Humanism
What time period did the Humanists believe was super awesome?
Classical period (ancient Greece and Rome)
Jimmy’s parents signed him up for piano lessons, badminton and theatre camp. What humanist ideal do they likely believe in?
That people should be well-rounded.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
Shakespeare
What is a patron?
Someone who sponsored artists
True or False: Humanists were mostly atheists.
False. They believed to use their talents was to glorify God.
The study of what literature was added during the Renaissance?
The study of Greek and Roman texts.
What did artists start to do in the Renaissance that would have been considered sinful in the Middle Ages?
Sign their work
What is Christine de Pizan known for?
She is the first professional woman writer.
What does vernacular mean?
The everyday language of the people
Humanists believed that people could shape their lives through what?
Their efforts and their talents
True or False:
Astronomy was studied in medieval and Renaissance times.
True
Why were artists able to paint light more naturally in the Renaissance?
The development of oil paints.
What kind of books became available during the Renaissance?
Books written in the vernacular
What is Civic Humanism?
The belief that one should be active and engage in the betterment of one’s community.
What classical concept was most important to the Renaissance Humanists?
The dignity and potential of the individual.
Where is humanism believed to have started?
Northern Italian city-states
How were the backgrounds of Renaissance paintings different than those of medieval paintings?
They often had natural settings or landscapes in the background.
Donatello and Michelangelo both sculpted what biblical figure?
David
What is rhetoric?
Eloquence/ persuasive speaking
What were the two influences of the Renaissance Humanism Worldview?
-The Classical Period
-The Islamic civilizations that preserved the classical ideas and expanded on them.
Humanists believed that people should have what kind of minds?
Open, curious and questioning.
List FOUR ways that Renaissance art differed from Medieval art.
Use of oil paints for greater range of hues/shading
-focus on beauty and sexual natures of people
-use of nature in backgrounds
-focus on people looking natural→ realism!
-babies not homunculi (real-life)
-signed by the artist (recognition)
What became a popular activity for the emerging merchant and middle class?
Reading and discussing ancient texts
What is aesthetic?
The study of beauty