1. Northern Renaissance
Topic 7

2. What led to the beginning of the Renaissance in Northern Europe?
Population began to recover from the plague.
Hundred Years’ War ends.
Merchants were become wealthy and educated in Humanist pursuits.

3. Renaissance education
Education was secular (less focused on religion)
Renaissance Humanist believed education would change people
Core of Humanist = Liberal Studies
Humanist Intellectual movement of the Renaissance
You learn: history, ethics, public speaking, grammar, logic, poetry, math, astronomy, music
Part of education was to be able to persuade and teach others = preparation for life

4. Italian Renaissance Humanism
Humanism intellectual movement emphasizing the individual
People studied grammar, rhetoric, poetry, philosophy, and history.
It was a persons responsibility to become and educated individual for the better of society

5. Vernacular Literature
Vernacular = Common language, became very popular
Dante “The Divine Comedy”
Describes the souls journey into paradise (Heaven)
Written in Italian vs Latin so everyone could read and understand

6. Gutenberg 1450’s Invented the Movable Type (stamping letters)
Printing of books became more popular and cheaper
Stimulated research and knowledge
The invention of movable-type printing facilitated an easier exchange of ideas throughout Europe and helped spread the ideas of the Renaissance.

7. BEFORE

8. AFTER
PP Design of T. Loessin; Akins High School

9. The Gutenberg Bible – one of only 5 existing copies.
Became the earliest book printed by Movable Type

10. The Italian Renaissance
Masaccio started the fresco = wet plaster, water-based paint
Mastered perspective = created illusion of 3D
The 2 developments of the Italian Renaissance
Understanding perspective, space and light
Investigates movement and human anatomy

11. Masaccio: The Tribute Money

12. Michelangelo Buonarroti
Renaissance Masters
Leonardo Davinci
Raphael Sanzio
Michelangelo Buonarroti

13. The Last Judgment Sistine Chapel: 1508 - 1512.

14. Artist used shadows to create details and reflect reality
Northern Renaissance
Churches/Cathedrals were gothic and small= Not enough space for frescos
Artist used shadows to create details and reflect reality

15. used oil-based paints and drew shadows for 3D appearance
Jan van Eyck:
used oil-based paints and drew shadows for 3D appearance
“Wedding Portrait”
-Jan van Eyck
PP Design of T. Loessin; Akins High School

16. Northern artists were influenced by Italian artist s
Example Dürer
“The Original Selfie”

17. Assignment
Compare and Contrast (Venn Diagram)
Italian Renaissance Art and Northern Renaissance Art
4 differences for each and 2 similarities