Woodcut Study and Review Revel Multimedia Closer Look: Mérode Altarpiece Closer Look: Double Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Closer Look: Hieronymus The Garden of Earthly Delights Closer Look: The Isenheim Altarpiece Closer Look: Hans Holbein the Younger, The French Ambassadors Teaching with Pearson Multimedia Homework assignment for Closer Look: Mérode Altarpiece The center panel of Mérode Altarpiece places a holy event within a then-contemporary setting. What is the significance of this setting? Consider modern-day popular culture and marketing, do you think ideas of association between time, place, and context are similar to the ideas communicated in this altarpiece? In-class assignment for Closer Look: Double Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Given the image of opulence and prosperity in the portrait, what impression might a viewer get about the economics of the culture? What might this portrait reveal about the rising merchant class of this era? Key Terms Class Discussion Topics and Questions Discussion Topic: Outside of Italy, the Renaissance ushered in economic prosperity, exchange of ideas, and an emerging movement known as the Reformation. From this unique era, the Renaissance of the North (European regions outside of Italy) experienced a creative flourish supported by a rising middle class, healthy trade, and an atmosphere of religious flux. Considering the Reformation and the implications of tremendous doctrinal challenges, the Renaissance of the North set the direction for a new, independently interpreted religious experience and shifting political power. Question: Why is the Reformation significant, and what is the implication for the Roman Catholic Church?
Woodcut Study and Review Revel Multimedia Closer Look: Mérode Altarpiece Closer Look: Double Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Closer Look: Hieronymus The Garden of Earthly Delights Closer Look: The Isenheim Altarpiece Closer Look: Hans Holbein the Younger, The French Ambassadors Teaching with Pearson Multimedia Homework assignment for Closer Look: Mérode Altarpiece The center panel of Mérode Altarpiece places a holy event within a then-contemporary setting. What is the significance of this setting? Consider modern-day popular culture and marketing, do you think ideas of association between time, place, and context are similar to the ideas communicated in this altarpiece? In-class assignment for Closer Look: Double Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Given the image of opulence and prosperity in the portrait, what impression might a viewer get about the economics of the culture? What might this portrait reveal about the rising merchant class of this era? Key Terms Class Discussion Topics and Questions Discussion Topic: Outside of Italy, the Renaissance ushered in economic prosperity, exchange of ideas, and an emerging movement known as the Reformation. From this unique era, the Renaissance of the North (European regions outside of Italy) experienced a creative flourish supported by a rising middle class, healthy trade, and an atmosphere of religious flux. Considering the Reformation and the implications of tremendous doctrinal challenges, the Renaissance of the North set the direction for a new, independently interpreted religious experience and shifting political power. Question: Why is the Reformation significant, and what is the implication for the Roman Catholic Church?
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