Download The Renaissance begins - John Bowne High School

Aim: How did
Renaissance ideas
affect art and
architecture?
Renaissance Themes
 Worldliness
 Learning
 Antiquity
 Individualism
 Reform
Renaissance Themes
 Worldliness/ Secularism- (Break from traditional
religious subjects)
 Learning/Humanism- (Return to Ancient Greek and
Roman ideas, focused on man and his world)
 Antiquity- (Return to the past)
 Individualism- (Realistic portrayal of human form,
deep emotion and human expression)
 Reform/ Questioning- (break away from traditional
way of thinking, individual interpretation)
Groups
 What do you see?
 Analyze what you see to decide
which Renaissance themes your
piece of art shows.
 Be able to support the themes you
choose with specific details.
Which was a major characteristic
of the Renaissance?
1. conformity
2. humanism
3. mysticism
4. obedience
An important characteristic of
Renaissance humanists was their
emphasis on
1. accepting ideas based on
Confucian
thought
2. the teachings of the Roman
Catholic Church
3. magic and alchemy
4. classical Roman and Greek
writings
Which societal condition was
basic to the development of Greek
philosophy and Renaissance art?
1. rigid social classes
2. emphasis on individualism
3. religious uniformity
4. mass education
SWBAT
 WLIW clip All About the Renaissance Part 1: Historical
Background, Beginnings and Art- The Renaissance begins:
Northern Italy, 1300-1350 (1:34)
 Ask students what themes emerged.
 Show slide with 5 main Renaissance themes and
review for understanding.
 Tell students that they will be looking at Renaissance
art today and deciding how different works fit into this
Renaissance mindset.