THE RENAISSANCE UNIT 2 HONORS WHII
THE LATE MIDDLE AGES 1300’S = DARK AGES FAMINE PLAGUE (BUBONIC/PNEUMONIC) 100 YEARS WAR BTW. ENGLAND AND FRANCE
IMPACT OF THE PLAGUE DECREASE THE POWER AND INFLUENCE OF THE CHURCH LOSS OF POPULATION DECREASE IN TRADE
THE RENAISSANCE REBIRTH IN CLASSICAL LEARNING FOCUS ON THE INDIVIDUAL WHY ITALY? PROXIMITY TO THE CLASSICAL CIVILIZATIONS WEALTHY MERCHANT CLASS (PATRONS) FIRST TO RECOVER FROM PLAGUE
IDEAS/THEMES OF THE RENAISSANCE INDIVIDUALISM/HUMANISM WORLDLINESS/SECULARISM LEARNING CLASSICISM/ANTIQUITY REFORM
HUMANISM/INDIVIDUALISM HUMANISM Seek fulfillment in daily life All individuals have dignity and worth Challenged long accepted traditions and institutions The ideal person should participate in politics, sports, art, literature and music
CLASSICISM/ANTIQUITY
NEW TECHNIQUES PERSPECTIVE REALISM
PERSPECTIVE
REALISM
ITALIAN VS. NORTHERN ART ITALIAN FRESCOES/WALLS WATER-BASED PAINTS SUBJECT MATTER- MORE EMPHASIS ON CLASSICS AND RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS FAMOUS ARTISTS- RAPHAEL, DA VINCI, MICHELANGELO NORTHERN CANVAS INTRODUCED OILS SUBJECT MATTER- INTEREST IN NATURE, INDIVIDUALISM, WORLDLINESS FAMOUS ARTISTS- VAN EYCK, BRUEGEL, DURER