AGENDA9-13-10

QUIZ!1. What is a fresco painting?2. List one characteristic of Renaissance style art.3. How did Renaissance architecture differ from earlier

Medieval architecture?4. Which High Renaissance artist was responsible for

painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?5. T or F – Like Italian artists, the Northern Renaissance

artists painted large frescoes in their cathedrals.6. T or F – Most northern artists rejected the use of

minute detail.7. T or F – Both Northern and Italian Renaissance art

included religious themes.8. Who was the father of Italian Renaissance

humanism?9. What is the significance of Christine de Pizan?10. The frescoes painted by ________ are regarded as

the first masterpieces of early Renaissance art.

QUIZ ANSWERS!1. A painting done on fresh, wet plaster with

water-based paints.2. Increased attention to human movement and

anatomy and technical use of perspective. Realism.

3. Inspired by buildings in classical Rome; sought to reflect a more human-centered world.

4. Michelangelo5. False6. True7. True8. Petrarch9. She defended women with her writing10. Masaccio

DA VINCI AND BOTICELLI – ITALIAN ARTISTS

INSPIRED BY MASSACCIO – FRESCOE ART

SISTINE CHAPEL PICS

ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART

New techniques in Painting 3-D paintings-perspectives Fresco paintings- painting done on fresh wet

plaster ,with water based paints. Masaccio

Sculpture and architecture The church creates space to fit human and

no divine needs They were inspired by Ancient Greece and

Rome

High Renaissance masters Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapels. Jan van Eyck , famous northern painter. Smaller more detailed painting because the

amount of space in Cathedrals.

Homework – Read and start taking notes on chapter 5, section 3 (176 – 178). Quiz weds.

In your opinion, what makes a good religious leader (a priest, a bishop or a pastor)? What characteristics should he or she possess? Should he or she have responsibilities in the community?

Short clip on Martin Luther and the Reformation

Notes – 5.2, The Protestant Reformation

ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART

Frescoes by Masaccio are the first masterpieces of Early Renaissance.

Frescoe –Is a painting done on fresh wet plaster with water-based paints.

There are 2 developments. One development stressed the technical side of painting – understanding the laws of perspective and the organization of outdoor space and light through geometry. The second development was the investigation of movement and human anatomy.

The architect and sculptures copied ancient Greece and Rome

The High Renaissance, 1490 – 1520 the period was associated with Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo.

Used realism The most important northern school of art

was in Flanders. Used oil painting, perspective and small

details

THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION

Prelude to Reformation Spread of Christian Humanism Goal was to reform the Catholic Church Christian Humanism = people have the ability to

improve themselves AND the church through education

Wanted people to be pious – have inner religious feelings

Desiderius Erasmus Going through the motions to be “saved” was not

good enough. Erasmus believed people needed to live good

lives every day.

Wrote Praise of Folly in 1509; criticized parts of society he wanted reformed. Especially monks!

Erasmus’ goal was to reform the Catholic church, not break away from it. Paved way for reformation.

Need for Reform Renaissance Popes = super corrupt More concerned with being political rulers

than spiritual rulers Priests were ignorant of their spiritual duties

Regular people wanted salvation – acceptance into heaven.

Priests started selling indulgences – excused people from sins and guaranteed them a free ride to heaven.