Download The “Renaissance Tour”

The Renaissance “Virtual” Museum
Goal:
Create a virtual museum made of exhibits featuring the works of key artistic,
architectural and literary figures the “Golden Age” of the Renaissance (13501650).
Objectives:
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Utilize and customize technologies to present period pieces of artwork, architecture and literature
dated from 1350-1650.
Design a museum through which students will travel and be able to learn on their own the past
and contemporary meaning of significant cultural accomplishments.
Explain the cultural legacies of the important people of the Renaissance.
Analyze the importance of the artwork in terms of its technical and cultural advancements.
Analyze the importance of the architecture in terms of its design, engineering and technological
advancements.
Analyze the importance of the literature in terms of its cultural, social, political and dramatic
expression.
Activity:
Your team will collaborate to choose 10 works of art, architecture and literature
created by the artists and writers from the given list and to create a multi-media
“self-learning tour” depicting and explaining the significance of the artists and their
works.
Your fellow students will use an evaluation report to score and comment on the
effectiveness and will submit to teacher.
The artists:
FILLIPO BRUNELLESCHI (Italian) architect 1377-1446
DONATELLO (Italian) sculptor 1386-1466
JAN VAN EYCK (Flemish) painter 1395-1441
MASACCIO (Italian) artist 1401-1428
LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI (Italian) architect 1404-1472
PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA (Italian) artist 1412-1492
DONATO BRAMANTE (Italian) architect 1444-1514
SANDRO BOTTICELLI (Italian) artist 1445-1510
LEONARDO daVINCI (Italian) artist, sculptor, engineer 1452-1519
ALBRECHT DURER (German) painter 1471-1528
MICHELANGELO BUONAROTI (Italian) sculptor, painter 1475-1564
RAFFAELLO SANZIO “RAPHAEL” (Italian) painter 1483-1520
TIZIANO VECELLIO “TITIAN” (Italian) painter 1485-1576
PIETER BRUEGAL (Flemish) artist 1525-1569
SOFONISBA ANGUISSOLA (Italian) painter 1532-1625
EL GRECO (Spanish) painter 1541-1614
PETER PAUL RUBENS (Flemish) painter, diplomat 1577-1640
The writers:
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI (Italian) writer 1469-1527
DESIDERIUS ERASMUS (Dutch) writer 1469-1536
SIR THOMAS MORE (English) writer 1476-1535
BALDASSARE CASTIGLIONE (Italian) writer 1478-1529
FRANCOIS RABELAIS (French) writer 1494-1553
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES (Spanish) writer 1547-1616
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (English) playwright 1564-1616
Or you may choose any other Renaissance artist/writer
(1350-1650) upon teacher’s approval.
Rubric related:
Presentation must comply with the following:
 10 works of art/architecture/literature are exhibited.
 Work is dated from 1350-1650.
 Professions of these persons are identified.
 Brief descriptions of each work are presented.
 Significance of the work is explained.
 Bib (MLA) is comprised of at least 10 sources.
 A “virtual system of self-learning” is evident.
 Creativity is demonstrated.
 Navigation and instructions are clear.
FYI:
Captains will be designated.
Your “museum” must be on flash drive or CD (it must be compatible with
our Media Center computers.)
Full biographies of artists/writers are not required.