Transcript Northern Renaissance

Northern Renaissance
The Renaissance Spreads
Focus
• 1. Define Northern Renaissance.
• 2. How did the Italian Renaissance
compare and contrast to the
Northern Renaissance?
• 3. What great impacts did the
Northern Renaissance have upon
society? And today?
The Renaissance Spreads
• In the late 1400s, the renaissance spread to
northern Europe and later to England. The
printing press helped humanist ideas
(Humanism) to spread, as did people who
traveled.
• Northern Renaissance refers to the culture in
places we know today as Belgium,
Luxembourg, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Like Italian artists, northern artists wanted
their works to have greater realism, but they
used different methods.
Johann Gutenberg – 1395-1468
• In 1456, Gutenberg used his
printing press and printed
the Bible the Bible in Latin.
• More Bibles could spread
and people could read the
Bible for the first time.
• This increased education and
literacy (ability to read)
among Europeans.
Desiderius Erasmus – 1466-1536
• Many scholars felt that the
Catholic Church was corrupt
and did not follow the
teachings of Christ.
• A Catholic priest, living in the
Netherland, Erasmus spoke out
against the Catholic Church.
• Erasmus Message
– Criticized corrupt clergy
– Get rid of meaningless
Church rituals
– Emphasized devotion to God
and Jesus' message.
Oil Painting
• One important method northern Renaissance
artists developed was oil painting. First
developed in Flanders – a region in northern
Belgium today – oils let artist paint details and
texture much easily.
• Artists on the Italian Peninsula painted on wet
plaster with watercolor paint, which dries
faster than oil and can crumble once dried.
Jan van Eyck – 1390 - 1441
Jan van Eyck
• A master of oil painting. His
paintings show detail in every
aspect of the subject.
• He was a Flemish painter
active in Bruges and is
generally considered one of
the most significant Northern
European painters of the 15th
century.
The Arnolfini Marriage
Albrecht Durer – 1471-1528
One of the Greatest Artists
• Durer was able to master
both perspective and fine
detail. He is best known for
his engravings.
• An engraving is made from
an image carved on metal,
wood, or stone. Ink is
applied to the surface, and
then the image is printed on
paper
Four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse
The English Renaissance
• In England, the Renaissance took place in writing
and theater more than in art. The Renaissance
began in England in the later 1500s, during the
rule of Elizabeth I.
• Theater was popular in England in the 1500s.
Admission was only one or two cents, so even the
poor could attend. English playwrights, or writers
who create plays, wrote about people’s strengths,
weaknesses, and emotions.
William Shakespeare
• The greatest English writer of that
era. He wrote tragedies,
comedies, and historical plays.
• Some of his great tragedies include
Hamlet, Macbeth, and Romeo and
Juliet. In each tragedy, the
characters’ flaws cause their own
downfall.
• Among his most famous comedies
are A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Twelfth Night, and Much Ado
About Nothing.
• His best know historical plays
include Henry V and Richard III.
• His plays are still read and
performed today.
Review
• 1. Define Northern Renaissance.
• 2. How did the Italian Renaissance
compare and contrast to the
Northern Renaissance?
• 3. What great impacts did the
Northern Renaissance have upon
society? And today?
Apprentices, you will design a blueprint or rough draft of a product for a
patron of the Renaissance. Determine which field you will become a master
in. Also, determine which patron you wish to attract.
Once your masterpiece in the Renaissance style is created, write a letter to
seek a Patron. Provide three reasons why you should be chosen as their
master worker.
Apprentices
• Architects
– Palaces, cathedrals, office,
bridges, etc.
• Painters
• Scientists
• Inventors
– Weapons, flying machines, etc.
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• Writers
– Poems, plays, short stories,
historical books
Others
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Patrons
Medici Family of Florence
Sforza Family of Milan
Pope in Rome
The Doge of Venice
King Henry VIII of England
Queen Elizabeth I of
England
King Henry of France