4d Ren North Late

Exam questions: 

Exam questions (Note: the exam image will not have the helpful blue lines) The figures in this image are organized in a __________ triangle or pyramid This is a characteristic design configuration of many paintings in the ___________ Renaissance

The Northern and Late Renaissance: 

The Northern and Late Renaissance

The Northern and Late Renaissance: 

The Northern and Late Renaissance more religious & economic than artistic Humanism with a skeptical twist Realism & real people; everyday life PRINTING PRESS oil painting portraits (including self-portraits) landscapes

A darker humanism: 

A darker humanism

Grunewald: 

Grunewald Matthias Grünewald Isenheim Altarpiece 1515 Compare to Christ Pantocrator-type images

THE REFORMATION1517: 

THE REFORMATION 1517 Martin Luther – a composer himself Effort to reform creates new church Sides with rulers against peasant revolts Printing press disseminates The Word Boost to individualism Consequences for music: Mass less important; hymns

Failed earlier rebellion: 

Failed earlier rebellion RULERS CHURCH PEASANTS Jan Hus

Unintentional Revolution: 

Unintentional Revolution RULERS CHURCH PEASANTS out of it Martin Luther

Erasmusa skeptical humanist: 

Erasmus a skeptical humanist 1526 Dürer’s logo signature ‘Drawn from life’ ‘tho’ a better likeness is found in his books’ NEW MEDIA: WOODBLOCK & ENGRAVING

Jan GossaertNetherlandish, c. 1478 - 1532Portrait of a Merchant, c. 1530oil on panel, 63.6 x 47.5 cm (25 x 18 3/4 in.): 

Jan Gossaert Netherlandish, c. 1478 - 1532 Portrait of a Merchant, c. 1530 oil on panel, 63.6 x 47.5 cm (25 x 18 3/4 in.)

Slide11: 

Gossaert's portrait shows a merchant seated in a cramped yet cozy space, surrounded by the tools of his trade. Scattered over the table are such useful items as a talc shaker used to dry ink, an ink pot, a pair of scales for testing the weight (and hence the quality) of coins, and a metal receptacle for sealing wax, quill pens, and paper. Attached to the wall are balls of twine and batches of papers labeled "miscellaneous letters" and "miscellaneous drafts." The monogram on the sitter's hat pin and index finger ring have led to his tentative identification as Jerome Sandelin, who was a tax collector in Zeeland. The artist's Netherlandish love of detail and texture combine with his admiration for the massiveness of Italian High Renaissance art to achieve here what might be termed a monumentality of the particular. At the same time, the sitter's furtive glance and prim mouth are enough to inform us of the insecurity and apprehension that haunted bankers in the 1530s, when the prevailing moral attitude was summed up by the Dutch humanist Erasmus, who asked, "When did avarice reign more largely and less punished?"

Albrecht DürerGerman, 1471 - 1528Portrait of a Clergyman (Johann Dorsch?), 1516oil on parchment on fabric, painted surface: 41.7 x 32.7 cm (16 3/8 x 12 7/8 in.) : 

Albrecht Dürer German, 1471 - 1528 Portrait of a Clergyman (Johann Dorsch?), 1516 oil on parchment on fabric, painted surface: 41.7 x 32.7 cm (16 3/8 x 12 7/8 in.)

Dürer, AlbrechtSelf-Portrait at 281500Oil on panel67 x 49 cm: 

Dürer, Albrecht Self-Portrait at 28 1500 Oil on panel 67 x 49 cm in text KEY IMAGE

Dürer, AlbrechtA Young Hare1502Watercolor and gouache on paper25 x 23 cm: 

Dürer, Albrecht A Young Hare 1502 Watercolor and gouache on paper 25 x 23 cm stunning realism

Is a more realistic painting a better painting?: 

Is a more realistic painting a better painting? That painting is the most to be praised which agrees most exactly with the thing imitated. Leonardo da Vinci

Durer, AlbrechtThe Wire-drawing Millc. 1489. Watercolor and gouache on paper 29 x 43 cm: 

Durer, Albrecht The Wire-drawing Mill c. 1489. Watercolor and gouache on paper 29 x 43 cm Hey, where did everybody go?

Durer, AlbrechtKnight, Death and Devil1513Engraving24 x 19 cm: 

Durer, Albrecht Knight, Death and Devil 1513 Engraving 24 x 19 cm KEY IMAGE

Dürer: 

Dürer new media: prints (wood & metal) refines oil painting subjects: sacred secular portraits SELF LANDSCAPE

Jan van EyckMarriage of Giovanni Arnolfini and Giovanna Cenami, 1434: 

Jan van Eyck Marriage of Giovanni Arnolfini and Giovanna Cenami, 1434 p. 234-5 single candle = God’s eye St Margaret? crystal prayer beads oranges = ? shoes imported carpet $$$ Fido KEY IMAGE

What does a painting mean?: 

What does a painting mean? How does a painting mean? Is there a meaning or meanings inherent in an image? Why are our pictures puzzles? (James Elkins)

HOLBEIN, HansThe Ambassadors1533Oil on wood207 x 209.5 cm: 

HOLBEIN, Hans The Ambassadors 1533 Oil on wood 207 x 209.5 cm

BRUEGEL, PieterThe Hunters in the Snow 1565 Oil on panel 117 x 162 cm: 

BRUEGEL, Pieter The Hunters in the Snow 1565 Oil on panel 117 x 162 cm p. 238 KEY IMAGE

BRUEGEL, Pieter, The Harvesters, 1565Oil on wood, 46 1/2 x 63 1/4 in. (118.1 x 160.7 cm)Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: 

BRUEGEL, Pieter, The Harvesters, 1565 Oil on wood, 46 1/2 x 63 1/4 in. (118.1 x 160.7 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Not in text

BRUEGEL, Pieter, Peasant wedding, c. 1568Oil on wood, 114 x 164 cm (45 x 64 1/2 in.): 

BRUEGEL, Pieter, Peasant wedding, c. 1568 Oil on wood, 114 x 164 cm (45 x 64 1/2 in.)

Music at Court: 

Music at Court Dances Instrumentation unspecified; usually a consort (group) of a family of instruments of uniform timbre Dances are collected into suites (Baroque) which evolve into symphonies (Classical)

Music at Court: 

Music at Court Listening example – a dance Key info: a family of instruments of uniform timbre Dance music from the Renaissance Extra info: La Bouree (title & type of dance) by Michael Praetorius (c. 1571-1621) German composer of international fame

Music at Court: 

Music at Court Madrigals Origin of term obscure A type of song (see text for longer definition) for multiple voice parts Text is a rhyming poem, usually with sections of repetition & is usually about Love

Music at Court: 

Music at Court Madrigals popular-at-court-&-wealthy-homes music in Italy & England – in some ways a “popular” music, but participatory Madrigals: text-painting importance of words  homorhythmic texture  chords

Music at Court: 

Key info: a madrigal Note homorhythmic texture & repetitive structure. Chords begin to function as musical units, rather than as the byproducts of independent contrapuntal lines. Be able to identify period – Renaissance secular vocal music from the Renaissance Music at Court Listening example - madrigal Extra info: Now Is the Month of Maying, 1595 Thomas Morley (1557-1603) Composer mentioned p. 247.

Music at Court: 

Music at Court Listening example - madrigal Key info: a madrigal TEXT PAINTING secular vocal music from the Renaissance Extra info: Thomas Weekles (c. 1575-1623) title: As Vesta Was Descending, 1601 (relate to Elizabeth I, reigned 1558-1603) piece discussed p. 247

Slide31: 

As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending She spied a maiden Queen the same ascending, Attended on by all the shepherds’ swain; To whom Diana’s darlings came running down amain First two by two, then three by three together Leaving their Goddess all alone, hasted thither; And mingling with the shepherds of her train, With mirthful tunes her presence did entertain. Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana: Long live fair Oriana!

Shakespeare : 

Shakespeare Part of a general revival of theater, which we need to mention now, because OPERA is about to develop in the Baroque period. HAMLET - 1602

The Counter-Reformation: 

The Counter-Reformation

Palestrina : 

Palestrina Chant a source of musical materials (revival & last gasp of cantus firmus technique) Very refined; no text painting Repetition (other than in imitative counterpoint) an anathema (in other words, it’s avoided) “16th Century Counterpoint” still taught today – why? To teach control, focus & line We usually celebrate innovators in history – Palestrina was a consolidator and perfecter of a soon-to-fade style

Palestrina – listening example: 

Palestrina – listening example Kyrie from Mass of Pope Marcellus (Missa Papae Marcelli, date of composition, 1562-3; date given in text, 1567, is probably incorrect) See p. 248; the mass is mentioned in text, but is not the one in the example (9.26). A 6-part texture; very conservative in style. The epitome of 16th-century counterpoint. Note forward (but gentle) rhythmic drive.

Palestrina – a story: 

Palestrina – a story The Church was about to ban polyphonic music from the church, because it obscured the sacred text. In response, Palestrina then composed the Missa Papae Marcelli, which, depite its 6-part texture, features very clear text-setting. The powers-that-be heard its merit & beauty and music was SAVED!  Charming story, often told, but alas not true.

Palestrina – two more examples: 

Palestrina – two more examples Which one is from a mass for the dead and which one is erotic love poetry?

Gabrieli: 

Gabrieli Half Renaissance, half Baroque! (Transitional music)

“a cappella”: 

“a cappella” “as in the chapel” So, the question is, how was vocal music performed in the chapel? Entirely without instruments, or just without the organ? In the Early Renaissance, the organ was found mostly in private homes, not in churches. Eventually, by the Late Renaissance, the organ was a part of music in the church.

MUSIC LISTENING EXAMPLEAve Maria Tomás Luis de Victoria : 

MUSIC LISTENING EXAMPLE Ave Maria Tomás Luis de Victoria

Back to Italy – Color & Mannerism: 

Back to Italy – Color & Mannerism

Summary – Northern and Late Renaissance: 

Summary – Northern and Late Renaissance RELIGION/POLITICS – Reformation; much political & religious violence IDEAS – a skeptical Humanism ART – a realism of everyday life: PORTRAITS, LANDSCAPES; oil painting MUSIC – conservative perfection (Palestrina) & new approaches (madrigals)