Write to Learn: What is the message of this painting? Translation: “This is not a pipe.”
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Write to Learn: What is the message of this painting?
Translation: “This is not a pipe.”
Notes: The Renaissance: Illusion and Perspective
Spatial Depth
Spatial: having to do with space
Depth: having to do with distance
Scale
the size of things in relation to each other
Three-Dimensional
an object that has height, width and depth
Worldview
a particular philosophy of life or conception of the world
Question
According to the reading, why doMedieval and Renaissance paintings look different?
Question
How did Medieval paintings show who had the
most power/significance in the paintings?
Questions
Why do Medieval paintings have very little depth (look flat) and sometimes show scenes from different
events at different times in the same painting?
Question
How did people begin to think about the surfaces that were painted on?
How was this different than people during Medieval times?
Renaissance = Earthly Experience
Medieval = Religious Experience
Religious
belief in and worship of a superhuman power
Secular
attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious basis
Realism
representing a person, thing, or situation accurately or in a way that is true to life
Humanism
A worldview celebrating humanity rather than divine or supernatural matters.
Humanism
Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings,
emphasize common human needs, and seek rational ways of solving human problems.
What did I learn today?
In your own words, describe what humanism is.