Humanism: Religion & Art

Humanism and Religion (page 69)

The ______texts that were admired and studied by Renaissance scholars were written before the beginning of ______.


Renaissance thinkers emphasized ______and ______such as individual achievement and the importance of ______and the ______.

______continued to play an important role in peoples’ lives.

Who was Petrarch? ______

Who was Desiderius Erasmus? ______

The Arts (page 70-76)

The arts include 4 types:

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4.

Look at the 2 paintings on page 72 (The Madonna of the Meadow and Enthroned Madonna and Child). Fill in the following chart to compare the two paintings, therefore comparing Renaissance to Medieval art.

MEDIEVAL
“Enthroned Madonna and Child” / RENAISSANCE
“The Madonna of the Meadow”
Background
Emotions
Pose

Painting (page 70)

In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance most art had ______themes. Due to Humanist ideas, however, Renaissance artists began to ______these subjects in new ways. There was a growing interest in ______and ______.

The Humanist interest in ______, ______, ______, and ______was often reflected in paintings.

Naturalism and beauty were important elements to many paintings. Naturalism includes the elements of:

a) Natural World

b) Light and ______

c) ______and Pattern

d) ______

e) Elegance

Define the following terms:

Petroglyphs: ______

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Pictograph: ______

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Why did some First Nations people criticize the Ojibwa artist Norval Morrisseau?

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How did he defend himself? ______

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How do you think that art might contribute to the identity of people and help them build a sense of community? ______

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Architecture (page 72)

What connections can you make between Vitruvius’s description of what an architect is and the Renaissance view of the individual? ______

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Renaissance architects included features of ______in their work. They raised their status from ______to ______.

What classical buildings did many Renaissance architects study in Rome? ______

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Look at the pictures on page 73 of the two classical buildings and list as many similarities between the two as you can. ______

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Sculpture (page 73 & 74)

Sculptors in the Middle Ages were seen as ______rather than artists. They were part of the construction team.

How does Vasari’s story highlight the Renaissance view of the individual? ______

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What does the sculpture suggest about the Renaissance worldview? ______

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Literature (page 75 & 76)

Define the following terms:

Vernacular- ______

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Sonnets- ______

In the early Renaissance, writers focused on ______the works of ______and Greek writers and copying their styles.

Books or texts written in the ______became more accessible.

Humanism influenced writers to focus on expressing their ______and ______.

Who was the leading poet of his time and most famous for his hundreds of love poems he wrote to a woman named Laura? ______

Why do you think so many songs today are written about love? ______

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Who was Christine de Pisan? ______

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Pisan was one of few women to receive a humanist education. She was educated at the court of King Charles V of France. She was Europe’s first professional woman ______Her works included:1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

She protested the way women were portrayed in literature, she argued that people should be judged on their ______and ______not by their ______.