AP European History
Hancock
THE RENAISSANCE
A REVOLUTION IN ART
Objective:
To examine Renaissance art from various mediums and explore how a true revolution in artistic styles
and portrayals occurred during the period.
Directions:
Fill in the outline as we go through the presentation. Your participation in response to questions will
be assessed for civic participation.
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Intellectual Influences on Renaissance Art (pgs 419-421)
Humanism
Secularism
Individualism
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What became the role of the artist?
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Major Eras of Renaissance Art
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Major Artists of the Renaissance
Architecture
Painting
Literature
Architecture
Gothic
Major Characteristics
How does Renaissance Architecture reflect humanism?
Similarities
Renaissance
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St. Peter’s Basilica – Rome – major characteristics – How is it a good example of Renaissance architecture?
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The Louvre Palace – Paris – major characteristics – How is it a good example of Renaissance architecture?
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Painting
Medieval
Similarities
Renaissance
Medieval
Similarities
Renaissance
Major Characteristics
Major Artists:
key elements of their
style
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Sculpture
Major Characteristics
What are some of the themes that both Renaissance painting and architecture share?
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Michelangelo
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St. Peter’s
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The David
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The Pieta
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The Sistine Chapel
Some of the Rest
o Boticelli
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Raphael
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Veronese
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Van Eyck
The Northern Renaissance
o Characteristics
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Van Eyck
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Rembrandt
Leonardo Da Vinci
o The ultimate “Renaissance Man”
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The Vitruvian Man
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The Last Supper
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The Mona Lisa
Critical Writing
Name: ___________________
Answer the following the question. Use your Directive Words and AP Writing Process handouts to help you. You need to
write a thesis in response to the prompt. Look carefully at what a good thesis contains.
Analyze the influence of humanism on the visual arts in the Italian Renaissance. Use at least THREE specific works
to support your analysis.
THESIS:
THREE SPECIFIC WORKS:
For each work write the artist, the title and describe how it demonstrates the influence of humanism.
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