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Books
What became accessible to the middle class during the Renaissance?
100
The Arnolofini Portrait
What work did we study by Jan van Eyck?
100
An Italian merchant and his wife in their well-appointed home.
What does the Arnolofini portrait show?
100
Florence, Italy
What city is associated with Leonardo da Vinci?
200
invention of the printing press
What allowed books to be accesible to the middle class during the Renaissance?
200
The Mona Lisa
What famous portrait did we study by Leonardo da Vinci?
200
In an amusing way, such as graffiti.
How would van Eyck sign his portraits?
200
St. Thomas More
Whom did we study that is associated with London?
300
Classical Greeks and Ancient Romans
Who inspired many Renaissance writers?
300
Michaelangelo
The Pieta in the Vatican was done by whom?
300
The Medici Family
Who commissioned The Birth of Venus?
300
The home of William Shakespeare.
What is Stratford-upon-Avon?
400
Humanism and conflict with Church doctrine.
What did Renaissance writers struggle with?
400
The Birth of Venus
What work did we study by Botticelli?
400
It shows the Roman goddess of love and beauty's birth. Renaissance artists were inspired by the Classical Greeks and Ancient Romans.
Why does the subject of the Birth of Venus reflect the Renaissance period?
400
Johann Gutenberg printed the first Latin language Bible there.
What is the signficance of Mainz, Germany?
500
Machiavelli, Boccaccio, Shakespeare, and St. Thomas More
Who were 4 famous writers of this time?
500
Oil paint
What medium is Jan van Eyck known as the father of?
500
The 3/4 pose.
What pose does the Mona Lisa have that was so innovative for the time?
500
Madonna Lisa di Antonio Maria Gherardini
What is most likely Mona Lisa's actual name?