Enis Batur. SEL publications, 2016. p. 24.■ Rinascimento Dell'Anticita: XV. Century• Erwin Panofsky. - Adventure of the Renaissance. Haz. Enis Batur. SEL publications, 2016. p. 140.■ Hugh Honour, John Fleming. World Art History. (Translated by Hakan Abacı), ALFA PUBLICATIONS. 2016.🎧 Listen along or watch the full video episodes with high-resolution visual breakdowns on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwWR-OUrFlM&t=1s#Renaissance #Renaissancehistory #Arthistory #Petrarch #Philosophy #Renaissancephilosophy #GiorgioVasari #LeonardoDaVinci #Michelangelo #Raphael #Giotto #Botticelli #Masaccio #Arttechniques #Fineart #Blackdeath #Medievaltimes #Middleageshistory