TAotR
We have learned about a few of the influential factors that led to the Renaissance. One of these was the rediscovery of the _____________ ____________.
ancient classics
The ____________ of these ____________ _______________ and individuals is responsible for the tremendous growth in the Renaissance art world, and the artists enjoyed the privilege of a highly honored position in society. They were looked upon almost as _____________, and their work was placed in prominent places.
patronage
wealthy families
royalty
Another famous artist from the Renaissance period is also considered one of the outstanding scientists of the time. ______________ ________ ______________ created the famous painting the _____________ ____________ but is also known for his study of the human body.
Leonardo da Vinci
Mona Lisa
One part of Europe that was significantly affected by the Northern Renaissance is the Low Countries. This area id called that because so much of it is below sea level or right at sea level. The Low Countries are what the modern-day nations of _____________, ________ ___________________, and _____________ are called.
Belgium
the Netherlands
Luxembourg
The Sistine Chapel was built in the years _____________ - ______________.
1473-1481
For many centuries, the Church controlled most of the culture, so most art centered around the _____________ ______________.
Catholic Church
The Renaissance artists were more interested in studying the ____________ and improving their ______________ and lifestyles than ______________ ________ ____________, but in many ways, their Renaissance ideas, philosophy, literature, and art were going to change the world as much as the explorers setting sail for places unknown did.
classics
educations
exploring the world
______________ _______________ _________ _____________ was known for his "poetic" style of painting. Not much is known about him, and only six pieces of his work remain.
Giorgione Barbarelli da Castelfranco
The Low Countries are between France and what is now Germany. This location has long affected their culture. The nation of Belgium, for instance, is divided beween ___________ speakers and those who speak ________________, a dialect of the ______________ ______________ ____________.
French
Flemish
Germanic language Dutch
The Sistine Chapel was designed by an architect named _____________ _________ ______________ on the orders of ____________ _____________ __________, and this is who it was named after.
Giovanni dei Dolci
Pope Sixtus IV
Formerly, art had been merely decorative or used to tell a simple story and artists were considered craftsmen, but now art was valued as an immensely _____________ _____________ ___________ ___________ - it represented a connection to the spirit and the ____________ ___________ __________ ______________.
important element of life
mind of an individual
________________, the famous artist who painted the ceiling of the _____________ _____________ in ____________, ___________. His full name was ________________ ________ ______________ _____________ ______________.
Michelangelo
Sistine Chapel
Rome, Italy
Micelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
Giorgione was the teacher of another Italian painter, _____________ ______________, better known as _____________. He is known for his use of color and his distinctive brushwork. His brushwork was less precise than that of other painters, but it was extremely ________________.
Tiziano Vecellio
Titian
expressive
Draw the courtyard of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi. Part of one of the many Medici family homes.
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The Sistine Chapel is the pope's personal chapel, used for special ceremonies. Although it is most famous for its ____________ (a type of painting on _____________) by ______________, the chapel is also home to several other artists beautiful works.
frescoes
plaster
Michelangelo
During the Renaissance, it was recognized that a truly gifted artist can touch viewers' ______________ and make them feel a ________________. This change in the way art is studied and viewed is still influential today.
*Bonus*
Draw Leonardo da Vinci's best-known painting
emotions
connection
When ___________ ____________ ________ asked him to create paintings depicting famous stories from the Bible, Michelangelo initially was reluctant to do so. It took him ____________-___________-__________-____________ ___________ of painstaking labor to complete the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, but it is widely regarded as a masterpiece.
Pope Julius II
four-and-a-half years
____________ ________________ _______________ painters were less interested in depicting scenes from the classics than they were in making extremely detailed, realistic-looking artwork, often about everyday life. One of the contributions of _____________ _____________ ____________ was their pioneering use of oil paint. Italian painters often used fresco or tempura paint, but the Dutch painters from ______________ _______________ and the Flemish painters from _______________ quickly mastered the art oil painting.
The Northern Renaissance
the Northern Renaissance
the Netherlands
Belgium
Florence is located in the central ______________ region of ________________, which is noted for its ________________.
Italian
Tuscany
beauty
Adorning the north wall are six frescoes showing events from the life of ____________, painted by the artists _____________, _______________, ______________ _______________, _______________ _____________, and ______________ _______________.
Christ
Perugino
Pinturicchio
Sandro Botticelli
Domenico Ghirlandaio
Cosimo Rosselli
Improvements in _____________ and ________________ were one of the major ways Renaissance art differed from medieval art. Though other medieval artists had experimented with the idea, it was during the early __________ ____________ that an artist by the name of ________________ improved on technique, making his art less flat-looking and more like what he saw when he looked around.
*Bonus*
Draw his painting of John and Peter healing the sick.
depth
perspective
15th century
Masaccio
Leonardo's paintings are so extremely well-proportioned and realistic. He was blessed with magnificent intelligence and kept extensive journals about his studies. His interests in painting, sculpture, ______________, ___________, ______________, ____________, engineering, mechanics, architecture, music, and _________________ led him to be much sought after by many important people. He was a personal friend of the wealthy and influential ______________ _____________, who helped sponsor his work.
mathematics
science
anatomy
nature
philosophy
Medici family
One of these early Northern Renaissance painters was ____________ _____________ _____________. Though he did not invent oil paint, he was an early pioneer of its use, and his lovely, detailed paintings still hold their vivid colors well to this day.
_____________ _____________ loved to paint groups of people enjoying themselves after a long week of work. He also frequently painted peasants, as well as landscapes. He had taken a trip to Italy to see what the fuss was about. He saw the paintings and the statues, and then he returned home determined to be true to his own style of art. He drew more inspiration from his fellow Northern Renaissance painters but still maintained his unique style and vision. Because of this determination to stick to his individual style and view of art and life.
*Bonus*
Draw The Peasant Wedding
Jan Van Eyck
Pieter Bruegel
Centuries after its heyday as the birthplace of the Renaissance, ______________ still remains an important Italian cultural center. Some visitors are so overcome with the many ________________ ________________ in the city that local medical professionals are on the lookout for overwhelmed tourists, a condition called _____________ _______________.
Florence
artistic masterpieces
Stendhal Syndrome
The south wall is painted with __________ more frescoes showing the life of ________________ by several Renaissance artists. Smaller frescoes of the popes fill the space between the windows. During official occasions the lower sections of the walls arer covered with tapestries designed by ______________ that depict scenes from the ______________ and _______________.
six
Moses
Raphael
Gospels
Acts