Works in the Museum's collection that embody the Renaissance interest in classical learning, fame, and beautiful objects are illustrated and discussed in this resource and will help educators introduce the richness and diversity of Renaissance art to their students. Primary source texts explore the great cities and powerful personalities of the age. By studying gesture and narrative, students can work as Renaissance artists did when they created paintings and drawings. Learning about perspective, students explore the era's interest in science and mathematics. Through projects based on poetic forms of the time, students write about their responses to art. The activities and lesson plans are designed for a variety of classroom needs and can be adapted to a specific curriculum as well as used for independent study.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's teacher-training programs and accompanying materials are made possible through a generous grant from Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Rose.

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   How to Use This Resource (pp. 1–6, 40 K)
   Timeline (pp. 7–8, 2.2 M)
   Introduction (pp. 9–16, 536 K)
   Slide Entries, Part 1 (pp. 17–22, 724 K)
   Slide Entries, Part 2 (pp. 23–28, 824 K)
   Slide Entries, Part 3 (pp. 29–36, 1.3 M)
   Slide Entries, Part 4 (pp. 37–44, 600 K)
   Slide Entries, Part 5 (pp. 45–52, 648 K)
   Slide Entries, Part 6 (pp. 53–58, 1.2 M)
   Slide Entries, Part 7 (pp. 59–64, 1,008 K)
   Slide Entries, Part 8 (pp. 65–70, 596 K)
   Slide Entries, Part 9 (pp. 71–78, 484 K)
   Source Materials (pp. 79–94, 344 K)
   Planning Your Lessons (pp. 95–104, 32 K)
   Lesson Plans: Lower Elementary (pp. 105–114, 272 K)
   Lesson Plans: Human Figure (pp. 115–126, 1.2 M)
   Lesson Plans: Perspective (pp. 127–138, 1.6 M)
   Lesson Plans: Composition (pp. 139–149, 1.9 M)
   Lesson Plans: Narrative (pp. 151–158, 816 K)
   Lesson Plans: Language Arts (pp. 159–174, 216 K)
   Lesson Plans: Portraits (pp. 175–184, 992 K)
   Lesson Plans: Techniques and Materials (pp. 185–193, 192 K)
   Lesson Plans: Daily Life (pp. 195–208, 776 K)
   Glossary (pp. 209–212, 20 K)
   Selected Resources (pp. 213–224, 36 K)

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