1.3 Northern Renaissance

LEARNING OBJECTICE: How were Renaissance ideas developed, maintained, and changed as the Renaissance spread to northenr Europe?

INTRODUCTION

  • Renaissance humanism & art spread through Europe (Northern Renaissance)

    • Northern humanist focused more on Religion

    • Naturalism was more human-centered (showed ordinary individuals & scenes from everyday life) (less focused on beauty & more on realism)

    • Depended on wealthy patrons to buy their art

VISUAL ARTS IN THE NORTHERN RENAISSANCE

  • Flanders became leading center of art in North

    • Artist observed nature closey to depict details

      • did not protray skills of perspective & proportion

      • spread of protestantism later on—→ decline in relgious works

ALBRECHT DURER

  • Leading German Renaiissance artist

    • traveled to Italy to study renaissance techniques

    • blended Italian perspective & realism w northenr detail & symbolism

    • helped spread Italian Renaissance northward with his art

    • famous for praintings, prints, & woodcuts (wood design carving w paint)

JAN VAN EYCK

  • Renaissance artist

    • one of the first artist to excel at new medium of oil paints

PETER BRUGEL THE ELDER

  • Northern Renaissance artist from Flanders

    • painted scenes from Bible and lives of ordinary people

    • traveled to Italy to learn about techniques there

REMBRANDT

  • Renaissance painter & Baroque artist

    • Baroque art

      • created bold, dramatic, & complex artworks

    • remembered for dramatic use of light & shadow for realism

CHRISTIAN HUMANISM SEEK RELIGIOUS REFORM

  • Renaissance interest strongly impacted Catholic Roman Church

    • Increased desire to spread wealth through painters—→ decline in church responsivilities

      • Christian humanist called for religious reform

        • read Biblie in new language

        • studied writings of early Christian leaders

ERASMUS PLEADS FOR REFORM

  • Desiderius Erasmus

    • Dutch scholar who represented Christian Humanism

    • received traditional education & liberal arts education

    • called fore literate people to read Bible for themselves