CHAPTER 17Section 2

Northern Renaissance

Setting the Stage The work of Leonardo, Michelangelo,

and Raphael showed the Renaissance spirit

All of these artists showed an interest in classical culture, curiosity, and a belief in human potential

Merchants began to spread these ideas through trade

Northern Renaissance By 1450 the cities in Northern Europe

were beginning to recover from the Bubonic plague and the Hundred Years war

As Renaissance ideas spread out of Italy they mixed with northern traditions

Northern Renaissance In Italy, a main theme of the

Renaissance was human dignity

In the North, the idea of human dignity sparked plans for social reform based on Christian values

Thomas More Desiderius Erasmus

The Spread of Ideas In 1494, war broke out in Southern Italy

and began to spread through Italy to the North

This caused many artists and writers to move, seeking a safer life in northern Europe

Changes in Painting As in Italy realism became a major

theme in the Northern Renaissance

Oil paints had been developed, which in turn changed painting techniques

Oil paints dry slowly which allow the artist to mix colors more accurately and directly of the canvas

Writers begin to Reform As humanist ideas mixed with many

religious ideas

In northern Europe humanists were also called Christian humanists

Printing Before printing presses, copies of documents

were hand written

Johann Gutenberg invented the moveable printing press

The first full size book printed with moveable type was the Bible

The Printing Press

Printing Printing had an enormous impact on

European society

For the first time books were cheap enough for everyone to buy

New ideas spread, and since works were printed in vernacular, more people could learn

This caused people to educate themselves and begin questioning the status quo