1. 1 Chapter 1 Section 2 Reading Focus Which artists brought the Renaissance to northern Europe? What themes did humanist thinkers and other writers explore? What impact did the printing revolution have on Europe?

2. 2 Chapter 1 Section 2 Vocabulary Engraving- art form in which an artist etches a design on metal plate with acid and then uses the plate to make prints. Vernacular- everyday language of ordinary people. Utopian- the ideal society

3. 3 Background 1050–1350 Population growth Economic development City-states 1200–late 1500s Artistic achievements Giovanni Bellini, Sacra Conversazione

4. 4 Intellectual Developments Humanism Revival of antiquity Importance of the individual Celebration of humanity Secular/worldly focus Titian, Assumption of the Virgin

5. 5 Humanism and Individuality

6. 6 Ghiberti’s Doors

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8. 8 Donatello’s David

9. 9 Michelangelo’s David

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11. 11 Renaissance Architecture Classical influences Mathematical harmony The circle

12. 12 Brunelleschi’s Dome

13. 13 St. Peter’s Basilica

14. 14 Inside St. Peter’s

15. 15 Inside St. Peter’s

16. 16 Inside St. Peter’s

17. 17 The Northern Renaissance

18. 18 Albrecht Dürer 1471– 1528 Introduce d Italian Renaissa nce style of art to Germany Dürer, self-portrait

19. 19 Hans Holbein the Younger 1497–1543 German painter Became court painter to King Henry VIII of England Holbein, self-portrait A Holbein portrait of King Henry VIII

20. 20 Jan van Eyck 1390–1441 Painted in oils Detail, realism Van Eyck, Man in a Red Turban (possibly a self- portrait)

21. 21 The Northern Renaissance More focused on Christianity than the Italian Renaissance Began late 15th century/early 16th century Altarpiece for the Cathedral of St. Bavo in Ghent, created by Northern Renaissance artist Jan van Eyck

22. 22 The Printing Press Invented by Johann Gutenberg in the mid- 1400s Made printed works cheaper and more readily available Increased literacy in Europe Helped spread new ideas A replica of Gutenberg’s printing press

23. 23 Christian Humanism Union of classical influences and Christianity Desiderius Erasmus (1466–1536) Influence on northern Renaissance art Christian humanist scholar Desiderius Erasmus A woodcut of Adam and Eve by Albrecht Durer, a German Renaissance artist

24. 24 Renaissance Politics and Economics: Legacy