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The Renaissance. 17.2: The Northern Renaissance. Setting the Stage. By the 1400’s renaissance ideas were beginning to spread to the rest of Europe Especially Italian Art. The Northern Renaissance Begins.
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The Renaissance 17.2: The Northern Renaissance
Setting the Stage • By the 1400’s renaissance ideas were beginning to spread to the rest of Europe • Especially Italian Art
The Northern Renaissance Begins • By the mid 1400’s Europe's population was beginning to grow again. What caused it to shrink? • The Hundred Years War between France and England Ends • Cities grew, and wealthy merchants start to sponsor artists
Artistic ideas Spread • The French King invades Italy and many Italian artists and writers moved north into other parts of Europe
Northern Writers Try to Reform Society • Italian writers moved north and interpreted religious documents • People began to question the teachings of the church now that they better understood them • Erasmus wrote- Praise of Folly • Thomas More wrote- Utopia
Women’s Reform • Most Europeans could not read and write • If the family could afford it they sent there sons to school • Despite major discrepancies women remained socially inferior to men
The Elizabethan Age • In England the Renaissance hit in the mid-1500’s. They were the last to jump on board • Queen Elizabeth I was well educated and greatly supported the development of literature and art in England
Printing Spreads to the Renaissance • The Chinese invented block printing • Johan Gutenberg takes it a step further and invents the printing press • Books become fast and easy to print • They become cheaper and more accessible • More people can read theme and become educated on many topics • Went from taking 5 month to produce a single book to producing 500 in five months
The Legacy of the Renaissance • Art • Sculpture • Secular and Religious writing and Art • Printing • Books • Religious questions
ART • Middle ages art goes away and leads the way for many new techniques
Renaissance Art • Bellini- used new colors and shading
Renaissance Art • Botticelli- mostly religious work, ignored realism • “The Birth of Venus”
Renaissance Art • DaVinci- landscape, light and, and warm colors. He was also an inventory
Renaissance Art • Michael Angelo- sculpture and paintings. Mostly religious, used light and color
Renaissance Art • On the back of your note guide, write down three characteristics of Renaissance Art. • Look at the following slide and determine which is Renaissance and which is middle ages. Make sure to tell me why.
Renaissance Writing • Writing in the Vernacular • Shakespeare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA5ZXr4Gyk0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84e0HYgo_eU
Assignment • Page 477 (1-8) and page 485 (1-8) • You only need to complete one of the sets of questions