Artists
Who is considered the Leonardo of the North?
Durer
What style means “rebirth?”
Renaissance
What century did the Renaissance begin?
15th
What banker family wielded power in 15th-century Florence?
Medici
What effect cause a smoke-like haziness that softens contours?
sfumato
Name the first architect associated with new St. Peter’s.
Bramante
What court style is noted for sumptuous details and use of gold?
International Gothic Style
What century was the High Renaissance?
16th
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Florence
What architectural style uses beveled edges to create a rough effect?
rustication
Who sculpted the earliest David?
Donatello
What region is noted for its landscapes, sensual themes, and interest in color over line?
Venice
In what century did Giotto live?
Who wrote that it was “better to be feared than loved?”
Machiavelli
What is the name for an altarpiece with three panels?
triptych
Who possibly painted himself in the convex mirror in the Arnolfini Wedding Portrait?
van Eyck
What style is characterized by discord, imbalance, and strange proportions?
Mannerism
In which decade did Mannerism begin?
16th
Which pope commissioned Michelangelo to design the Sistine ceiling?
Pope Julius II
What disease did the Hospital of St. Anthony treat?
ergotism
Who won the bronze door competition?
Ghiberti
What style favors detail, symbolism, and oil painting?
Flemish
What year did the competition for the Florence Baptistery doors take place?
1401
What color made Early Renaissance paintings most valuable (besides gold)?
ultramarine
Which philosophy believes in reaching a higher plane through the contemplation of beauty?
Neoplatonism