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Unit 2 Study Guide
Unit 2 Study Guide
Unit 2 Study Guide
Christoph Greger
Humanities 41B
Spring 2019
Erasmus, and some of his contributions to Some innovations that Northern European
Humanism in the North, and some of his Renaissance artists make in painting and
general attitudes about the church. the visual arts, and some of the key
differences between art in the north and
Thomas More, some of his contributions art in Italy during the Renaissance
to Humanism in the North, and some of
his general attitudes about the church. Some of the new styles and genres of
painting that show up in the North, once
Utopia – a little about what the book is, the Protestant churches pull back on
what the concept refers to, and a couple of patronizing artists.
the beliefs an customs of its inhabitants.
Hieronymus Bosch -- who he is and what
A little about the political and cultural he’s known for.
situations in the North – similarities and
differences to Italy. Pieter Bruegel -- who he is and what he’s
known for.
The idea of indulgences
Perhaps the names of the artists Altdorfer
Martin Luther – a little about who he was and Grunewald, and the kind of art
and what he did. they’re associated with.
Some of the arguments Luther makes in Albrecht Durer -- who he is and what he’s
his “95 Theses;” what they are and why known for. You should be able to
they got so much attention. discuss/describe a couple of his well-
known works.
Some causes of the Reformation and ideas
about why it caught on so quickly in some A little about what’s new and unique in
places. the work of Shakespeare.