Renaissance Basics
City that is considered the epicenter of the Renaissance
Florence
Artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface
Perspective
Florence banking family that were major patrons of Renaissance art
The Medici
List two reasons are why the Renaissance started in Italy
1. Ideas spread from trade with the Middle East
2. Accumulation of wealth from trade
3. Proximity to Rome/Greece
4. Geographic structure/small towns
List one difference in Northern and Italian Renaissance art
Ex:
More focus on realistic portrayals of subjects and their unique traits
Reflected the theological shifts brought about by the Protestant Reformation
Explored a wider range of subjects and themes, reflecting the interests and experiences of their patrons and scenes daily life
Artists pioneered the use of oil paints and printmaking (images could be reproduced)
General time frame of the Renaissance
1400s-1600s
The word "Renaissance" means this:
Rebirth
Michelangelo
Statue in Florence that became a symbol of resistance to the Medici
Religious movement that influenced the Northern Renaissance
Ancient civilization(s) that many Renaissance thinkers and artists took inspiration from
Greeks and Romans
Belief system that emphasizes individualism and the agency of human beings
Author of "The Prince"
Machiavelli
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!
Designer of the dome on the Florence Cathedral
Brunelleschi
English playwright who incorporated Renaissance values in his work, such as his play A Midsummers Night Dream
Shakespeare
Invention helped to spread the ideas of the Renaissance?
The Printing Press
A pardon which, when purchased, released a sinner from performing the penalty that a priest imposed for sins
Indulgence
The pope name of Giovanni de'Medici
Pope Leo X
Painter of "The School of Athens"
Raphael
Type of painting that focuses on a scene of nature as the subject, rather than people
Landscape
List five Renaissance values
*Answers will vary
Wealthy that sponsored art and literature were called this
Patrons
Inventor of the printing press
Johannes Gutenburg
Italian painter that frequently depicted Roman gods and goddesses, such as in his paintings Primavera and The Birth of Venus
Bottechelli
Painter that commonly depicted the daily lives of peasants
Bruegel