the northern renaissance essential question: “to what extent does cultural diffusion impact...
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The Northern Renaissance
Essential Question: “To What Extent Does Cultural Diffusion Impact Society?”
Northern Renaissance
Like the Greek/Roman writings inspired the Italian thinkers, the new arts, technology and ideas of the Renaissance inspired and spread to to Northern European countries such as France, England, and German
Ex. Painters: Durer (German), van Eyck (Flemish), Bruegel (Flemish)
Geographical Advantage of Italy
Why did the Renaissance Move North?
1450‘s - Bubonic Plague and Hundred Years War end -- leads population and urban growth in N. Europe
N. European monarchs begin to sponsor the arts, similarly to patrons like the Medicis
1459 - War erupted in Italy over political struggles - artists moved north out of Italy for safety bringing ideas with them
Artists from N. Europe studied in Italy and began to return home with new Renaissance ideas
Northern Renaissance: England
Made it to England in the mid 1500’s - Elizabethan Age
William Shakespeare - drew on classics for inspiration - plays drew on Greek framework - i.e tragedies and comedies
Tragedies: Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet
Comedies: Midsummer Nights Dreams, Taming of the Shrew
The Printing Press
Chinese invented block printing/movable type around 1045
During 1200’s, block printed items made their way to Europe
1440 - Johann Gutenberg invents movable type printing press to print complete books - facilitating the spread of ideas through books and pamphlets
Albrecht Durer
Hans Holbein
Jan van Eyck
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Christian Humanism
Christian Humanists - a group of writers and thinkers concerned with improving society.
Believed Christianity was in the heart rather than through ceremonies/rulers
Tried to shed light on greed and corruption in society
Erasmus - “In Praise of Folly” - satire of greedy merchants and clergy
Sir Thomas More - “Utopia” - ideal place
What is a Satire?
• Satire - the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices
Vernacular
In both the northern and Italian renaissance, growth in writing in the common language versus latin.
Connecting to the Essential Questions...
• How is the Northern Renaissance and the concept of Christian Humanism an example of cultural diffusion?