A period of rebirth and creativity in art, writing, and thought from about 1400 to 1600 C.E, beginning in Italy and eventually spreading throughout Europe.
Renaissance
What does the word renaissance literally mean?
rebirth
What were the wealthy people that sponsored art and literature called?
Patrons
What does vernacular mean?
The language of ordinary people
Which century did the renaissance begin
The renaissance began in the 14th century
Name at least 2 artists are from the Renaissance Art Period
Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci.....
Humanism, which was intellectually what The Renaissance was based on, was all about __________.
the value of human beings and their capacities
Who painted the School of Athens?
Raphael
An artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface.
perspective
what was the main philosophy in the renaissance
the main philosophy was humanism
Who painted the Sistine Chapel and sculpted the David?
Michelangelo
What was the impact of the invention of the printing press? (name at least 2)
It helped spread Renaissance ideas and people became more literate
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Davinci
An intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements
humanism
who was the major family of the Italian Renaissance movement
The Medici family
Explain perspective in terms of art...
Making images look 3D on a 2D surface
The Renaissance started because ______ ended.
The Black Plague or
Fall of Constantinople
Famous writer inspired by the Renaissance who lived in England. He wrote many famous plays that are still studied to this day.
William Shakespeare
Definition: Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters
secular
What is the name of the church in Rome that was painted by Michelangelo?
Sistine Chapel
Name the 4 ninja turtles...
Rafael, Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo
Which city was the center for the Renaissance?
Florence Italy
Who invented the printing press?
C. Johannes Guttenberg
A belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief
rationalism
Who was the monarch in England during the Renaissance?
Queen Elizabeth I