The Renaissance The Renaissance Moves NorthMoves North

Renaissance Spreads North Renaissance Spreads North

Northern Europe recovered more Northern Europe recovered more slowly from the Black Deathslowly from the Black Death

Began in Began in FlandersFlanders and spread to and spread to Spain, France, Germany & England Spain, France, Germany & England

Northern Renaissance Northern Renaissance Artists Artists

Albrecht DurerAlbrecht Durer – Studied in ItalyStudied in Italy– Engravings: Design Engravings: Design

sketched on a sketched on a metal plate with metal plate with acidacid

– Spread ideas of Spread ideas of Italian RenaissanceItalian Renaissance

– ““German Leonardo” German Leonardo”

Peter Paul Peter Paul RubensRubens– Blended realism Blended realism

with classical with classical themesthemes

– Paintings portray Paintings portray pagan figures from pagan figures from the classical past the classical past

Northern Humanists Northern Humanists

Erasmus Erasmus – PriestPriest– Called for translation of Called for translation of

the bible into the the bible into the vernacular (everyday vernacular (everyday language of the people) language of the people)

– Wrote Wrote The Praise of The Praise of FollyFolly to expose ignorant to expose ignorant and immoral behavior and immoral behavior of many people, of many people, including clergy.including clergy.

Thomas MoreThomas More– Called for social reformCalled for social reform– Wrote Wrote UtopiaUtopia

Ideal society in which Ideal society in which men and women live in men and women live in peace and harmonypeace and harmony

– ““Utopian”- now Utopian”- now describes any ideal describes any ideal society society

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare

English poet & playwrightEnglish poet & playwright Wrote 37 plays that are stillWrote 37 plays that are still

performed around the world performed around the world Vastly enriched the EnglishVastly enriched the English

languagelanguage– 1700 words appeared for the first time 1700 words appeared for the first time

in his worksin his works

The Printing Revolution The Printing Revolution

Johann Gutenburg (Germany) Johann Gutenburg (Germany) – Printed first complete edition of the Printed first complete edition of the

Bible using the first printing press and Bible using the first printing press and printing inks of the west printing inks of the west The Chinese have practiced the form of printing (movable The Chinese have practiced the form of printing (movable

type) from an early time. type) from an early time. But printing from blocks was slow and costly. The art was But printing from blocks was slow and costly. The art was

revolutionized revolutionized by Gutenburg by building on earlier by Gutenburg by building on earlier advances.advances.

The Printing Revolution The Printing Revolution

By 1500, more than 20 million volumes By 1500, more than 20 million volumes of the Bible had been printedof the Bible had been printed

Brought immense changes: Brought immense changes: – Printed books cheaper & easier to producePrinted books cheaper & easier to produce– Books more readily available; more people Books more readily available; more people

learned to readlearned to read– Broader range of knowledgeBroader range of knowledge

Europeans were exposed to new ideasEuropeans were exposed to new ideas

Who’s Who of the Northern Who’s Who of the Northern Renaissance? Renaissance?

On the BACK of the chart from yesterday, add the On the BACK of the chart from yesterday, add the following people:following people:– Albrecht DurerAlbrecht Durer– ErasmusErasmus– Thomas MoreThomas More– Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes– Johann GutenburgJohann Gutenburg

Answer the same questions from the front Answer the same questions from the front (Achievements, What did he do to represent the (Achievements, What did he do to represent the characteristics of the Renaissance?)characteristics of the Renaissance?)

Turn in to the tray when you are finished. Due at the Turn in to the tray when you are finished. Due at the END of the period.END of the period.

You will have a quiz over every person on your chart You will have a quiz over every person on your chart on on Tuesday, 1/10Tuesday, 1/10. It will be fill in the blank with a . It will be fill in the blank with a word bank. word bank.