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BELL WORK

BELL WORK. In your Reading Packet- Boys: Read about the Courtly Woman. List 5 characteristics of the courtly woman Girls: Read about the Courtly Man List 5 characteristics of the courtly man. OBJECTIVES. Explain the 3 main Renaissance values Apply them to the artwork of the time period

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BELL WORK

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  1. BELL WORK • In your Reading Packet- • Boys: Read about the Courtly Woman. • List 5 characteristics of the courtly woman • Girls: Read about the Courtly Man • List 5 characteristics of the courtly man

  2. OBJECTIVES • Explain the 3 main Renaissance values • Apply them to the artwork of the time period • Compare to Middle Ages values. • Describe the “ideal” man and woman of the Renaissance

  3. Values and Ideals that Defined Renaissance Thought

  4. What Was the Renaissance? The Renaissance was a time of creativity and change in many areas political, social, economic, and cultural. the way people viewed themselves and their world. Renaissance thinkers explored the human experience in the here and now. They emphasized individual achievement. The Renaissance ideal was the person with talent in many fields. 1 4

  5. There Were Three Important Values that set Renaissance Thought apart from the Middle Ages • Individualism: Celebration of the Individual • Humanism: Love of Classical Learning • Secularism: Enjoyment of Worldly Pleasures

  6. Individualism • Celebration of the individual • Individuals become more important than churches, guilds, etc. • Artists wanted to be remembered- everyone did! • Biographies and portrait painting • emphasize the importance of individuals How is this different from the Middle Ages?

  7. Humanism • Humanism- the study of classical culture • What every educated person should know • Focused Greece and Rome • scholars rejected the culture of the Middle ages • returned to Greek and Roman culture • All art was inspired by Greece and Rome • Freestanding statues How is this different from the Middle Ages?

  8. Secularism • Secularism: the belief that religion should have no part in political or public affairs • Enjoy worldly pleasures/luxuries • Clothes, jewels, food • Art had more earthly subjects How is this different from the Middle Ages?

  9. The Renaissance 'Individual'

  10. Ideals for Men and Women During the Renaissance • Baldassare Castiglione’s The Courtier provided an outline of what was considered “ideal” for men and for women.

  11. Expected to be well educated, especially in the classics Charming, Polite and Witty… Dancing, singing, poetry and music were all necessities Also, being strong and athletic is important Some Characteristics of the Ideal Man

  12. Like men, women were expected to … Know classical literature Play music, dance and be charming However, women were not expected to be poets or painters They should inspire art Manage house & kids Not get involved in social discussions The Ideal Woman

  13. The Renaissance “Man” • Broad knowledge about many things in different fields. • Deep knowledge/skill in one area. • Able to link information from different areas/disciplines and create new knowledge. • The Greek ideal of the “well-rounded man” was at the heart of Renaissance education.

  14. Questions • What are the 3 main values of the Renaissance? • Describe the ideal man. • Describe the ideal woman. • What is a Renaissance Man?

  15. To Do • Renaissance Person Activity

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