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Vocabulary
Humanism- a philosophy that was developed during the Renaissance. It emphasized personal independence, individual expression and secularism
Realism- the depiction of subjects as they appear in everyday life, without embellishment
Embellish- to decorate or make more beautiful
Secular- not religious
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Self Portraits
Objectives:
•Deepen our knowledge of Renaissance art by understanding the relationship between humanism and realism
•Know essential facts about Albrecht Durer
(who, when, where, what, why)
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A Comparison
Middle Ages
c400-c1400
• Art is religious
• Flat- very little shading
• Very little depth in paintings
• People are concerned with the next world and not with earthly life
• The individual is NOT important
Renaissance
c1400-c1600
• Art can be religious or secular
• Artists used chiaroscuro
• Linear perspective creates depth
• People are becoming curious about science and the natural world
• The individual is important
(humanism)
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Because people began to believe in their own worth, artists began to value themselves and their workFor the first time in history, they began to paint self-portraits….
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Albrecht Durer
•Considered to be the most important Northern Renaissance artist (German)
•1471-1528
•was interested in the natural world and became skilled at realism
•The first artist to paint self portraits
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Durer made many studies of animals and nature
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