Renaissance Art
A period of rebirth and creativity in art, writing, and thought from about 1300 to 1600 A.D., beginning in Italy and eventually spreading throughout Europe.
A. Renaissance B. Humanism
C. Arts D. Patron
A. Renaissance
What does renaissance mean?
A. rebirth
B. recreation
C. re-acclimation
rebirth
Wrote Praise of the Folly, a satirical attack on the Church.
A. Sir Thomas More
B. William Shakespeare
C. Niccolo Machiavelli
D. Erasmus
Erasmus
Definition: a rebirth or revival
A. Renaissance
B. Secular
C. Humanism
D. Reformation
Renaissance
When did the Renaissance begin?
The Renaissance began in the 14th century
Which three artists are from the Renaissance Art Period?
A. Andy Warhol, Pollock, and Edgar Degas
B. Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci
C. Frida Kahlo, Claude Monet, and Rembrandt
Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci
The Renaissance was a time of...
A. political and cultural change
B. artistic creativity
C. All of the above
D. Reawakened interest in classical learning
All of the above
Wrote The Prince, a guide for how to rule in the middle ages.
A. William Shakespeare
B. Niccolo Machiavelli
C. Sir Thomas More
D. Erasmus
Niccolo Machiavelli
Definition: Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters
A. recant
B. annul
C. perspective
D. secular
secular
Many artists, philosophers, and writers are described as
A) Classicists
B) Christians
C) Humanists
C) Humanists
What was foreshortening?
A. When artists painted people shorter than they really were.
B. A way of making people look taller than they really were.
C. When artists used shadow and light to make things appear more dramatic.
D. A technique where artists shortened lines in their paintings to give the illusion of depth.
A technique where artists shortened lines in their paintings to give the illusion of depth.
What was the impact of the invention of the printing press?
A. It did not have an impact
B. It helped spread Renaissance ideas
C. It made books more expensive
It helped spread Renaissance ideas
Wrote Utopia, an ideal community or society possessing a perfect socio-politico-legal system.
A. William Shakespeare
B. Sir Thomas More
C. Niccolo Machiavelli
D. Erasmus
Sir Thomas More
An intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements
A. secular
B. rationalism
C. humanism
D. heliocentric
humanism
This powerful family ruled Florence through political influence
The Medici family
The Renaissance was fueled by_________ and __________.
A. the fall of Morris Day and the rise of Prince and the Revolution
B. the fall of Constantinople and the printing revolution
C. the invention of the guillotine and brie cheese
D. the painting of Mona Lisa and bust sculpture
the fall of Constantinople and the printing revolution
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
A. Donatello
B. Da Vinci
C. Raphael
D. Michelangelo
Michelangelo
English playwright of many tragedies and English historicals.
A. William Shakespeare
B. Sir Thomas More
C. Niccolo Machiavelli l
D. Erasmus
William Shakespeare
An artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface.
A. frescoes
B. rationalism
C. perspective
D.renaissance
perspective
These are the two regions of the Renaissance
Italian and Northern
Humanism, which was intellectually what The Renaissance was based on, was all about __________.
A. the value of human beings and their capacities
B. conforming to the religious constructs of the Medieval Ages
C. weapons
D. cuisine
the value of human beings and their capacities
Who Painted the Mona Lisa
A. Donatello
B. Da Vinci
C. Michelangelo
Da Vinci
The sculptor of David, painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
A. Leonardo Da Vinci
B. Michelangelo Buonarroti
C. Albrecht Dürer
D. Johannes Gutenberg
Michelangelo Buonarroti
A belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief
A. recant
B. humanism
C. rationalism
D. geocentric
rationalism
Scholars and high school students sometimes debate this about the Renaissance:
A) Who participated in it
B) Whether it was really a "rebirth" of art and culture
C) What counts as the Renaissance
B) Whether it was really a "rebirth" of art and culture