The Renaissance Spreads

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The Renaissance Spreads
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Spread Of Ideas

• By the late 1400s the Renaissance spread across
  Northern Europe
• By 1450 the population of Northern Europe began
  to increase after a sharp decline due to the
  bubonic plague, and the Hundred Years War

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Question

• How do you think these ideas spread throughout
  Northern Europe?

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The Northern Renaissance

• The monarchs of England France were strong
  patrons of the arts
• Italian ideas mingled with northern traditions
  and developed their own distinct characteristics
• Artists were especially interested in realism
• The idea of human dignity caused many northern
  humanists to plan a social reform based on
  Judeo-Christian values

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Francis I of France

• Invited da Vinci to retire in France
• Hired Italian artists and architects to rebuild
  and redecorate Fontainebleau castle

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Fontainebleau

• Became a showcase for Renaissance art

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Albrecht Durer

• Famous German Painter
• Studied in Italy 1494
• Returned to Germany to do woodcuts and engravings
• Subjects religious, classical myths, realistic
  landscapes
• Influenced other Germans

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Flemish Painters

• From Flanders
• Today is part of France and the Netherlands
• Artists were supported by a wealthy merchant class

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Jan van Eyck

• Flemish artist
• Used oil-based paints to develop techniques that
  painters still use
• Used a layering technique that created subtle
  colors
• Ideas spread to Italy around Northern Europe

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Pieter Bruegel

• Focused on realism individuality
• Skillful in portraying crowds
• Portrayed everyday Peasant life, with a sense of
  life and feeling

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The Elizabethan Age

• Named for Queen Elizabeth I
• Reigned from 1558 to 1603
• Good Queen Bess
• The Virgin Queen

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Queen Elizabeth I

• Well educated
• Spoke 5 languages
• Wrote poetry and music
• Patron of English art and literature

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William Shakespeare

• Most famous writer of the Elizabethan Age
• Greatest playwright of all time (poems plays)
• Performed at the Globe Theater
• Inspired by the classics
• Human flaws
• Dramatic conflict

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Discussion

• Turn to page 49 and examine the connect to today
  section
• How has Shakespeare influenced modern artists?

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Assignment

• Look at page 51, changes in art society
• Working in pairs, pick your top 3 from each
  category
• Explain why those are your top 3 most important