The Northern Renaissance ~ 06.04.2020
Chapter 17 Section 2:
Reading Guide:
A. Clarifying As you read about the ways that northern Europeans adopted the ideas of the Renaissance, take notes to answer each question.
1. What factors led to the beginning of the Renaissance in northern Europe?
1. The population began to grow after the bubonic plague declined.
2. The hundred-year war between France & England ended.
3. Urban merchants became wealthy enough to give patronages to artists.
4. England & France had strong monarchs, sponsored artists by supporting and purchasing their works.
5. Humanist ideas spread to the north after scholars, students, and merchants visited Italy.
2. How did the invention of the printing press help spread learning and Renaissance ideas?
It increased literacy in Europe and it sparked people's interest in learning.
B. Drawing Conclusions Describe briefly how each of the following showed Renaissance influences in his work.
3. Albrecht Dürer - German artist famous for realistic woodcuts and engravings. His works portrayed religious subjects, classical myths, and realistic landscapes. The popularity of his works helped spread Renaissance ideas.
4. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter pioneered oil-based painting (layer on layer of paint to obtain subtle colors)
5. Pieter Bruegel the Elder -Flemish artist captured realistic scenes of peasant life
6. Desiderius Erasmus - Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch philosopher and Christian scholar who is widely considered to have been one of the greatest scholars of the northern Renaissance.
7. Thomas More - Sir Thomas More, venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He was also a Chancellor to Henry VIII, and Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to May 1532
8. William Shakespeare - William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"
Terms and Names:
utopia - an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.
William Shakespeare - William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"
Johann Gutenberg - Johannes Gensfleisch Zur Laden zum Gutenberg was a German goldsmith, inventor, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe with the printing press.
Using your Notes:
2. Which of the events listed in the readings relating to the Northern Renaissance do you think was most important? Explain.
The Northern Renaissance. The Northern Renaissance was similar to the Italian Renaissance. It also was interesting in the ancient past and believed that it was a guide to the present day. The Northern Renaissance was also very much concerned with humanism and its values.
Main Ideas:
3. How did Albrecht Dürer’s work reflect the influence of the Italian Renaissance?
Because he was the only artist who drew things as they really were and he drew living things. He was one of the only artists who drew animals such as his famous painting "young hare"
4. What was one way the Renaissance changed society?
Its art because artists started to draw and paint things and delicate them as they really were, such as the Mona Lisa who was painted exactly how she looked, and it is known that the eyes follow you.
5. Why was the invention of the printing press so important?
Printing changed society by making information inexpensive and available enough for society at large. Greater availability of books led to a greater quest for knowledge and literacy. Published maps and charts led to great discoveries in a variety of fields. People began to question political structures and religious practices.
Reading Guide:
A. Clarifying As you read about the ways that northern Europeans adopted the ideas of the Renaissance, take notes to answer each question.
1. What factors led to the beginning of the Renaissance in northern Europe?
1. The population began to grow after the bubonic plague declined.
2. The hundred-year war between France & England ended.
3. Urban merchants became wealthy enough to give patronages to artists.
4. England & France had strong monarchs, sponsored artists by supporting and purchasing their works.
5. Humanist ideas spread to the north after scholars, students, and merchants visited Italy.
2. How did the invention of the printing press help spread learning and Renaissance ideas?
It increased literacy in Europe and it sparked people's interest in learning.
B. Drawing Conclusions Describe briefly how each of the following showed Renaissance influences in his work.
3. Albrecht Dürer - German artist famous for realistic woodcuts and engravings. His works portrayed religious subjects, classical myths, and realistic landscapes. The popularity of his works helped spread Renaissance ideas.
4. Jan van Eyck - Flemish painter pioneered oil-based painting (layer on layer of paint to obtain subtle colors)
5. Pieter Bruegel the Elder -Flemish artist captured realistic scenes of peasant life
6. Desiderius Erasmus - Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch philosopher and Christian scholar who is widely considered to have been one of the greatest scholars of the northern Renaissance.
7. Thomas More - Sir Thomas More, venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He was also a Chancellor to Henry VIII, and Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to May 1532
8. William Shakespeare - William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"
Terms and Names:
utopia - an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.
William Shakespeare - William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"
Johann Gutenberg - Johannes Gensfleisch Zur Laden zum Gutenberg was a German goldsmith, inventor, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe with the printing press.
Using your Notes:
2. Which of the events listed in the readings relating to the Northern Renaissance do you think was most important? Explain.
The Northern Renaissance. The Northern Renaissance was similar to the Italian Renaissance. It also was interesting in the ancient past and believed that it was a guide to the present day. The Northern Renaissance was also very much concerned with humanism and its values.
Main Ideas:
3. How did Albrecht Dürer’s work reflect the influence of the Italian Renaissance?
Because he was the only artist who drew things as they really were and he drew living things. He was one of the only artists who drew animals such as his famous painting "young hare"
4. What was one way the Renaissance changed society?
Its art because artists started to draw and paint things and delicate them as they really were, such as the Mona Lisa who was painted exactly how she looked, and it is known that the eyes follow you.
5. Why was the invention of the printing press so important?
Printing changed society by making information inexpensive and available enough for society at large. Greater availability of books led to a greater quest for knowledge and literacy. Published maps and charts led to great discoveries in a variety of fields. People began to question political structures and religious practices.
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