The Renaissance in Northern Europe

Johannes Gutenberg

Printed a complete version of the Christian Bible.

Pieter Bruegel

A Flemish painter.

Flanders

A region that included parts of what is today Northern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Albrecht Durer

He made the first of several trips Italy, and is the most influential artist.

Vernacular

A language of everyday people.

Engraving

A method of making prints from metal plates.

Francois Rabelais

A French Humanist.

Erasmus

A priest in 1492.

Sir Thomas More

English Humanist.

Utopian

To describe any ideal society.

Shakespeare

Wrote 37 plays, literature english poet and playwright.

What effects did the invention of the printing press have on European society?

Engravings and paintings portray religious upheaval of the time.

How did the Flemish painters Jan van Eyck and Pieter Bruegel’s realistic portrayals of townspeople and peasants reflect common themes in Renaissance art?

Developed new techniques for using oil paint, and used new methods to produce strong colors and a hard-surfaces that could survive for centuries, and used vibrant colors.

Why is the German artist Albrecht Durer compared to the Italian Renaissance figure Leonardo da Vinci?

Used methods from Italy in his paintings, engravings, and prints.

What intellectual topics did the Renaissance humanist Sir Thomas More explore?

Social and economic reforms.

How does Shakespeare’s play about a historical figure like Julius caesar reflect an important aspect of the Renaissance?

Shows complexity of the individual and the importance of the classics.