Ideas & Art of the Renaissance Ch 12 sec 2 Ideas & Art of the Renaissance

Humanism Study of the classics, the literary works ancient Greece & Rome. Humanist studied: grammar, rhetoric, poetry, moral philosophy, and history Petrarch, Called the father of Italian Renaissance Humanism, began emphasis on using pure classic Latin Humanist believed: Duty to life active civic life Put study of humanities to state’s service

Vernacular : (language spoken in their regions) Dante and Chaucer helped make vernacular literature more popular with their masterpieces Divine Comedy and the Canterbury Tales Christine de Pizan: Frenchwoman known for her written works to defend women’s education

Renaissance Education Humanists believed education could dramatically change human beings They wrote books and opened schools based on their ideas Focused education on liberal studies: History, moral philosophy, eloquence, grammar/logic Poetry, mathematics, astronomy, and Music Wanted to produce individuals who followed wisdom and virtue Also focused on physical education: Javelin throwing, archery and dancing

Renaissance Education Females are absent from humanist schools Any who did attend only taught: some history, riding, dance, sing, play the lute and appreciate poetry Also taught religion and morals for the creation of Christian ladies and good wives and mothers Not to learn math or rhetoric

Italian Renaissance Art Artist sought to imitate nature Frescos by Masaccio are first masterpieces of Early Renaissance Fresco: is painting done on fresh, wet plaster wit water- based paints, gave depth, and figures came to life Two major developments took place Technical side of painting, focusing perspective space and light, through geometry Investigation of movement and human anatomy (portray the individual)

Leo da Vinci Raphael Michelangelo Mastered realistic painting Italy’s best painter Known for virgin Mary painting Accomplished painter, sculptor and architect Created idealized forms that captured the perfection of nature and the individual Known for his frescos in Vatican Palace Painted the ceiling of the Sistine chapel Depicted the ideal type of human being with perfect proportions

Northern Artistic Renaissance Jan van Eyck first to perfect the technique of oil painting With his oil paints he created striking realism Albrecht Durer- went to Italy twice and learned about the laws of perspective He blended the northern artist styles with the Italian artists theories, with carful examination of the human form