Vocab
What French word means "rebirth"
What is Renaissance
English writer of Utopia
Who is Thomas More
One of the most famous artists of the Renaissance who painted "The Last Supper" and was known to study anatomy.
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
The leading figure of the Venetian school of painting. Known for rich colors and portraits.
Who is Titian?
Birthplace of the Renaissance
What is Florence?
What are the humanities?
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
Art technique contrasting light and dark
What is shading?
Venetian painter known for dramatic action-filled canvases
Who is Tintoretto?
He was known as the Father of Humanism
Who is Francesco Petrarch?
They studied the liberal arts
Who are humanists?
Wrote Don Quixote Also wrote many satires on chivalry
Who is Miguel de Cervantes?
art technique portraying a three-dimensional appearance on a flat surface.
What is perspective?
The name of Michelangelo's famous sculpture of Mary mourning over and holding Christ after his Crucifixion.
What is Pieta?
He won the competition to build the cathedral dome of Florence.
Who is Filippo Brunelleschi?
Renaissance emphasis on man's worth and individual ability
What is humanism?
Writer of "In Praise of Folly"
Who is Erasmus?
painting done on wet plaster
What are frescoes?
Artist known best for genre painting
Who is Pieter Brueghel?
He was chosen to design the doors of the baptistery in Florence made the famous "Gates of Paradise"
Who is Lorenzo Ghiberti?
Affluent merchants and bankers who were sponsors of Renaissance artists
Who are patrons?
Writer of "The Courtier" book of Renaissance etiquette
Who is Baldassare Castiglione?
Flemish painter who focused on landscapes and everyday life
Who is Jan van Eyck?
He was considered the finest portrait painter of the Northern Renaissance
Who is Hans Holbein?
This city was known as "Queen of Adriatic"
What is Venice?