1. Art of the Middle Ages
What styles do you see in this painting that are representative of the Middle Ages?
How do you think the art mirrors society and the time period?

7. Assignment #2: Renaissance Art
You and a partner will receive a Renaissance painting. You will take about half the class period to take notes on the BACK of assignment #2 on the following questions:

8. ANALYZE YOUR RENAISSANCE PAINTING
What styles do you see in this painting that are representative of the Renaissance?
How does art mirror society and the time period? In this case humanism, individual ideas and more of a focus on the here and now (secularism)
Do a little research on the painter. Does their life and work represent the Renaissance in any way?
Use your Renaissance vs. Middle Ages Cheat Sheet

9. Part 2: Whole Class Discussion
Share out what you learned about your painting with the class. As a class we will discuss each painting and
How it is representative of the Renaissance/different from the Middle Ages
How art differs by geographic area (from Italy to the North)

10. Italian Renaissance

11. #1 Botticelli: Birth of Venus

12. Boticelli: Gift of Magi

13. #2 Michelangelo: David

14. Michelangelo: Sistine Chapel

15. #3
Leonardo Da Vinci
Mona Lisa

16. #4 Raphael: School of Athens

17. #5 Brunelleschi
Il Duomo Florence, Italy

18. #6 Titian: Woman with Mirror

19. #7 El Greco: Burial of the Count of Orgaz

20. Northern Renaissance Art
Northern Renaissance was more religious than Italian Renaissance.
Christian humanism: combine classical ideas of patience, broad-mindedness with Christian ideas of love, faith, hope.
As you view the art, think about the differences in this art from Italian Renaissance Art

21. #8 Durer:
4 Horsemen of the
Apocalypse

22. Knight, Death and Devil
Durer

24. #9 Bosch, Hieronymus
Last Judgement

25. Bosch: The Last Judgement

26. #10 Breughel – Dutch Proverbs

27. #11 Breughel: Peasant Wedding

28. #12 Van Eyck: Arnolfini Wedding
Portrait

29. #13 Holbein – The Ambassadors