Cultural Figures
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Painting
Other Art
Potpourri
100
This Florentine family was a patron of the arts and commissioned many works from famous artists including Botticelli and Michelangelo*
What is the MEDICI FAMILY
100
The foot solider, the long bow, and gun powder were England’s secret weapons in this series of wars – which ultimately ended in a stale mate
What is the 100 YEARS WAR
100
This work, by Botticelli, was abnormal for Renaissance works – it featured nudity, paganism and contained very little illusionistic effect
What is "THE BIRTH OF VENUS"
100
Brunelleschi won a contest to design the dome to this defining feature of the city’s skyline
What is the FLORENCE CATHEDRAL
100
This hit in 4 waves across Europe over the course of 27 years causing a shortage of labor and eventually the decline of feudalist ideas and conditions*
What is THE BLACK DEATH/BUBONIC PLAGUE
200
She was born a peasant, entered war at the age of 17, was burned at the stake at age 19, and was eventually made a Saint
Who is JOAN OF ARC
200
This invention turned information into a commodity and revolutionized learning and communication
What is the PRINTING PRESS
200
Masaccio was the first painter to master this, seen in the frescos in the Brancacci Chapel*
What is LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
200
Written in middle English – the language of the layman in England – this comedy contains various characters representing late medieval society traveling on a pilgrimage
What are the CANTERBURY TALES
200
The Renaissance ushered in a new form of artistic reason, one that was focused in money, power, and fame, and this was the largest patron of the arts during this time allowing artists to achieve that greatness
What is THE CHURCH/POPE
300
She is considered the world first feminist
Who is CHRISTINE DE PISAN
300
He was a proponent of free will, emphasizing moral freedom , and challenging the Church to a debate – one that never took place*
Who is PICCO DELLA MIRANDOLA
300
He was a Florentine painter at the very beginning of the Renaissance whose works represent a movement called New Realism*
Who is GIOTTO
300
This new style of music featured rhythmic complexities by using close repetition of notes and identical rhythmic patterns
What is ARS NOVA (NEW ART) MUSIC
300
This event led to the election of two popes, both often contradicting and excommunicating each other, further leading to the fall of the Church*
What is THE GREAT SCHISM
400
King Philip the IV spearheaded the moving of Catholic Church away from Rome in a time period that would be called this
What is THE AVIGNON PAPACY
400
This, rather large, group of thinkers and creators wanted to revive Greek an Latin manuscripts, thought processes, and style of art to bring focus toward understanding Christian truths and the individual’s role in society*
What is CLASSICAL HUMANISM
400
In this location of the Renaissance, a large center of trade, painters switched things up, mastering the use of oil paint and focused on light and color as fundamental designs*
What is VENICE
400
This obsession with class, gender, personality, and interactions between all members of these differences makes up a movement that was evident mainly in writing, but also in early Renaissance painting
What is SOCIAL REALISM
400
This document led to lessening the absolute power of the king and paved the road for the middle class to participate in a representative government
What is the MAGNA CARTA
500
He was a political theorist that predicted foreign powers would take advantage of disunity and invade Italy – He was right!*
Who is MACHIAVELLI
500
He wrote concerning manners over morals, how specific people should act or what they should do in order to better their society and the people around them*
Who is CASTIGLIONE
500
Raphael’s famous “School of Athens” is a life-size work painted in this specific location
What is POPE JULIUS II's PERSONAL LIBRARY
500
Renaissance portrait sculpture very much followed the ideas of Roman portrait sculpture, including Verrocchio’s “Colleoni,” which is clearly modeled after this public Roman sculpture
What/Who is MARCUS AURELIUS
500
Secular music became increasingly popular, especially with instrumentals, that were performed using a variety of instruments such as the viol (VI-EL), trumpet, and this favorite keyboard instrument of the courts*
What is THE ORGAN
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