Italian Renniassance
This Italian family funded artists like Michelangelo and da Vinci.
What is the Medici
This invention by Gutenberg helped spread literacy and Reformation ideas.
What is the printing press
His Book of the Courtier emphasized sprezzatura, or effortless grace.
Who was Baldassare Castiglione
He painted the Sistine Chapel under Pope Julius II.
Who was Michelangelo
This Portuguese explorer reached India by sailing around Africa.
Who was Vasco da Gama
His book The Prince argued rulers should be feared rather than loved.
Who was Niccolò Machiavelli
His Utopia described a society with no private property.
Who was Thomas More
Spanish writer who created Don Quixote, satirizing chivalry.
Who was Miguel de Cervantes
Painter of many Madonnas, known as the “True Painter.”
Who was Raphael
This 1494 treaty divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas
Renaissance concept meaning the ability to shape the world through skill and willpower.
What is Virtu
This Dutch scholar wrote Praise of Folly, criticizing church corruption.
Who was Desiderius Erasmus
French essayist who rejected absolutes and embraced skepticism.
Who was Michel de Montaigne
Venetian master who became wealthy from his art.
Who was Titian
Spanish conqueror of the Aztec Empire.
Who was Hernán Cortés
His Oration on the Dignity of Man celebrated human potential and free will.
Who was Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
his Flemish painter’s Arnolfini Portrait is filled with symbolism.
Who was Jan van Eyck
English playwright during Elizabeth I’s Golden Age.
Who was William Shakespeare
Technique of blending light and dark for depth.
What is chiaroscuro
Term for the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between Old and New Worlds.
What is the Columbian Exchange
He painted St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata in 1300.
Who was Giotto
This German Renaissance artist was known for detailed self-portraits and prints.
Who was Albrecht Dürer
He blended science and art, earning the title “Renaissance Man.”
Who was Leonardo da Vinci
Dutch artist of The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
Who was Rembrandt
Spanish system forcing Natives to labor in exchange for food and “protection.”
What was the Encomienda System