1. The Renaissance Spreads

2. Renassiance Moves North Why? Growth of cities across Europe & End of Hundred Years War Trade expanded Wealthy merchant class created England & France unified countries who’s monarchs supported the arts Viewed artistic achievement as source of pride for their country Italian artist fled Italy & shared techniques/styles

3. Northern Artist and Writers Differed from Italian Renaissance in a few ways: North did not study classics (Greeks and Romans) as much as Italians North created works with more detail of everyday life

4. Memling- Portrait of an Old Woman

5. Albrecht Durer Realistic and detailed Greatest German Renaissance figure “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” Portrays: death, war, plague and famine

6. Our Lady of the Rosary Day

7. Jan Van Eyck and Pieter Bruges Flemish (Northwest Europe) painters Eyck- detailed and bright colors Annunciation Bruegel- everyday life (dancing and playing)

8. Eyck- Giovanni Arnofini and his Bride

9. Bruegel- Netherlandish Proverbs

10. Do you know William Shakespeare? Romeo and Juliet Hamlet Macbeth A Midsummer’s Night Dream The Taming of the Shrew King Lear Julius Caesar And soooooo much more

11. More About Shakespeare Born 1564 in England Wrote comedies, tragedies and history Had strong understanding of human nature Works are still preformed and popular TODAY