Folks of the Renaissance
Renaissance Art
Greek Revival
Humanism
Miscellaneous
100
What High Renaissance artist painted The Last Supper?
Leonardo da Vinci
100
How do Renaissance artists differ from the Middle Ages?
They were now considered important individuals in their own right rather than anonymous craftsmen
100
What is the most important aspect of the Italian Renaissance?
The revival of Greek
100
What is humanism?
a Renaissance cultural movement which revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought
100
What star from the 1997 Titanic movie is of Italian descent?
200
Which High Renaissance artist from Urbino painted The School of Athens?
Raphael
200
What is an example of a classical motif in Renaissance art?
symmetrical decorations, classical columns, domes, cherubs, etc.
200
What did the revival of Greek do?
Westerners became aquainted (familiar) with that part of the classical heritage lost during the Middle ages
200
Who is the founder of Humanism?
Francesco Petrarch
200
Which U.S. city has a building inspired by people, places, and artwork of the Itallian Renaissance?
Las Vegas, Nevada
300
Which Pope commissioned High Renaissance artist and sculpter Michelangelo to work on the Sistine Chapel and create his tomb?
Pope Julius II
300
What was the method of painting in the 15th century?
oil painting
300
Which Greek philosopher had lost writings that were revived?
Plato
300
What style do humanists write in?
Ciceronian style
300
What type of Italian dish is named Tria Di Vermicelli?
400
Who was Cicero?
a politician, philosopher, Latin stylist, and writer.
400
What is hierarchial sealing?
When figures in a composition were sixed in proportion according to their spiritual significance
400
What created Neoplatonism?
The merge of platonic philosophy and Christianity by Cosimo d'Medici
400
How were women affected by humanism?
During the Renaissance, many secular women beacme wealthy and received a humanist education though it did not include public speech or rhetoric
400
The Italian states during the Renaissance
Kingdom of Sicily, Kingdom of Naples, Papal States, Republic of Sienna, Republic of Florence, Venetian Republic, etc.
500
Who is Leonardo Bruni?
A humanist scholar who created an educational program for women
500
What is Late Renaissance, or Mannerism art like?
It depicts distorted figures and confusing themes and the growing sense of crisis due to religious and political problems
500
What is hermeticism?
a pantheistic philosphy that staed God is everything and the humans were created divine but chose to livein a material world.
500
What are civic humanists?
Wealthy, young Florentines who studied the classical Greek language and used Cicero's actions as justification for classical education for the public good
500
Who were the towns of northern Italy under the control of?
the Holy Roman Empire