Dates
When did the Early Modern Age start?
When was 1453?
What is Humanism?
A renewed, transformed way of thinking during the early modern age. A new intellectual movement.
Who created the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo De Vinci
What event began the Early Modern Age
Why was Art so important during the Renaissance?
Wealth, power, recognition, helped with churches and buildings?
When was 1789?
Name one characteristic of humanism.
Renewed Interest in classical culture. Optimism and creativity. The desire for knowledge. Critical Thinking. New languages.
Who created the statue of David?
Michaelangelo
Increased agriculture production. Intensified commercial activity. The Expansion of craftsmanship. Development of capitalism. Providing Loans. New forms of payment. New domestic system. New products.
What was the key to living a happy, prosperous life during the Renaissance?
Writing in Latin
When did Humanism begin?
The start of the Early Modern Age
Italy.
Who invented the Printing Press?
Gutenberg
What ended the Renaissance?
The French Revolution
What material was used most often for art and sculptures?
Marble
When was the first book printed on the printing press?
1455
Name another characteristic of Humanism.
Renewed Interest in classical culture. Optimism and creativity. The desire for knowledge. Critical Thinking. New languages.
Name a powerful, wealthy family that lived in Florence.
The Medici family.
Trecento. Quattrocento. Cinquecento. Mannerism.
Italian painters and sculptors were mainly interested in what?
The anatomy of the human body.
What century did the modern age happen?
15th century
Name one very important invention during this period.
Printing Press.
Who painted "The Birth of Venus"?
Florentine Sandro Botticelli
Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
What theme became very consistent and popular in art during the renaissance?
Nudity