Question

Lecture questions for 15th c. Northern Renaissance. 1 When discussing Northern Renaissance, what area of Europe is that? (include a couple of modern countries) 2 Describe the objects that influence Northern Renaissance art. 3 Where did these objects come from? 4 What is an illuminated manuscript? 5 What is a folio? 6 What is a ‘Book of Prayer’? Know that these were used in the North. 7 How were the Book of Prayers used? (public or private) 8 why would a wealthy person have two book of prayers? 9 How are images 1 and 2 different from what was being produced in Italy at this time? 10 Why were they different? 11 What is meant by genre? 12 How do we know that is a peasant

Answer 1

1. The Northern Renaissance took place North of the Alps above Italy in countries like Austria, Germany, and France.

2. The distancing from the Catholic Church shined through in the art based around church figures and metaphors for the age.

3. They came about as a result of the Reformation of the church.

4. Hand-written books from monasteries that came before the printing press, which included animal skin pages, wealthy decorated covers with gold, silver, and other precious metals.

5. A term explaining the process of arranging sheets of paper into a book.

6. Monk owned books that contained images and important religious ideas

7. Used in public at church to enlighten and expand on peoples spiritual dependence.

8. The rich were thought to be the only ones who were good and enlightened enough to be worthy of such a thing.

9-12 can't see the pictures