A leading Renaissance city, also known as the city of canals
What is Venice?
100
A type of art that includes many forms such as fresco, chiaroscuro, and perspective. It was probably the most popular form of art in the Renaissance.
What is painting/drawing?
100
Widely considered the most famous work of art in the world, this painting was created by Leonardo Da'Vinci and depicts a smiling woman. This painting in modern times is displayed in the Louvre.
What is Mona Lisa?
100
This writer used Italian to write sonnets, which expressed his love for a woman who died from the Black Death.
Who is Petrarch?
200
The first major city of the Renaissance, it lays on the banks of the Arno river in central Italy.
What is Florence?
200
The art of chiseling figures, people or ideas into a large block of stone.
What is sculpting?
200
This painting by Leonardo da Vinci is a depiction of Jesus and his disciples celebrating Passover with a feast.
What is The Last Supper?
200
Hailing from Florence, this writer wrote the Divine Comedy, which is considered to be the world's greatest poem. It describes the horrible punishments for different sins.
Who is Dante Alighieri?
300
This city became a patron of the arts and supported the Renaissance through commissions to artists such as Raphael and Michelangelo. It is also the capital of Italy.
What is Rome?
300
The implementation of art into the designing of buildings.
What is architecture?
300
This engraving by Albrecht Durer, a German Renaissance artist is a woodcut that depicts four fierce riders who announce the end of the world.
What is Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
400
They brought peace to the region and with peace came the new ideas and art of the Renaissance.This city famous for its metalwork which included suits of armor.
What is Milan?
400
It includes plays, skits, and improvisation. This form of art is the memorization of lines and actions to be performed in front of a crowd.
What is theater?
400
This painting by Raphael is considered to be his best fresco which shows Greek philosophers.
What is The School of Athens?
500
This city is in the middle of major trading route, so it had a lot of contact between other trading areas. The people of this city captured Constantinople, setting the stage for the Renaissance. It was also known for its navy.
What is Genoa?
500
This is a written art form that includes poetry, stories, and religious texts.
What is literature?
500
This painting by Flemish painter Jan van Eyck is considered to be his best. It shows a newly married couple standing together in a formal room.