The Renaissance- Gallery Walk ​19’

Essential Question
How did the Renaissance help bring about a “rebirth” of culture and learning?

Like other great changes in history, the Renaissance did not replace the Middle (Dark) Ages overnight. Nor did the changes take place at the same time everywhere in
Europe. The Renaissance began in the bustling cities of northern Italy around 1300. They were creating new styles of art, writing, and thought that would later spread
northward to the rest of Europe. Northern Europe’s feudal villages seemed to be in a different world from the “rebirth” of knowledge and art in Northern Italy, but
both existed at the same time. Northern Italy was a merchant’s region. Merchants dominated politics and society as well as business. Unlike feudal nobles, merchants
took pride in their achievements. Just as these merchants competed with one another in business, they also competed as patrons, or sponsors, of the arts. Throughout
northern Italy, wealthy families spent their money lavishly for the glory of helping artists create works of genius. Such was the setting for the Renaissance.

Activity As you walk around the room and look at the art works and readings to try and determine what elements of Humanism are depicted in each
piece and EXPLAIN WHY the element you chose was depicted in the piece.

Artist What aspect of Renaissance style is What elements of Renaissance

Piece -Painters seen/used? Humanism is depicted and how/why?

Depth/perspective, Inclusion of Individualism and Secularism

Mona Lisa
Nature, shadows, oil painting,
DaVinci
symmetry, and balance.

Perspective/Depth, Geometric Individualism, Classicism and

“The School Of shapes, Symmetry, balance, Secularism
Athens”
Raphael use of color light, and shadows

Shadow, Light, Inclusion of Individualism

“Last Supper” nature, Use of oils and color,
Leonardo DaVinci
religious subjects

Symmetry and balance Classicism

“David”
Donatello

Perspective/Depth, Oil, use of Individualism

“The Healing of the color, geometric shapes, light,
Crippled and
Ressurection of
shadow, symmetry, and
Tabitha.” balance
Masaccio

Religious figures, light, shadow, Classicism and individualism

inclusion of nature, symmetry,
Michelangelo
geometric shapes,

Excerpt- What is it trying to say/teach/impart? what elements of humanism

Writers are evident AND WHY?
Machiavelli Excerpt from the Prince Individualism
Explains and teaches what a prince
must do and what qualities he must
possess to be a good and powerful
prince. Written to princes of Italy to
unite Italy. A political statement,
feared than loved
Petrarch A Sonnet, describing a woman he Individualism and
loved from afar. Shocked people at Secularism
the time because it was “Rated M” for
them.

Castiglione The Courtier Individualism, Secularism,

Explains that the ideal man should be and Classicism
proficient in writing, language, art,
painting, music, literature, and
exercise. Starts the idea of
well-roundedness in society and how
it develops personality.

Leonardo Bruni History if His Own Times in Italy Individualism, Classicism,

Bruni sharing his story and passion and Secularism
to learn more about Greek culture.
He also tried to promote the idea of
learning Greek to others. Take
advantage of the knowledge and
seek to understand.

Pico De Mirandola Oration on the Dignity of Man Individualism

Shares his views of the nature of
man. Such as having power, having
limits, etc. Sounds like a prayer to
God. Also sounds like rules men
should follow to be considered a
good man. Have unlimited potential