1. Objective Knowledge and Subjective Visions (OS) Theme
Topics:
Development of Art: Italian vs. Northern Renaissance
Challenges to the Church (Northern Renaissance)
Erasmus – Praise of the Folly

2. Italian Renaissance Art -
Key Features:
Linear Perspective – use of lines to provide depth.
Vanishing Point – point where lines connect to provide depth.
Fra Angelico’s The Annunciation
Identify Aspects of Linear Perspective.
Where is the Vanishing Point?

3. Northern Renaissance Art
Differences in Technique:
Used Oil rather than tempera
Methods for achieving depth and dimension:
Gradations in color
Optical effect of painted light.
Jan van Eyck – “The Arnolfini Marriage”

4. Additional Comparisons
Perspective: While Italian artists had a clear separation between audience and art, Northern Renaissance artists worked to place their audience in the setting with their subjects.
by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The School of Athens by Raphael

5. Application: Discuss which painting methods relevant to the Renaissance the artist may have used – how are these methods appropriate?

6. Northern Humanists and the church
Northern Humanists were scholars who had travelled to Italy to study humanist ways and greek and latin languages.
Gained: Appreciation for ancient texts as well as new methods for analyzing text (Greek/Roman logic)
Beliefs: Public Service, Dedication to Church
Analysis of old texts led to questioning of translations and validity of sources.

7. Erasmus, The Bible and controversy
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian.
After lengthy study, he took issue with the Latin Vulgate Bible, which he felt contained translation errors from the Greek version.
Updated in 1516 and again in 1522.
Faced Church Criticism for his work; (unintentionally) inspired future disobedience towards the church.

8. The Praise of Folly Read and annotate source
P1-2: How does Erasmus compare church leaders to the Apostles?
P3: What does a “modern” church leader do, according to Erasmus?
P4: How does Erasmus feel about the direction of the modern Church? What opinions does he project on modern churchgoers?
HAP-P Table – Connect to Theme!