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Northern
RenaissanceESSENTIAL QUESTION: HOW DID THE WORK OF
NORTHERN EUROPEAN ARTISTS DIFFER FROM
THOSE OF ITALIAN ARTISTS?
Northern Renaissance
• The artists of norther Europe wanted to show the world
realistically just like Italians did.
• They had a different approach because the Gothic
style cathedrals were decorated with stained glass
windows and did not have large blank spaces for fresco
painting.
• This led them to focus on small scale art like wood
panels, book illustrations, and literature.
• Flemish masters of painting used
shadows to create depth and a
sense of realism.
• They also put the subjects of
their paintings in every day
settings.
• Van Eyck is known for
the varnish he made using nut
oils that created vibrant colors
and fine details.
• Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and
his Bride (1434)
Jan Van Eyck
• He was a German artist of the early 1500s who made
several trips to Italy to learn about the technique of
perspective.
• He tried to combine the northern technique of
examining minute details of daily life with the
Italian use of ideals.
• He is most known for his woodcuts showing biblical
scenes like the series of Apocalypse.
Albrecht Durer
• Literature flourished during
the Renaissance
• This can be greatly attributed
to Johannes Gutenberg and
his invention of the printing
press.
• In 1455 Gutenberg printed
the first book produced by
using moveable type, which
increased speed of
production.
• The Bible was among the first
he printed.
Literature
Francesco Petrarch
• Petrarch is called he "father of Renaissance humanism"
because dedicated his life to finding forgotten Latin
manuscripts in monasteries around Europe.
• Humanism was an intellectual movement that studied
the old Greek writings and to revitalize culture.
• Petrarch believed intellectuals should then use this
knowledge to live an active civil life. He was also a
passionate writer of poems like the odes to Laura.
• Machiavelli served as an
adviser Lorenzo de'
Medici and studied his
use of political power.
• He wrote his observations
in a kind of guidebook
called “The Prince.”
• In it he argues a ruler
should be willing to do
anything to maintain
control without worrying
about conscience.
Niccolò Machiavelli
Sir Thomas More• English Humanist who
believed men and
women live in harmony.
• Wrote Utopia. A book about
a perfect society
• No private property, no one
is lazy, all people are
educated and the justice
system is used to end crime
instead of executing
criminals.
Desiderius Erasmus
• Used humor to show
the immoral and
ignorant behavior of
people, including the
clergy.
• He felt people should
be open minded and
be kind to others.
• The Praise of Folly
ComparingItalian Renaissance Northern Renaissance
• Humanism revived Greek
though about philosophy
and society
• The Gutenberg Bible helped
spread ideas of Christianity
and revive the faith .
• Art was small-scale and
focused on details of daily
life
ComparingItalian Renaissance
• individualism –
emphasis on person as
individual rather than
part of a group
• Secularism – focus on
worldly themes instead
of religious.
• Art was large-scale and
mainly fresco or
sculpture
Northern Renaissance