• Work with a partner to create a Venn Diagram comparing works from the Italian Renaissance with those from the Northern Renaissance.
– Each partner needs to have a copy of the Venn Diagram
• Things to consider:
– Artistic styles
– Subjects of the works
– Financers
Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance
ARTISTIC STYLES Soft Use of pastels
ARTISTIC STYLES Sharp, vivid Used more oil paints Paintings were more detailed
SUBJECTS -Religious because the Church financed -Stories from Classical Greece / Rome
SUBJECTS -Families, people in everyday life -Less open – fewer nude paintings -Religious in thought, but fewer religious scenes
FINANCERS Catholic Church paid painters
FINANCERS Merchants paid for paintings
SIMILARITIES Used new methods: more realistic, less idealized, use of perspective
Religious subjects Glorified the love of Christ and power of God
Glorified man and celebrated his accomplishments as an individual