1. In what century did the Renaissance begin? 2. What was the first year and the last year of that century? (See p. 10 for help.) 3. Which of these statements are true, and which are false? Italians at the time of the Renaissance believed that: (i) Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome were high points in civilisation. (ii) The Middle Ages were ‘Gothic’. (iii) They were the beginning of the modern world.
4. Name one primary source and one secondary source from the list of sources for changes in the Arts and science during the Renaissance (p. 81).
5. How did (i) city-states and (ii) the fall of Constantinople contribute to the causes of the Renaissance?
What Significant Changes Occurred in Art?
What changes occurred in painting?
There were significant changes made in painting between medieval and Renaissance painting. Medieval painting
Lifeless people, very similar faces
Religious message only
Most painted on canvas, fewer painted on wood panels
Explain the changes in the Arts brought about by the Renaissance
Key Words Architecture Arts
Gothic Perspective
Fresco Classical
Significance
The Arts include painting, sculpture, architecture and literature.
Renaissance painting
Classical-style architecture
Painted wood panels
Perspective (depth, three- dimensional)
Oil painting
Egg yolk with colours
Renaissance- style clothes
No depth (no perspective)
Little variety in colour
Cimabue’s Madonna Enthroned Raphael’s The Marriage of the Virgin