1. The Northern Renaissance
Section 2

2. Artistic Ideas Spread
In 1494 warfare resumed in Northern Italy, many artists moved north for safety
Renaissance spread to France, England, Germany, and the Netherlands
Jan van Eyck – most famous Dutch painter
Mostly portraits

3. Artistic Ideas Spread
In 1494 warfare resumed in Northern Italy, many artists moved north for safety
Renaissance spread to France, England, Germany, and the Netherlands
Jan van Eyck – most famous Dutch painter
Mostly portraits

4. Northern Renaissance art focused on common people
Pieter Bruegal—Peasant Wedding
Raphael—Marriage of the Virgin
Northern Renaissance art focused on common people
Italian Renaissance = a little more formal
Both are realistic, and use perspective

5. Northern Writers Try to Reform Society
Christian Humanism
Writers tried to improve society, make it more like Christ’s life
Erasmus
“In Praise of Folly.”
Criticizes church and worldliness
Thomas Moore
Wrote “Utopia”
No money, no property, no greed, no war
Property corrupts people
Christine di Pisan
Female writer
First Feminist
Women would be more equal if they had an education

6. Shakespeare English vernacular writer Exposed human flaws
Famous works include:
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Macbeth

7. Printing Spreads Renaissance Ideas
Gutenberg improved on the Chinese/Korean design of the printing press
Made books cheaper to print, making them more accessible, increasing literacy

8. The Legacy of the Renaissance or, what was I supposed to know again?
Changes in the arts
Art was influenced by Greece and Rome
Art was secular AND religious
Writers used vernacular
The arts praised individual genius, and human achievement
Changes in Society
Printing made more information available
Increased literacy
Published law, making rights clear
Published discoveries, leading to further discovery
Christian Humanists tried to improve society
People questioned political and religious organizations