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100
Demonstrated the sun (not the earth) is the center of our universe
Who is Copernicus?
100
Latin for "dark chamber"
What is a Camera Obscura?
100
Century in which Northern Europe became Protestant?
What is the 16th century?
100
Designed the colonnade surrounding Saint Peter's Square.
Who is Gianlorenzo Bernini?
100
"I think therefore I am"
Who is Rene Descartes?
200
Astronomer, physicist and mathematician. Developed the telescope. Demonstrated Copernicus' theories.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
200
The use of strong chiaroscuro and artificially illuminated areas to create a dramatic contrast of light and shadow in painting.
What is Tenebrism?
200
1664
What is Vermeer's Woman Holding a Balance?
200
Baroque artist who referenced Michelangelo in his painting.
Who is Caravaggio?
200
Translated the bible into German and reformed the church.
Who is Martin Luther?
300
Mathematician and astronomer. Demonstrated that the planet moves around the sun in elliptical orbits.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
300
A term describing anything in the shape of a cross.
What is a cruciform?
300
French king known as the Sun King.
Who is Louis XIV?
400
Believed knowledge must be based on observations and tested by controlled experiments.
Who is Francis Bacon?
400
A term for an image that symbolizes the transience of life.
What is vanitas?
400
1623.
What is the year when Bernini's David was made?
400
Dutch artist who may have used a Camera Obscura.
Who is Johannes Vermeer?
500
Term used for paintings depicting scenes of everyday life, including do estic interiors, parties, inn scenes and street scenes.
What is genre painting?
500
1659
What is the date of Rembrandt's Selfportrait?
500
The founder of the Royal Academy of Sculpture and Painting in Paris (1648).
Who is Louis XIV?