Early Renaissance
High Renaissance
Venetian Northern
Sculptors, Architecture and Music
Literature
100
Added movement to Renaissance art. He painted Birth of Venus and Abyss of Hell and painted the Medici family.
Who is Sandro Botticelli?
100
The greatest poet and playwright of all time.
Who is William Shakespeare?
100
Illustrated manuscripts and was the first to use oil to enhance realism.
Who is Jan van Eyck?
100
Assistant to Ghiberti as a young boy and 1st full equestrian statue since Roman times.
Who is Donatello?
100
Wrote 154 sonnets and 37 plays.
Who is William Shakespeare?
200
Adding shading and contrast to painting
Who is Masaccio?
200
Sculptor of the statue of David.
Who is Michelangelo?
200
He was the first to sign art and illustrate books with extream detail.
Who is Albrecht Durer?
200
Michelangelo said that these were.. "So fine that they might fittingly stand at the gates of paradise"
What are Ghiberti's Doors?
200
Tried to fix all of the worlds problems but ended up making a fool of himself instead.
Who is Miguel De Cervantes?
300
Wanted to bring moral reform to Florence and Roman church and is responsible to converting Botticelli
Who is Girolamo Savonarola?
300
Painter of the Mona Lisa
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
300
Helped perfect the style of Van Eyck and was remembered for his paintings of scenes from the everyday life.
Who is Pieter Brueghel?
300
Beat Ghiberti in a Dome Building contest and built a dome which was the foundation for renaissance architecture.
Who is Filippo Brunelleschi?
300
His famous line was, "It is much safer to be feared than loved."
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
400
He was an accomplished sculptor, architect, painter and musician, but primarily a sculptor
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
400
Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Who is Michelangelo?
400
The official painter of Henry the 8th
Who is Hans Holbein?
400
Martin Luther said this about him: “He is the master of notes, they do as he bids, as for other composers they have to do the notes will”
Who is Josquin des Prez?
400
Was all about Etiquette and wrote "The Courtier"
Who is Baldassare Castiglione?
500
Known as "The father of Renaissance Painting"
Who is Giotto di Bondone?
500
Famous for his paintings of the sweet-faced Madonnas
Who is Raphael?
500
The "Leonardo of the North"
Who is Albrecht Durer?
500
He composed 900 musical pieces and “Prince of Music” got so crazy they couldn't understand the choir and had to tone it down for the church.
Who is Palestrina?
500
Wrote "Praise of Folly" and was the first to publish the New Testament on 1516.
Who is Erasmus of Rotterdam?
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