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This family of merchants and bankers lived in Florence. They were art patrons and political leaders.
Who is the Medici family?
What were two reasons that the Renaissance began in Italy?
What is Italian city-states were more urban, had more money, or there was a greater interests in the arts?
What was the name of the invention that allowed new ideas to spread throughout Europe via literature? Who invented it?
What was the printing press? Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
The lady in this painting by Leonardo seemed to give a sly smile when posing for the portrait.
What was the Mona Lisa?
The two ancient civilizations that most influenced the Renaissance.
What are Greek and Roman civilizations?
This artist was very famous for his paintings like the School of Athens.
Who is Raphael?
What is humanism? Give a complete definition.
An intellectual movement based on a study of classical Greece and Rome. An appreciation of secular or worldly matters rather than a strictly religious viewpoint. A belief in human potential.
The reason that many artists began using oils instead of watercolors in their artwork.
What was they allowed artists to use richer colors and for small changes to be made on the painting?
The two figures portrayed in the painting titled The Annunciation.
Who are Gabriel and Mary?
This book by Machiavelli stressed that rulers must always do whatever it takes to remain in power, even if it means being unethical.
What is The Prince?
Perhaps the most famous work by Leonardo, it portrayed Jesus with his disciples shortly before his crucifixion.
What is the Last Supper?
This book followed Dante as he travels through hell, purgatory, and eventually heaven.
His guides through these worlds were the poet Virgil and a woman named Beatrice.
What is The Divine Comedy?
How was Northern art different from Italian art? Give at least two examples.
What is it stressed realism in painting and there was more use of oil paints than watercolors?
The use of horizontal and vertical lines to organize the painting creates a feeling of depth.
Also, there is a realistic background and foreground. The painting appears more three-dimensional through this method.
What was the use of perspective made art more realistic?
The belief that a human can still be a Christian yet make rational decisions not based on faith.
What is Christian Humanism?
This artist was best known for his sculpture titled David and for painting the Sistine Chapel.
Who was Michelangelo?
What is Florence?
The most successful playwright of the Northern Renaissance.
Who was William Shakespeare?
By using this method, artists were able to make paintings more realistic by using dark and light shadows rather than simple outlines.
What is chiaroscuro?
Compare and contrast the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Give one comparison and one contrast.
Middle Ages: few social classes, more religious, more rural, more local economy, theology, clergy, obedience, guilt. Renaissance: humanism, individualism, more regional trade, more urban, growth of merchants, middle class, potential.
His well-known works included commissioned statues of biblical figures, like David and St. John.
He is also known as the smartest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Who is Donatello?
What were the characteristics of the Italian Renaissance? Give at least three examples.
Interest in secular or human experiences. Interest in classical Greece and Rome's cultures A belief in individual achievement. A spirit of adventure and a desire to discover new worlds and new ideas. Increased trade, a commercial economy, a move to urban areas.
Name at least three Northern European countries mentioned in class that were influenced by the Italian Renaissance.
What are Germany, Luxembourg, England, Netherlands, and Belgium?
Give one example of Renaissance art with a religious theme and one example of art with a secular or classical theme. Explain the theme or subject.
What is basically anything we talked about today?
What were most important ideas from the Renaissance?
Answers will vary. This world is worthy of appreciation The Catholic Church makes mistakes Human being has great potential The well-rounded individual is worthy of admiration