CERCA SLIDES
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

Grade 3: Leonardo da Vinci
How did Leonardo da Vinci make the Mona Lisa realistic?
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.W.3.2

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

Grade 5: Michelangelo
How do Michelangelo’s sculptures show his interest in creating naturalistic art?
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.W.5.2

Grade 6: Perspective
How did Renaissance artists use vanishing points to make their artwork realistic?
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.W.6.2

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

Grade 8: The Medici Family
Why did Lorenzo de’ Medici support artistic development during the Renaissance?
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.W.8.2

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

Grade 10: Portraiture
How does portraiture from the Renaissance demonstrate humanist and individualist themes?
CCSS.RI.9-10.2
CCSS.W.9-10.2
