1. Renaissance Literature

2. Objectives
List the themes and techniques that Renaissance artists and writers explored.

3. Key Terms
Perspective
Features of Renaissance Art

4. People/Peoples Miguel de Cervantes Rabelais William Shakespeare
Jan van Eyck

5. Cervantes Don Quixote Greatest Spanish writer of the Renaissance
Served as a Spanish Soldier against the Turks
He was imprisoned by pirates for 5 years in North Africa
Became a tax collector
Don Quixote
Cervantes’ Masterpiece – published in 1605
It mocked medieval codes of chivalry

6. Rabelais Gargantua and Pantgruel French author
Encouraged the Renaissance ideal of living a full, busy life
He was a monk, scholar, and a physician
Gargantua and Pantgruel
Five volume work that made fun of those who did not take the Humanist view point
They combined humor, imagination, and adventures with scholarship

7. Shakespeare He was an actor, poet, and playwright
He was not a pure humanist
He shared the humanist interests in ancient times and places

8. Shakespeare’s Writings
Several of his plays draw on Greek and Roman history
Others take place in Renaissance Italy, Medieval England, Scotland, and Denmark
His admiration for humanity marked him a man of the Renaissance
Shakespeare’s characters were complex believable people

9. Features of Renaissance Art

10. Compare and Contrast

11. Individualism
Artists of the Renaissance began to paint pictures of individuals and everyday people
They used Classical art as their model
Da Vinci, The Mona Lisa

12. Compare and Contrast

13. Balance and Proportion
Da Vinci, Last Supper
Renaissance artists sought to create a sense of balance and proportion
Balance evenly distributes weight

14. Compare and Contrast

15. Perspective
Renaissance artists sought to make their paintings look more realistic by utilizing perspective
Perspective paints objects smaller to create the illusion of distance
Pieter Brugel, The Harvesters

16. New Materials
Renaissance artists began to use oil and canvas as their mediums to paint
Allowed paintings to be created more quickly and appear more realistic
Jan Van Eyck, Giovanni Arnolfini and his Bride

17. What are the Features of Renaissance Art?
Individualism—Emphasize uniqueness of each face and figure to show personality and character
Balance and Proportion—Show people ,trees, buildings and mountains in proper size.
Perspective-show depth in painting
New materials—Jan van Eyck –oil painting ..more realistic, could correct errors.

18. Objectives
List the themes and techniques that Renaissance artists and writers explored.
Humanism
Worldly subjects
Enjoy life on earth
Spirit of adventure

19. Key Terms Perspective Features of Renaissance Art
Distant objects appear smaller
Features of Renaissance Art
Balance, Proportion, New Materials, Individualism

20. People/Peoples Miguel de Cervantes Rabelais William Shakespeare
Don Quixote
Rabelais
Monk, scholar, physician wrote Gargantua and Pantagruel
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
Jan van Eyck
Developed new material oil painting, no realism without oil

21. Renaissance Literature Features of Renaissance Art