Curated OER
Chapter 1 Lesson 2: The Northern Renaissance
Here are five short-answer questions that are intended to accompany a textbook reading. Pupils focus on the beginning of the Northern Renaissance, art, humanism, and book printing. The last question focuses on a section in a specific...
Curated OER
Regional Renaissances
Students investigate the differences between the Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance through group interaction and discussion. They write an essay after research.
Curated OER
The Latest Style
Learners create a contemporary collage of a Northern Renaissance theme/story in an exciting group project. Through in-class examples and student work, the art of the Northern Renaissance is studied and analyzed.
Curated OER
To Express or Be Oppressed
Students examine the debate between free-speech and patriotism. They analyze the conflict between expression and patriotism to the throne in the Northern Renaissance, recording their responses on an Ordeal of the Artist handout.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Albrecht Durer
An excellent, detailed biography of Durer, with extensive links to his works and contemporaries. This site not only details his artwork, but also his contributions as a mathematician.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: The Northern Renaissance
Centered in Germany and the Netherlands during 1400 and 1500s, the northern European tradition of Gothic Art was greatly affected by the technical and philosophical advancements of the Renaissance in Italy. While less concerned with...
Rice University
Northern Renaissance: Its in the Details
This website provides an outline that contains stylistic differences between Northern Renaissance painters and their Italian counterparts. Images are offered.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Robert Lehman Collection
View fifty selected pieces from the Robert Lehman Collection of European art, which features paintings, drawings, and works of decorative art from the Italian and Northern Renaissance up through the twentieth century. An excellent survey...
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev
Olga's Gallery: Albrecht Durer: The Adoration of the Magi
This website presents a brief biography of Albrecht Durer and examples of his paintings.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Protestant Reformation
This lesson will introduce the art that influenced the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Renaissance for Kids: Northern Renaissance
Read about how the Renaissance played out in European countries outside of Italy. Users can follow links to further information on the Elizabethan Era, William Shakespeare, the Reformation, and other connected topics.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Northern Renaissance in the 16th Century
How much do you know about 16th century Northern Renaissance art? Find out by answering this eight-question multiple-choice quiz. Check each answer before moving to the next question. Hints are available for each question.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Northern Renaissance
Kids take a quiz or WebQuest on Renaissance - Northern Renaissance.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Hours of Jeanne D'evreux Jean Pucelle
This resource from the Metropolitan Museum of Art provides information about The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux, ca. 1324-1328, folios from the illuminated manuscripts.