1. The Northern Renaissance Chapter 15-2

2. Spread of The Renaissance The Renaissance began to spread from Italy northward and throughout the rest of Western Europe Reasons for the spread – Art patronage of Italian artists by monarchs – Commercial cities like Bruges and Antwerp were exposed to Renaissance ideas via trade

3. Spread of The Renaissance Reasons for the spread (con’t.) – Gutenberg’s Printing Press Allowed for faster transmission of ideas & scientific research Increases literacy The Gutenberg Bible

4. The Northern Renaissance Northern Renaissance – Reference to the Renaissance that took place outside of Italy; in particular Germany & the Netherlands. Characteristics of Art – God as judge – Objects in nature – Traditional everyday life of commoners – Attention to detail

5. Thomas More Published Utopia in 1516 The word utopia has come to mean “an ideal place or society” Later in life More served King Henry VIII of England More refused to acknowledge the king as the head of the church of England and was executed by Henry.

6. The Northern Renaissance  Erasmus  Northern Humanist & theologian  Called for reforms within the Catholic Church through scholarship and discourse  The Education of a Christian Prince ▪ Written 16 years before Machiavelli’s the prince as advice to Charles V (new Holy Roman Emperor) ▪ He offers ▪ It is better to be loved than feared ▪ Rulers needed an education in order to govern justly

7. Artists of the Northern Renaissance Jan van Eyck (c. 1395 – 1441) – Father of oil painting – Known for his attention to detail Check this out… Arnolfini Portrait

10. Artists of the Northern Renaissance Albrecht Dürer (1471 – 1528) – One of the first landscape artists – Painter and woodcut engraver – Considered greatest of Northern Renaissance artists

11. Dürer’s Works

13. Artists of the Northern Renaissance Rembrandt (1606 -1669) – Known for his portraits and Bible scene paintings Oddly, his most famous painting is neither – Considered the greatest Dutch painter

14. Rembrandt’s Works The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp

15. Rembrandt’s Works