Artists
He was the first great sculptor of the Renaissance
Who is Donatello
Modeled after the Pantheon, and a Roman basilica this architect created the dome of St. Peters Cathedral
Who is Michelangelo
"I was here" and helped to improve on oil painting.
Who is Van Eyck
This marble statue created by Michelangelo depicts Mary and her dead son laying across her lap
What is the Pieta
Sfumato is the idea of creating a hazy bluish background where a sense of space can be interpreted.
What is Sfumato
His works included Mary Magdalene, and St. George
Who is Donatello
Having to create new tools to construct this building in Florence he was the lead architect of the project. His student went on to become the greatest early sculptor of the Renaissance.
Brunelleschi
The birth of Venus
Who is Sandro Botticelli
This colossal marble statue depicts a man from a biblical story about over coming unformidable obstacle's.
What is Michelangelo's David
Donatello's David is made of this compound
What is bronze
This gold smith artist created his work, this, to "start" the the Renaissance in 1401
Who is the Gheberti and the gates of Paradise
Architecture during the Renaissance was inspired by two former world powers
Where is Greece and Rome
He is credited with rediscovering linear perspective
Who is Masaccio
This masterpiece shows all the secular icons and what they " taught" us.
What is the School of Athens by Raphael
Perspective was created long before this artist rediscovered it.
Who is Masaccio
This sly artist put hidden messages into his work, some can be seen on a famous ceiling.
Who is Michelangelo.
The Baptistry in Fluence showcased the doors that started it all. They were created by this artist.
Who is Gheberti
Raphael was inspired by his hero, the blue ninja turtle
Who is Leonardo
This wooden sculptor shows a humanistic, emaciated figure which which was made by Donatello
What is Mary Magdalene
Arnolfini Wedding improved the quality of oil painting. Who is responsible for creating this double portrait?
Who is Jan Van Eyck
His painting rose to fame after being stolen from the Louvre in the early 1900's.
Who is Leonardo and his painting of the Mona Lisa
This artist used oil paint on the wall of a small church wall in Milan. Now the painting is falling apart and some one put a door through the painting, pppfff.
What is the "Last Supper" by Leonardo
Translates from "the Spring"
What is La Primavera by Botticelli
The Tribute Money was created by Masaccio, it was the first painting to show this.
What is linear perspective
Painting on canvas, using perspective, creating oil paints to make brilliant colors were all new during this time period roughly between 1400-1650
The Renaissance!