Shakespeare Day 2015Social Studies- What can Renaissance Art tell us about this time period?

Part 1- Where did paint pigments come from?Select one of the following Renaissance era paintings. Your task is to determine where the pigment used to make that color paint came from. Use http://bit.ly/ss8pigments to guide you. Hint: When you click on the color try looking under “Making the Pigment”! If the origin of the pigment is not listed look towards the bottom of http://bit.ly/ss8pigments2 for more general pigment origins.

Caravaggio’s ‘Amor Vincit Omnia’ was painted in Italy in 1603.Color Origin

UmberYellow ochreRed ochreVermillionLead whiteCarbon blackLead tin yellowCopper resinate

Rembrandt’s ‘The Feast of Belshazzar’ was likely painted in the Netherlands in 1635.Color Origin

Yellow ochreUmberAzuriteSmaltCarmine lakeMalachiteBone blackLead whiteVermillionUltramarineNaples yellow

Bosch’s ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’ was likely painted in the Netherlands in 1504.Color Origin

Yellow ochreLead tin yellowAzuriteVermillionCaramine lakeMalachiteCopper resinateLead whiteIvory black

Shakespeare Day 2015Social Studies- What can Renaissance Art tell us about this time period?

Part 2- Trade routesDraw the route from where each pigment was originally found to where the painting was created.

Part 3- Discussion1. What can we learn about trade routes, transportation and the Renaissance by looking at where the paint pigments come from?

2. All three paintings on the previous page have religious themes. What can we learn about this time period from the images used in the art?

3. Is there anything else we can learn about this period from these paintings?