If we consider the three paintings below as commentaries on human behavior and its consequences, what kinds of messages and values do they communicate? In what ways were these messages and values similar? In what ways were they different? Use at least six (6) primary sources from this week to illustrate or contradict the messages and values you see communicated in these three pieces of art.
Read W-H, Ch. 2, “Individuals in Society, 1450-1600”, pp. 50-84.
The Garden of Earthly Delights is the modern title given to a triptych oil painting on oak panel painted by the Early Netherlandish master Hieronymus Bosch. A triptych is a folded set of panels used for religious devotion either on a church altar or in a private chapel.
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-garden-of-earthly-delights-triptych/02388242-6d6a-4e9e-a992-e1311eab3609
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights
https://archief.ntr.nl/tuinderlusten/en.html
Curious Bruegel Painting Contrasts the Solemn Nature of Lent With the Fun and Folly of Mardi Gras
Tip #1 for Week 3’s Writing Project
So what are the parts of the question? How would you organize a outline to answer what’s asked? Remember, every question has within it the structure of your answer. This is the first thing to do so you can then organize your investigation since presumably you know what you’re now looking for.
Since this week’s project, like so many, requires you to evaluate visual evidence, make sure to go over the guide to visual analysis in the Course Materials folder at the top. It provides tips on how to interpret visual evidence.
Tip #2 for Week 3’s Writing Project
As you examine the images and primary sources, what kinds of groupings do you see? Can you pair any of the images with any of the documents? Let’s discuss what people come up with .
Tip #3 for Week 3’s Writing Project
What relevant information does our textbook provide to help set your discussion in an appropriate historical context as relates to ideals and practices of Renaissance rulers? Use the images in the slide deck to help organize what you find. Now relate what you discover in the primary sources in your analysis of ideals and practices of princely governments before 1600. Make sure to take the point of view of the sources into consideration as you evaluate them.
Ch. 2, Source 4: Elizabethan Sumptuary Laws
Ch. 2, Figure 4: Family Portrait by Lavinia Fontana
Ch. 2, Source 5: Lawsuit Regarding a Pregnancy Outside of Wedlock
Ch. 2, Source 6: An Austrian Marriage Law Regulates Spousal Relations
Ch. 2, Figure 5: Amorous Scene
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