The Northern Renaissance
Reading Guide:
1. Population beginning to grow, the Hundred Years War ended, Urban merchants became wealthy enough to give patronages to artists, England and France had strong leaders, Humanist ideas spread to north after scholars, students and merchants visited Italy.
2. More books could be printed at once and they were more affordable.
3. He was a famous Northern Renaissance artist who often used woodcutting along with Italian Renaissance techniques. He also portrayed many religious subjects.
4. He was a Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting.
5. He was a painter that captured scenes of life such as large crowds of peasants.
6. He was a Dutch humanist and theologian.
7. He was an English humanist that wrote Utopia.
8. He was an English poet and play writer and was considered to be one of the greatest writers of the English language.
Assessment:
utopia - "no place" but today is the ideal place
William Shakespeare - an English poet and play writer and was considered to be one of the greatest writers of the English language
Johann Guttenberg - a blacksmith who created the first mechanical and moveable printing press
2. The press being created because it allowed for more books to be produced and more people could read because books were affordable.
3. He was the only artist who drew things as they really were.
4. Art became more popular and people painted things as they were.
5. It allowed for more people to be educated because they were able to afford the stuff being printed.
1. Population beginning to grow, the Hundred Years War ended, Urban merchants became wealthy enough to give patronages to artists, England and France had strong leaders, Humanist ideas spread to north after scholars, students and merchants visited Italy.
2. More books could be printed at once and they were more affordable.
3. He was a famous Northern Renaissance artist who often used woodcutting along with Italian Renaissance techniques. He also portrayed many religious subjects.
4. He was a Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting.
5. He was a painter that captured scenes of life such as large crowds of peasants.
6. He was a Dutch humanist and theologian.
7. He was an English humanist that wrote Utopia.
8. He was an English poet and play writer and was considered to be one of the greatest writers of the English language.
Assessment:
utopia - "no place" but today is the ideal place
William Shakespeare - an English poet and play writer and was considered to be one of the greatest writers of the English language
Johann Guttenberg - a blacksmith who created the first mechanical and moveable printing press
2. The press being created because it allowed for more books to be produced and more people could read because books were affordable.
3. He was the only artist who drew things as they really were.
4. Art became more popular and people painted things as they were.
5. It allowed for more people to be educated because they were able to afford the stuff being printed.
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