Week 14. Writing workshop

Cultura y Civilización de los Pueblos de Habla Inglesa I
Facultad de Lenguas, UNC

​Week 14
Writing Workshop

​Renaissance Painting

• Exit ticket

• Answer the following questions in relation to Renaissance Painting.

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​Renaissance Painting

Multiple Choice

What were the main types of paintings produced during the Renaissance in England?

• Illuminated manuscripts for monasteries and churches

• Secular portraits and miniatures commissioned by high members of the Church of England

• Secular portraits and miniatures commissioned by the royal court, the nobility and the higher middle classes

• Landscape paintings commissioned by the royal court and nobility

Multiple Choice

During the English Renaissance, what was true about the artists who painted

full-sized portraits for the royal court?

• They were mostly native English painters trained exclusively in England, like Nicholas Hilliard.

•  They were mainly foreign artists invited to work in England, like Hans Holbein the Younger.

• They were Italian masters who traveled frequently to England, like Leonardo da Vinci.

Multiple Select

What general characteristics of Renaissance painting can you identify in

the Armada Portrait?

• The use of oil paints to achieve fine details and vibrant colours

• Strict adherence to Catholic religious themes

• The emphasis on details and symbolic objects

• The rejection of realism in favour of abstract forms

• The use of bright colours and careful shading to capture light effects

Assignment:

Read and analyze the source below. Then write a paragraph of between 300 and 350 words answering the question that follows. Give your paragraph a working title.

​Writing workshop: Working with a "To what extent" question

​Unknown artist. (1588). The Armada Portrait [Painting]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Armada_Portrait_Elizabeth_I_Queens_House.jpg

​To what extent does the Armada Portrait relate to the context of production?

​How can you approach this type of questions?

Step 1: Understand what the question is asking

- “To what extent” means you must give a judgment (not just describe).
- Identify the time period involved.  When was the Armada Portrait produced?
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.Step 2: Think about the historical context. 

- What were the most important economic, political, social and religious developments during that period of time? Identify them and remember that selection of information is important. .
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Step 3: Analyze the source carefully

Look carefully at the source (painting) and decide what it shows, and what it doesn’t. 

Does the painting reflect these developments? Does the painting depict important events? 

What elements in the source (painting) illustrate this? how?

​Writing workshop: Working with a "To what extent" question

Activity: 

Get together in small groups and work with the assigned field:

• Groups 1 and 2: Political context

• Groups 3 and 4: Economic context

• Groups 5 and 6: Social context

• Groups 7 and 8: Religious context

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Complete the Google Slides presentation with the assigned part of the T-chart. 

Remember to include features or characteristics of the painting
to back up your arguments.

For each feature or characteristic:

• Describe it briefly.

• Explain how it reflects or ignores the context.

​Writing workshop: Working with a "To what extent" question

Expressions:

How can we introduce a source in our writing? 

• The [name of the painting or building] is a [type of source] that shows…  

• [Name of the painting or building] is an example of [style] that reveals…

Describing details

• This image shows… / One notable feature is… /One striking feature is the use of…

• One way the painting reflects the political context is…

 Interpreting the meaning

• This reveals that… / This detail suggests … / These features reflect …

• This can be linked to the [economic, political, religious…] context of …

• This demonstrates the wealth/power/influence of…

• However, it does not fully reflect the [economic/religious/social] situation because…

​Writing workshop: Working with a "To what extent" question

Activity: 

Get together in small groups and work with the assigned field:

• Groups 1 and 2: Political context

• Groups 3 and 4: Economic context

• Groups 5 and 6: Religious context

• Groups 7 and 8: Social context

  .

Complete the Google Slides presentation with the assigned
part of the T-chart. 

Remember to include features or characteristics of the painting
to back up your arguments.

For each feature or characteristic:

• Describe it briefly.

• Explain how it reflects or ignores the context.

​Writing workshop: Working with a "To what extent" question

After class:

Remember also to read about miniatures in the presentation in the VLE and try to answer these questions:

To what extent are miniatures similar to illuminated manuscripts? And to Renaissance paintings?

You can bring outlines of the T-Charts to the tutoring sessions. 

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​Renaissance Painting

​Sir Walter Ralegh 

by Nicholas Hilliard, c.1585. 

© National Portrait Gallery

​Portrait of an Unknown Man 

by Nicholas Hilliard, c.1600. 

© Clare Johnson/Victoria and Albert Museum

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