Renaissance Art
A period of rebirth and creativity in art, writing, and thought from about 1400 to 1600 C.E, beginning in Italy and eventually spreading throughout Europe.
Renaissance
What does renaissance mean?
rebirth
What were the wealthy people that sponsored art and literature called?
Patrons
Definition: a rebirth or revival
Renaissance
Which century did the renaissance begin
The renaissance began in the 14th century
Name at least 3 artists are from the Renaissance Art Period
Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci
The Renaissance was a time of...
cultural and philisophical change
Who invented the printing press?
C. Johannes Guttenberg
Definition: Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters
secular
what was the main philosophy in the renaissance
the main philosophy was humanism
What was perspective in art?
A. When artists painted people shorter than they really were.
B. A way of making people look taller than they really were.
C. When artists used shadow and light to make things appear more dramatic.
D. A painting technique that is used to make the objects look far and near
D. A painting technique that is used to make the objects look far and near
What was the impact of the invention of the printing press? (name at least 2)
It helped spread Renaissance ideas and people became more literate
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Davinci
An intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements
humanism
who was the major family of the Italian Renaissance movement
The Medici family
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel - the painting of the Last Judgement
Michelangelo
The Renaissance started because ______ ended.
The Black Plague
Who painted the School of Athens?
Raphael
An artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface.
perspective
what was the renaissance most known for ?
classical philosophy, art, literature, and inventions
What were the two geographical areas of the Renaissance?
Northern and Italian
Humanism, which was intellectually what The Renaissance was based on, was all about __________.
the value of human beings and their capacities
Who was the sculptor of David?
Michelangelo Buonarroti
A belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief
rationalism
Who was the monarch in England during the Renaissance?
Queen Elizabeth I