THE AGE OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENTENLIGHTENMENT

An Introduction to the An Introduction to the RenaissanceRenaissance

BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND

►During the Middle Ages (3During the Middle Ages (3rdrd-13-13thth Centuries) in Europe, art and learning Centuries) in Europe, art and learning were centered on the church and religion.were centered on the church and religion.

►Around the 14Around the 14thth C. people became less C. people became less interested in thinking about God, Heaven, interested in thinking about God, Heaven, and the Saints, and more interested in and the Saints, and more interested in thinking about themselves, their thinking about themselves, their surroundings, and their everyday lives.surroundings, and their everyday lives.

►WHY?WHY?

WHY????WHY????

►FaminesFamines►The Hundred Years WarThe Hundred Years War►The PlagueThe Plague►People lost faith in their religious People lost faith in their religious

beliefs.beliefs.

The “Rebirth” of What?The “Rebirth” of What?

► Scholars started to revisit the “classics”.Scholars started to revisit the “classics”.► Think Greece and Rome.Think Greece and Rome.► People begin to study the “classical view” of People begin to study the “classical view” of

government, philosophy, and art.government, philosophy, and art.► Remember the Crusades and the impression Remember the Crusades and the impression

made by the Muslims and the Age of made by the Muslims and the Age of Exploration.Exploration.

► As trade increases, wealth flows in to Europe As trade increases, wealth flows in to Europe and you have an explosion of the arts and and you have an explosion of the arts and architecture. architecture.

► WHY?WHY?

The Rise of HumanismThe Rise of Humanism

►The values and ideals popular during The values and ideals popular during the European Renaissance can be the European Renaissance can be described by the term described by the term secular secular humanismhumanism: : secularsecular, meaning , meaning notnot religiousreligious and humanism, meaning and humanism, meaning placing the study and progress of placing the study and progress of human naturehuman nature at the center of at the center of interests.interests.

Humanism Exemplified Through Humanism Exemplified Through ArtArt

►The rise of Humanism during the The rise of Humanism during the Renaissance can be seen in paintings Renaissance can be seen in paintings created by Renaissance artists. created by Renaissance artists.

►We are going to learn how to tell the We are going to learn how to tell the differencedifference between paintings from between paintings from the Renaissance and earlier works of the Renaissance and earlier works of art, just by looking for evidence in the art, just by looking for evidence in the paintings themselves.paintings themselves.

INSTRUCTIONSINSTRUCTIONS

►students will look for specific clues to students will look for specific clues to make judgments about whether a make judgments about whether a painting is a Renaissance painting or painting is a Renaissance painting or not.not.

Madonna and Child in GloryMadonna and Child in Glory(Jacopo di Cione)(Jacopo di Cione)

►What is the What is the significance of the significance of the “halos”?“halos”?

►Why are the Why are the individuals different individuals different sizes?sizes?

►Good example of Good example of Middle Ages Art.Middle Ages Art.

Miraculous Mass of St. Martin of Miraculous Mass of St. Martin of ToursTours

(Franconian School)(Franconian School)► Compare the Compare the

background to the background to the painting that you painting that you just saw.just saw.

► The gold in the first The gold in the first painting represents painting represents heaven. heaven.

►What do you notice What do you notice about the about the background of this background of this picture?picture?

Madonna and Child with St. JohnMadonna and Child with St. John(Giuliano Bugiardini)(Giuliano Bugiardini)

►Observations???Observations???►How does the How does the

background differ?background differ?► The halos?The halos?► Use of “oil” paints Use of “oil” paints

make paintings look make paintings look more realistic.more realistic.

Adoration of theAdoration of theShepherds Shepherds (Giovanni Agostino da (Giovanni Agostino da

Lodi)Lodi)► Compare to earlier Compare to earlier

paintingspaintings► Similarities?Similarities?►Differences?Differences?

AdorationAdorationof the Magiof the Magi

(Kress Monogramist)(Kress Monogramist)► Examine the Examine the

buildings in the buildings in the background very background very carefully. Do they carefully. Do they look true to life? Why look true to life? Why or why not?or why not?

► Can the students tell Can the students tell which figures are which figures are ordinary people in ordinary people in this painting and this painting and which are saints?which are saints?

Bean EaterBean Eater(Annibale Carracci)(Annibale Carracci)

►While religious While religious subjects remained subjects remained popular during the popular during the Renaissance, for the Renaissance, for the first time in art first time in art history ordinary history ordinary people also became people also became worthy subjects for worthy subjects for works of art.works of art.

CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS

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