Humanism and the arts

Modern World History 102009-2010Androstic

Objectives:7. Explain humanism and explain its role on the Renaissance.

8. Describe the impact of the printing press on Europe.

9. Compare humanist writing to vernacular writing.

10. Compare characteristics between paintings in the Renaissance to the paintings of the Middle Ages.

11. Describe how the Renaissance spread to Northern Europe.

7. Explain humanism and explain its role on the Renaissance.

• Humanism was an intellectual movement taking place in the Renaissance.

• The basis for this movement was the study of classical literary works and Greek and Roman values.

• The subjects of grammar, poetry, philosophy, rhetoric and history were also studied…these today are known as the humanities.

7. Explain humanism and explain its role on the Renaissance.

Humanism played a key role in the Renaissance because it inspired the following:

• Schools and education in the humanities• New literary works• New artwork (architecture, painting,

sculpting)• Increased civic participation• Greater appreciation for life and the world

around them

8. Describe the impact of the printing press on Europe.

8. Describe the impact of the printing press on Europe.

• Invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the mid-15th century (around 1450)

• Made production of books faster and cheaper

• Gave access to books to the masses, not just the wealthy

• Helped spread humanist ideas quickly through Europe

How it works…

9. Compare humanist writing to vernacular writing.

Humanist writings used classical Latin in their works.

Vernacular writing was when the author wrote in their local language.

Humanist writings believed their use of Latin was in line with the traditional writings of the past.

Writing in the vernacular, however, allowed authors to write in a language understood by locals.

Writings in the vernacular…

Miguel de Cervantes – Don Quixote (Spanish)

Dante Alighieri – The Divine Comedy(Italian)

William Shakespeare - (English)

Don Quixote de la Mancha

Don Quixote had a coping mechanism in which he imagined everything as something other than what it was, including himself. He imagined himself as a great knight. The most well known delusion Don Quixote had was that windmills were beasts that needed to be slain.

The Divine Comedy…

10. Compare characteristics between paintings in the Renaissance to the

paintings of the Middle Ages.

Medieval Art:

• Mostly religious based

• Two dimensional

• Hieratic scale was used

Madonna and Child, Giotto

10. Compare characteristics between paintings in the Renaissance to the

paintings of the Middle Ages.Renaissance Art:

• Art with perspective

• Use of math/science in art

• Greater focus on secular (worldly) images

some of the well-known artists and their works from the Italian

Renaissance.

Donatello

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some of the well-known artists and their works from the Italian

Renaissance.

In the High Renaissance, three artists dominated…

• Leonardo da Vinci• Raphael • Michaelangelo

Leonardo da Vinci

Raphael

Michaelangelo

11. Describe how the Renaissance spread to Northern Europe.

The Renaissance spread to Europe through various means:

• Warfare – the Thirty Years War fought between France, Spain and Italy over the wealth of Italy

• Trading – Milan and Venice had strong trade routes to other parts of Europe

• Italian Renaissance artists moved to other parts of Europe and took the culture with them

• The printing press helped spread the humanist ideas to all of Europe

some of the well-known artists and works from the Northern Renaissance.

Hubert and Jan Van Eyck

Albrecht Durer

Hans Holbein