Renaissance Origins
What does Renaissance mean literally?
a rebirth
What is a patron?
A person who pays and supports artists to create works of art.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
What is humanism?
a way of thought that focuses on human beings and their potential for achievement
Describe the ideal Renaissance Man (or person)...
Someone who excels at many things and who has a wide range of knowledge.
During the Renaissance, wealthy people, like the Medici family, used art to...
show wealth, influence and power
What was the first book printed with the new printing press?
the Bible
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci (Name at least 5 qualities)
A famous Renaissance artist, sculpture, painter, inventor, mathematician, and author. Wrote in mirror image, and could draw a perfect circle.
What is perspective?
point of view
Who are the Medici, where did they live and what did they do?
a) wealthy bankers, Florence, patrons of the arts
b) wealthy weavers, Venice, equipped ships for trade
c) wealthy traders, Rome, ruled all of Italy as kings
a) wealthy bankers, Florence, patrons of the arts
Who is Michaelangelo? (Name at least three hobbies)
A famous Reniassance artist, painter, sculpter, architect and poet. Painted the Sistine Chapel, and sculpted a statue of David.
Johann Gutenburg invented....
the Printing Press
What were letters on Gutenberg's printing press made out of - wood or metal?
metal
How is renaissance art different than Medieval art?
Renaissance art has incredible use of light and shadow, realistic images, people based works, focused on every day activities and well as religion. Medieval art was flat and lacked perspective and was primarily religious.
What is unusual about the way that Leonardo da Vinci wrote?
he wrote backwards, like it was a mirror image