Art
Polymath who created the Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
Playwright who wrote plays, many for Queen Elizabeth. Today, students in high school still learn about his plays and poems in their english class.
Who is William Shakespeare?
This what a polymath, a many of many skills and talents.
What is a Renaissance Man?
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of this building.
What is the Sistine Chapel?
Author of Praise of Folly, a satire that mocked humanity.
Who is Erasmus?
These battles in the middle ages against the Muslims in the Holy Land led to Europe gaining new technologies and allowed them to move out of the middle ages into the Renaissance.
What are the Crusades?
Rebirth of Classical knowledge in post-medieval Italy.
What is the Italian Renaissance?
Famous 17 foot sculpture of the Bibical chracter who bested Golitah, sculpted by the Renaissance master Michelangelo.
What is David?
Italian renaissance writer who wrote a book about staying in power.
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
Intellectual movement that led to the study of worldly subjects such as math, sciences, and arts.
What is Humanism?
Writer known as the "father of humanism."
Who is Francesco Petrarch?
Renaissance artist known for painting mythical themes.
Who is Boticelli?I
Wealthy Italian banking family known for their patronage of the arts.
Who were the Medicis?
Italy's geographic location in the center of this sea made them an ideal place for trade routes to go through, generating great wealth.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This cultural and artistic movement, which began in the late 15th century, spread humanist ideals north of the Alps, producing renowned works by artists such as Albrecht Dürer and Jan van Eyck.
What is the Northern Renaissance?
Artist during the Italian Renaissance who is known for his "triangle" composition.
Who is Raphael?
The main subject of Raphael's painting, The Last Supper.
Who is Jesus Christ?
An empire that fell with the sacking of Constaninpole in 1453.
What was the Byzantine Empire?
This Flemish painter, known for his pioneering use of oil paints, created the 1434 masterpiece The Arnolfini Portrait, celebrated for its intricate detail and symbolism.
Who is Jan van Eyck?