Aim: How did Renaissance ideas affect art and architecture?
Renaissance Themes Worldliness Learning Antiquity Individualism Reform
Renaissance Themes Worldliness/ Secularism- (Break from traditional religious subjects) Learning/Humanism- (Return to Ancient Greek and Roman ideas, focused on man and his world) Antiquity- (Return to the past) Individualism- (Realistic portrayal of human form, deep emotion and human expression) Reform/ Questioning- (break away from traditional way of thinking, individual interpretation)
Groups What do you see? Analyze what you see to decide which Renaissance themes your piece of art shows. Be able to support the themes you choose with specific details.
Which was a major characteristic of the Renaissance? 1. conformity 2. humanism 3. mysticism 4. obedience
An important characteristic of Renaissance humanists was their emphasis on 1. accepting ideas based on Confucian thought 2. the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church 3. magic and alchemy 4. classical Roman and Greek writings
Which societal condition was basic to the development of Greek philosophy and Renaissance art? 1. rigid social classes 2. emphasis on individualism 3. religious uniformity 4. mass education
SWBAT WLIW clip All About the Renaissance Part 1: Historical Background, Beginnings and Art- The Renaissance begins: Northern Italy, (1:34) Ask students what themes emerged. Show slide with 5 main Renaissance themes and review for understanding. Tell students that they will be looking at Renaissance art today and deciding how different works fit into this Renaissance mindset.