Artists
This artist created the paintings on the walls and ceilings of the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
This writer is known for the transition in literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, particularly for his well-known work titled The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri
What city is known as the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Firenze!
What family ruled over Florence and prospered in banking, commerce, and real estate (hint: they had multiple popes and were art commissioners as well)
Italian word for Renaissance
Rinascimento
This artist is known as a Renaissance Man - excelling at painting, drawing, design, and scientific invention.
Leonardo da Vinci
This writer is most famous for his "Rerum vulgarium fragmenta," a collection of sonnets about a woman named Laura that is known for its lyrical quality as well as its humanistic qualities
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch)
Who were the five major powers throughout the Italian renaissance?
Milan, Venice, Florence, the Papal States, and Naples
These were arranged, and mostly used as a way to strengthen business or family ties
marriages
Shading technique that emphasizes the balance of light and dark in painting and drawing
Chiaroscuro
This architect is designer of the great dome of the Duomo of Florence
Filippo Brunelleschi
This writer is known for his political work "Il Principe," which depicted strategies for holding power so controversial it was banned from the Catholic Church; a certain type of behavior is named after this writer as "—ian"
Niccolò Machiavelli
This terrible epidemic ravaged Europe from 1347 to 1351, killing over 75 million people. It was said to be spread from rats.
The Black Plague
Renaissance society was broken into 3 estates: the peasants, the nobility, and ___.
The Clergy
Type of church granted special privileges by the Pope; often used as an administrative hub in Rome
Basilica
This painter died at the age of 26 but left us before painting the School of Athens
Raphael
This writer, though a part of the transition in literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, is most known for his work titled The Decameron, a collection of 100 tales told by 10 characters over the course of 10 days.
Giovanni Boccaccio
This well-known scientist enrolled in the University of Pisa at age 16, but dropped out just a couple of years later. Was said to be the first person to use the Dutch telescope for astronomy.
Galileo Galilei
Renaissance society saw a revival of classical ________ and ________ cultures.
Greek, Roman
Italian word meaning worldly, rather than religious or spiritual.
Secolare
This architect is responsible for designing the structure that is built on the supposed place where St. Peter was crucified
Bramante
This writer is known for his work titled The Book of the Courtier, a kind of guidebook for the ideal courtier.
Baldassare Castiglione
What was signed in 1454, and created an alliance between the five great powers?
During the Renaissance, ________ fell and a ________ market economy rose.
feudalism, capitalist
Asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure where the weight is placed on one foot, so the body naturally curves in a certain relaxed way. A technique used in visual arts.
Contrapposto