Beginning/End
What are the two reasons (types) of why the Renaissance took so long to start?
Economic and Human.
What is one of the most important buildings built in the Renaissance period that still stands today?
St. Peter’s Basilica.
What are four common sculpting materials?
Gold, marble, bronze, wood, stone etc.
Who is the artist of “The Last Judgement”?
Michelangelo.
What is Dante’s famous work that describes his journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven?
The Divine Comedy.
When did the Renaissance period end?
Death of Michelangelo
Who built St. Peter’s?
Bramante.
What city was the hub for sculpture in the Renaissance?
Florence, Italy.
Raphael’s fresco depicting Plato and Aristotle is called…
"School of Athens".
What is the name of the science of persuasion in writing or speaking?
Rhetoric.
What is the main characteristic of the “Renaissance”?
Cultural rebirth of ancient civilizations.
What other two types of architectural art movements were there in France?
Gothic and Romanesque.
What medium did many sculptors begin with?
Goldsmithing.
Italians were masters of this medium of painting of fresh plastic called…
"Fresco".
What is the name of a series of stories written during the black death preceding the Renaissance?
Decameron.
What is the Italian word meaning the inspiration of awe in an artwork?
Terribilita.
Name two architects from the Renaissance period?
Bramante, Michelangelo, Bernini, Lombardo, Codussi.
Name three Renaissance sculptures:
David (Don.), Pieta (Mic.), David (Mic.), Moses (Mic.), St. George (Don.)
Name three characteristics of Renaissance painting:
Humanism, individualism, naturalism, realism, etc.
Which writer was known as the “first humanist” and was concerned with the seven humanities?
Pretrarch.
Name three inventions of the Renaissance period:
Windmills, watermills, bridge, printing press, gunpowder, etc.
Name three elements of Renaissance Architecture:
Decorative features, piers, pilasters, round arches domes, increased size, etc.
Name three Renaissance sculptors:
Nicola Pisano, Michelangelo, Donatello, Andrea Pisano, Giovanni Pisano, Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, Luca Della Robbia, Verrocchio, Cellini.
The method of adding layers upon layers of glazes is called…
What is a work of writing from the Renaissance that is very good with the writing aspect of it and brings to light very important questions about the Renaissance concerning the Renaissance and art and good work of many artists who may or may not have been homosexual?
The notebooks by da Vinci.