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Understanding the artefacts of the Renaissance
I can explain how historians use sources to learn about the Renaissance.
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Year 7
Understanding the artefacts of the Renaissance
I can explain how historians use sources to learn about the Renaissance.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Different types of sources can be used to learn about a period.
- These sources can be used to answer different questions.
- The Renaissance was expressed through book production.
- The Renaissance was expressed through writing.
- The Renaissance was expressed through art and architecture.
Keywords
Artefact - an object made by human beings in the past is an artefact
Common misconception
Pupils may believe that some sources have a greater inherent value than others.
Remind pupils that a source's value rests entirely upon the enquiry for which it is used and the questions asked of it. No source has inherent value unless used as part of an enquiry.
For this lesson o be most effective, pupils should have built a familiarity with the artefacts encountered during the other lessons of the unit.
Teacher tip
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of nudity
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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Open Government Licence version 3.0
except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).Lesson video
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Northern Renaissance artists like liked to paint about ordinary situations and everyday life.
Q2.
During which century did Jan van Eyck paint the Arnolfini Portrait?
Twelfth
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Sixteenth
Q3.
During which century did Pieter Bruegel paint his scenes of everyday life?
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Fifteenth
Seventeenth
Q4.
Northern European artists stopped painting religious subjects because reformers rejected the ideas of the Church.
Q5.
Henry VIII had his portrait painted by Hans .
Q6.
What did Henry VIII have done to his portrait in order to project its message about his power and status?
He had it displayed in public.
He had it sent to foreign monarchs.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of these is an example of Renaissance architecture?
The Mona Lisa
The Hunters in the Snow
The Virgin of the Rocks
Q2.
Which of these artefacts can tell us about new painting techniques that were developed during the Renaissance?
Vesalius' On the Fabric of the Human Body
Copernicus' map of the universe
Q3.
By looking at Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks we can see he was particularly interested in human .
Q4.
Looking at the portraits produced for rich and powerful Renaissance people can tell us a lot about their .
Q5.
An object made by human beings in the past is an .
Q6.
Match the artist to their artwork.
Hunters in the Snow
Portrait of Erasmus
The Arnolfini Portrait
David
The Virgin of the Rocks