Vocabulary
the leader of a city state such as Venice, Italy
Who was the doge?
What is the Louvre?
In the Italian city states, what made the nobility different from nobles of previous times?
What is commerce and banking?
This is considered the most famous landmark in Florence, Italy. It was designed/built by Brunelleschi and is a symbol of the Renaissance.
Balancing faith and reason was a goal of these people.
The present day building that houses the sculpture, The Pieta.
What is St. Peter's Basilica?
Known for his theories of political life and government. He had ruthless ideas about how politicians should behave -- namely they should do whatever it takes to stay in power.
Who is Machiavelli?
The location of the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci.
What is Santa Maria delle Grazie or Milan, Italy?
Also known as the home city/state, center of the Roman Catholic Church . It is unique in that it is a city, country in the middle of Rome, Italy.
What is Vatican City?
City states used this to make deals with one another.
What is diplomacy OR What was the condottieri?
Art techniques developed during the Renaissance by Northern artists.
What are engravings and oil paints?
A play about two doomed young people is still read and studied today. It was written by this Northern Renaissance writer/playwright.
Who was William Shakespeare?
Name the only piece of artwork signed by Michelangelo.
What is the Pieta?
The portrait of Ginervra de Benci, by Leonardo da Vinci is currently housed here.
What is the National Gallery in Washington, DC?
Artists used this painting technique to soften the edge in their works.
What was chiaroscuro?
The painter of the Sistine Chapel?
Who is Michelangelo?
Known for his large paintings such as the School of Athens and the Sistine Madonna. He also painted panels in the Sistine Chapel.
Who was Raphael Sanzio?
DAILY DOUBLE --- Answer correctly and you will have 2 points of extra credit on the Ch. 7 test. How were humanists inspired by the Greeks and Romans?
What is: the belief in the importance of individuals and society OR they sought to balance faith and reason?
What is the Sistine Chapel?
Petrarch wrote in ________ in order to make his writings more accessible to the general public.
What is the vernacular?
DAILY DOUBLE - Worth 2 points of EC on Ch. 7 test - Painter who used the noblewoman Simonetta Vespucci in several of his paintings, including La Primavera and The Birth of Venus.
Who was Sandro Botticelli?
Known for his work with oil paints, this Netherland or Northern Renaissance artist is known for The Arnolfini Portrait, a painting of a merchant and his wife. Another of his work, the Ghent Altar piece was the subject in the movie, The Monuments Men.
Who is Jan van Eyck?
Instead of paved streets, people travel around this Italian city via waterways or canals.
What is Venice, Italy?