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Chapter Fourteen:
The Renaissance in the The Renaissance in the NorthNorth
Chapter Fourteen:
The Renaissance in the The Renaissance in the NorthNorth
Culture and Values, 6th Ed.Cunningham and Reich
Culture and Values, 6th Ed.Cunningham and Reich
Northern Europe in the 16th Century
Northern Europe in the 16th Century
Synthesis of new ideas from ItalyAlternatives to traditional religious
doctrineEnthusiasm for classical antiquityEmphasis on individualism
Culture and PoliticsFrancis I, The Hapsburgs, The TudorsScientific, religious revolutionary
movements
Synthesis of new ideas from ItalyAlternatives to traditional religious
doctrineEnthusiasm for classical antiquityEmphasis on individualism
Culture and PoliticsFrancis I, The Hapsburgs, The TudorsScientific, religious revolutionary
movements
The ReformationThe Reformation
Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five ThesesIndulgences
Luther’s reformsAnabaptists (Peasants’ War 1525)Swiss Protestants, Calvinists,
AnglicansDissolution of Catholic Christendom
Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five ThesesIndulgences
Luther’s reformsAnabaptists (Peasants’ War 1525)Swiss Protestants, Calvinists,
AnglicansDissolution of Catholic Christendom
Causes of the ReformationCauses of the Reformation
Economic and nationalistic self-interestsUnfair political and economic papal
demandsMaturation of reformation ideals
Desire for more personal, interior pietyMoral and intellectual depravity of
clergyWealth of monastic and episcopal lords
Economic and nationalistic self-interestsUnfair political and economic papal
demandsMaturation of reformation ideals
Desire for more personal, interior pietyMoral and intellectual depravity of
clergyWealth of monastic and episcopal lords
Renaissance Humanism and the Reformation:
Humanists and Reformers
Renaissance Humanism and the Reformation:
Humanists and ReformersSimilarities
Religious aversions
Favored early Christian writers over medieval scholastics
Mastery of Biblical languages
SimilaritiesReligious
aversionsFavored early
Christian writers over medieval scholastics
Mastery of Biblical languages
DifferencesNature of
humanityEducation vs. Grace
Universal truth found through exploration of religious texts vs. Scriptura sola
DifferencesNature of
humanityEducation vs. Grace
Universal truth found through exploration of religious texts vs. Scriptura sola
Renaissance Humanism and the Reformation
Renaissance Humanism and the Reformation
Emphasis on reading ScripturesLay education“Universal Priesthood”
Humanism as intellectual instrumentToo optimistic and ecumenical
Emphasis on reading ScripturesLay education“Universal Priesthood”
Humanism as intellectual instrumentToo optimistic and ecumenical
Cultural Significance of the Reformation
Cultural Significance of the Reformation
Spread of literacyDiffusion of literatureProliferation of vernacular texts
Focus on the WordAural vs. visualHymnsSimplistic decorationSecular art
Spread of literacyDiffusion of literatureProliferation of vernacular texts
Focus on the WordAural vs. visualHymnsSimplistic decorationSecular art
Intellectual DevelopmentsIntellectual Developments
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-93)First essayistViolence and religious bigotry
New Renaissance ScientistsRejection of traditional methods,
practices, assumptions
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-93)First essayistViolence and religious bigotry
New Renaissance ScientistsRejection of traditional methods,
practices, assumptions
The Visual Arts in Northern Europe
The Visual Arts in Northern Europe
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
Italian, humanist influencesLinear perspectivePerception of the artist (Self-Portrait, 1500)Classical ideals of beauty, proportionQuest for knowledge, scientific precision
Woodcuts, engravingPainting (Venetian influences)
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
Italian, humanist influencesLinear perspectivePerception of the artist (Self-Portrait, 1500)Classical ideals of beauty, proportionQuest for knowledge, scientific precision
Woodcuts, engravingPainting (Venetian influences)
The Visual Arts in Northern Europe
The Visual Arts in Northern Europe
Matthias Grünewald (c. 1470-1528)Rejected Renaissance innovations
Traditional religious themesIsenheim Altarpiece, Crucifixion (1515)
Political, religious sympathiesTortured imagesLack of perspective, proportion
Matthias Grünewald (c. 1470-1528)Rejected Renaissance innovations
Traditional religious themesIsenheim Altarpiece, Crucifixion (1515)
Political, religious sympathiesTortured imagesLack of perspective, proportion
The Visual Arts in Northern Europe
The Visual Arts in Northern Europe
Albrecht Altdorfer (1480-1538)
Personal worldview through landscapeDanube Landscape (1522-1525)No human figures
Contemplation on beauties of natureSympathy with natural forcesLight, scale, vitality
Albrecht Altdorfer (1480-1538)
Personal worldview through landscapeDanube Landscape (1522-1525)No human figures
Contemplation on beauties of natureSympathy with natural forcesLight, scale, vitality
Painting in the Netherlands
Painting in the Netherlands
Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516)Pessimistic view of human nature
Human follyInevitable punishment for sin
Garden of Earthly Delights (1505-1510)Pleasures of the body lead to damnationPrivate and complex symbolism
Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516)Pessimistic view of human nature
Human follyInevitable punishment for sin
Garden of Earthly Delights (1505-1510)Pleasures of the body lead to damnationPrivate and complex symbolism
Painting in the Netherlands
Painting in the Netherlands
Pieter Bruegel, the Elder (1525-1569)Futility of human existence
Pervasiveness of sinOrder, purpose in natural cycles
Triumph of Death (1562-1564)Hunters in the Snow (1565)
Scenes from peasant life
Pieter Bruegel, the Elder (1525-1569)Futility of human existence
Pervasiveness of sinOrder, purpose in natural cycles
Triumph of Death (1562-1564)Hunters in the Snow (1565)
Scenes from peasant life
Art and Architecture in France
Art and Architecture in France
Jean Clouet (c. 1485-1541)Francis I (c. 1525-153)
French Gothic + Italian RenaissanceChâteau de Chambord
Emphasis on decorationSquare Court of the Louvre
Jean Clouet (c. 1485-1541)Francis I (c. 1525-153)
French Gothic + Italian RenaissanceChâteau de Chambord
Emphasis on decorationSquare Court of the Louvre
Art in Elizabethan EnglandArt in Elizabethan England
16th-century stability, prosperityRelations with Netherlands, SpainInsularity, nationalism
Hans Holbein, the Younger (1497/8-1543)
Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619)
16th-century stability, prosperityRelations with Netherlands, SpainInsularity, nationalism
Hans Holbein, the Younger (1497/8-1543)
Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619)
Music of the Northern Renaissance
Music of the Northern Renaissance
Complexity of style, polyphonyMotets, madrigalsInstrumental accompanimentsFrench chansons, lyrical narrativesGerman and Flemish songs
Romantic, military, politicalIsaac, Sendl
Complexity of style, polyphonyMotets, madrigalsInstrumental accompanimentsFrench chansons, lyrical narrativesGerman and Flemish songs
Romantic, military, politicalIsaac, Sendl
Music of the Northern Renaissance:
Elizabethan Music
Music of the Northern Renaissance:
Elizabethan MusicLegacy of John Dunstable (c. 1385-
1453)Italian secular musicEnglish Litany (1544)
Simplified Gregorian ChantThe Boke of Common Praier Noted (1549)
Catholic music traditionsBlocks of chords, counterpoint
Legacy of John Dunstable (c. 1385-1453)
Italian secular musicEnglish Litany (1544)
Simplified Gregorian ChantThe Boke of Common Praier Noted (1549)
Catholic music traditionsBlocks of chords, counterpoint
Music of the Northern Renaissance:
Elizabethan Music
Music of the Northern Renaissance:
Elizabethan MusicEnglish anthemsThomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)
Protestant compositions, Catholic massesMaster of counterpoint
William Byrd (c. 1543-1623)Protestant compositions, Catholic massesVirginal instrumentation, madrigals
English anthemsThomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)
Protestant compositions, Catholic massesMaster of counterpoint
William Byrd (c. 1543-1623)Protestant compositions, Catholic massesVirginal instrumentation, madrigals
Music of the Northern Renaissance:
Elizabethan Music
Music of the Northern Renaissance:
Elizabethan MusicEnglish madrigals
Expression of emotional extremesThomas Morley (1557-1602)Thomas Weelkes (c. 1575-1623)
John Dowland’s ayres (1562-1626)Simple songs, lute accompanimentObsessively depressed and woeful
English madrigalsExpression of emotional extremesThomas Morley (1557-1602)Thomas Weelkes (c. 1575-1623)
John Dowland’s ayres (1562-1626)Simple songs, lute accompanimentObsessively depressed and woeful
English LiteratureEnglish Literature
Humanism in EnglandCaxton’s printing pressIncreased literacy
Classical, Italian modelsThomas More (1478-1535)Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586)Edmund Spencer (1552-1599)
Humanism in EnglandCaxton’s printing pressIncreased literacy
Classical, Italian modelsThomas More (1478-1535)Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586)Edmund Spencer (1552-1599)
English LiteratureEnglish Literature
English DramaInspired by Classical modelsIncreasing prosperity and leisureTraveling actors, noble patronsPermanent theater buildings
Intellectual content, “common touch” Nobility groundlings
English DramaInspired by Classical modelsIncreasing prosperity and leisureTraveling actors, noble patronsPermanent theater buildings
Intellectual content, “common touch” Nobility groundlings
English LiteratureEnglish Literature
Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)Blank verseHumanity defeated by destiny
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)Classical models, complicated plotsSoliloquy, psychological motivationGreat problems of human existence
Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)Blank verseHumanity defeated by destiny
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)Classical models, complicated plotsSoliloquy, psychological motivationGreat problems of human existence
Chapter Fourteen: Discussion Questions
Chapter Fourteen: Discussion Questions
What is the relationship between Luther’s religious reformation movement and the socio-economic revolts in Germany? Why were Luther’s principles so well received by the lower classes? Explain.
To what extent did Humanism serve to further Luther’s reforms? At what point was Humanism no longer useful for the Protestant movement?
Why was there so little visual art created in England during the sixteenth century? In what ways does Nicholas Hilliard’s Ermine Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I serve to foster the spirit of national pride evident in England during that time? Explain.
In what ways is the “emphasis on individualism” evident in the arts of the Northern Renaissance? Explain, citing specific examples.
What is the relationship between Luther’s religious reformation movement and the socio-economic revolts in Germany? Why were Luther’s principles so well received by the lower classes? Explain.
To what extent did Humanism serve to further Luther’s reforms? At what point was Humanism no longer useful for the Protestant movement?
Why was there so little visual art created in England during the sixteenth century? In what ways does Nicholas Hilliard’s Ermine Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I serve to foster the spirit of national pride evident in England during that time? Explain.
In what ways is the “emphasis on individualism” evident in the arts of the Northern Renaissance? Explain, citing specific examples.