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The Art of the Renaissance

Art and history are incredibly intertwined – get your social studies class reading visual sources this week and debating the question, “How did changes in society during the Renaissance shape the way that artists created their work?” We’re not only focused on famous names like Michelangelo and da Vinci, but how artistic methods like perspective, portraiture, and anatomical sketching reflected the experiences of the time.

CERCA Slides by Grade

grade3

Grade 3: Leonardo da Vinci

How did Leonardo da Vinci make the Mona Lisa realistic?

CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.W.3.2

grade4

Grade 4: Raphael

How does Raphael’s painting The School of Athens show changes in art during the Renaissance?

CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.W.4.2

grade5

Grade 5: Michelangelo

How do Michelangelo’s sculptures show his interest in creating naturalistic art?

CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.W.5.2

grade6

Grade 6: Perspective

How did Renaissance artists use vanishing points to make their artwork realistic?

CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.W.6.2

grade7

Grade 7: Venetian Color

How were new ways of creating color in Venice examples of “tremendous innovation”?

CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.W.3.7

grade8

Grade 8: The Medici Family

Why did Lorenzo de’ Medici support artistic development during the Renaissance?

CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.W.8.2

grade9

Grade 9: Anatomical Sketches

How did human anatomy inspire artistic development and expression during the Renaissance?

CCSS.RI.9-10.2
CCSS.W.9-10.2

grade10

Grade 10: Portraiture

How does portraiture from the Renaissance demonstrate humanist and individualist themes?

CCSS.RI.9-10.2
CCSS.W.9-10.2

grade11-12

Grade 11-12: Giorgio Vasari

How does the work of Giorgio Vasari demonstrate biases in historical accounts?

CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.W.11-12.2

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