Renaissance Art and Artists
Key Ideas and Figures of the Renaissance
100

Who painted the "Mona Lisa"?

Who is Leonardo da Vinci?

100

What intellectual movement at the heart of the Renaissance emphasized the study of classical texts and human potential?

What is humanism?

200

 In which painting does Raphael include a self-portrait among the great thinkers of antiquity, symbolizing the Renaissance's embrace of classical knowledge?

What is "School of Athens"?

200

 What book did Niccolò Machiavelli write that offers advice on political power?

What is "The Prince"?

300

What technique did Renaissance artists develop to create the illusion of depth in their paintings?

 What is perspective? 

300

Which city is often referred to as the birthplace of the Renaissance?

 What is Florence?

400

Which artist created the ceiling frescoes in the Sistine Chapel?

Who is Michelangelo?

400

What was the significance of the printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg, in the context of the Renaissance?

What is it allowed for the mass production of books, facilitating the spread of new ideas?

500

What term describes the financial supporters of the arts during the Renaissance, such as the Medici family?

What is patronage?