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The Renaissance in Northern Europe: Art, Humanism, and Literature

Explore the Northern Renaissance of Western Europe from 1300-1400, the delayed start due to the Black Death, influential artists like Albrecht Durer, Flemish painters like Jan van Eyck, and humanist thinkers such as Sir Thomas Moore and Erasmus. Discover the literary works of Rabelais, Cervantes, and the iconic playwright William Shakespeare. Uncover the impact of the Printing Revolution and how it revolutionized access to literature and knowledge.

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The Renaissance in Northern Europe: Art, Humanism, and Literature

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  1. Renaissance(Rebirth) Western Europe 1300-1400

  2. Northern Renaissance

  3. Northern Renaissance • Longer Black Death recovery time = delayed start of the Renaissance (1450 CE) • The Renaissance began in Flanders, but quickly spread into Northern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands

  4. Northern Artists • Albrecht Durer • Studied under Italian artists and spread their techniques • Known as a true “Renaissance Man” • Interested in art and intellectual topics

  5. Flemish Painters • Jan and Hubert van Eyck – developed realistic art and first used oil as a painting medium • Pieter Bruegel – painted daily life and inspired artists to portray everyday themes • Peter Paul Rubens – combined realism with classical artistic techniques (another true Renaissance Man!)

  6. Northern Humanists • Stressed combining classical learning and religious studies • Sir Thomas Moore – social/econ reforms • Wrote Utopia which describes an ideal and peaceful society

  7. Northern Humanists • Erasmus – Dutch Humanist (church reforms) • Wrote The Praise and Folly which exposed the immoral and unethical behaviors of the church and called for church reform

  8. Literature • Began writing in the vernacular • Rabelais = French humanist who wrote about education and religion through comic medium • Cervantes = Spanish writer who wrote Don Quixote which mocks the Middle Ages

  9. William Shakespeare • English poet and playwright • Most famous Renaissance writer • Wrote 37 plays classified as comedies, tragedies, history, love stories, and war tales • Introduce 17,000+ words • Still applauded in modern society!

  10. Printing Revolution • 1300s – paper making reaches Europe from the Chinese • 1400s – Germans invented movable type • 1456 – Johann Gutenberg printed the Bible using moveable metal type = begins the printing revolution in Europe! • Results = people can afford books, literature influenced more people, increased literacy, and allowed people to develop individual religious philosophies…

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