Post on 31-Dec-2015
The Renaissance:Italian & Northern
Ms. AllenWorld History II
2015-16
Part 1: The
Italian Renaissa
nce
• Renaissance – “rebirth”–Renewed interest in Greek and
Roman styles and methods in the Humanities
study human culture, includes ancient & modern languages, literature, philosophy, religion, visual and performing arts, music, theater, social sciences like history, anthropology, cultural studies, law
The Renaissance Beginnings
Why Italy?–Home to ruins of the Roman Empire–Crusades and trade with Byzantine
Empire–Trade with Asia and Africa–Rich Italian city-states–Medici Family (patrons of the Arts)
Humanism• Theory that emphasizes human reason
and scientific inquiry and deemphasizes the importance of religious focus
• Study of the Humanities (philosophy, art, literature, etc.)
Italian Renaissance: Writers• Francesco Petrarch
– One of 1st Humanists and proponent of classical writers
• Niccolo Machiavelli– Diplomat and historian– Wrote “The Prince”– Government should be realistic
and practical without much concern for morals
Italian Renaissance: Art• Realistic and lifelike images were a contrast
to “other worldly” art of Medieval times• Perspective- technique making distant
objects smaller than those in the foreground (front); create illusion of depth on a flat surface– This makes painting have a three-dimensional (3D)
element
“The School of Athens” by Raphael
Italian Renaissance: Art• Secular vs. non-secular art
– Secular = religious– Non-secular must be the opposite– Describes Renaissance paintings with NO religions
connotations or meanings
Italian Renaissance: ArtistsLeonardo da Vinci
- “Renaissance Man” (architect, engineer, painter, sculptor, and scientist)- science influencing art realistic figures- “The Last Supper” and “Mona Lisa”
Italian Renaissance: ArtistsMichelangelo
- Sistine Chapel (at the Vatican)- sculptures such as “David”
Raphael- known for paintings/depictions of Mary
“Pieta” - Michelangelo “Madonna del Granduca” - Raphael
Niccolo Machiavelli
• READING
Part 2: The Northern
Renaissance
• Renaissance spreads from Italy through the Alps and rivers of Europe (Danube, Rhine)
• New universities• PRINTING PRESS – Johannes Gutenberg
(Germany) was 1st European to use movable type to print books- What book do you think was printed the most?
The Bible
Northern Renaissance: Writers• Desiderius Erasmus
– Interested in Early Christian and Greek/Roman periods
– “Praise of Folly” – criticisms of Christian faith
• Thomas More– “Utopia” (imaginary, ideal society)– Executed for not going along with King Henry VIII’s
annulment request and recognizing Henry as the head of the church
Northern Renaissance: Artists
• Jan and Hubert van Eyck–Attention to detail and facial
expression–More realistic than symbolic
“Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife” by van Eyck
The Ghent Alterpiece
Northern Renaissance: Artists
• Peter Brueghel–Scenes of village dances and festivals–Used paintings to criticize intolerance
• Albrecht Durer–Copper engravings and woodcuts
“Peasant Wedding” – Pieter Brueghel
“Adoration of the Magi” – Albrecht Durer
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