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Thursday, May 12 th 2011. Think of all the subjects that you study in school. What if you only studied one or two subjects for your whole educational career? Would you prefer this? How would this change your understanding of the world? . Renaissance = “rebirth”.
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Thursday, May 12th 2011 • Think of all the subjects that you study in school. What if you only studied one or two subjects for your whole educational career? Would you prefer this? How would this change your understanding of the world?
Renaissance = “rebirth” This was a time when people gained a renewed interest in the Classical arts (from the Greek and Roman times)
Medieval painting Classical painting Renaissance painting
Classical sculpture Medieval sculpture Renaissance sculpture
Medieval architecture Classical architecture Renaissance architecture
Out loud reading: pages 316-317 • Out loud reading: pages 320-321
Jesus and Mary – Byzantine Empire Madonna del Cardellino, by Raphael, 1506
The Fourth Horseman of the Apocalyse, approx. 1000 CE The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Albrect Durer, 1500’s