The Northern Renaissance
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can compare the Northern Renaissance to the Italian Renaissance.
Key learning points
- Northern Renaissance art looked different.
- Painters like Holbein developed a different style.
- Some English art belonged to the northern Renaissance.
- English monarchs became patrons of the Northern Renaissance.
- The Northern Renaissance developed later.
Keywords
Northern Renaissance - the Renaissance that occurred north of the Alps is called the Northern Renaissance
Reformer - someone who wants to change something is known as a reformer
Portrait - a portrait is a painting of a person
Common misconception
Pupils may think that we can learn little from imagery that has been produced for the purposes of propaganda.
Explain to pupils that we can learn a lot from such imagery as it is a window into the minds of those who had it produced, and helps us to understand some of their concerns and motivations.
Teacher tip
To emphasise the manner in which the Northern and Italian Renaissances were both separate and connected this lesson could be extended further by looking at the life, career and works of Albrecht Dürer.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1. is the study of the human body and how it functions.
Q2.Da Vinci was an inventor of many ideas and machines but his main obsession was...
Q3.Match the following terms to complete each sentence
Q4.Starting with the earliest, place these events in chronological order.
Q5.Vesalius's knowledge of anatomy was so thorough because he performed dissections...
Q6.Fugitive sheets were pages from books about which science?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What sort of paintings did Bruegel paint?
Q2.The Arnolfini Portrait was painted by Jan van...
Q3.Starting with the earliest, put these events in chronological order.
Q4.Why did northern European artists stop painting religious subjects to focus on scenes of everyday life?
Q5.Who painted a much-copied portrait of Henry VIII?
Q6.Henry VIII had his portrait copied in order to project a message about his power and...
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