14th Century
This is thought to have killed up to 60% of the population of Europe
What is the Black Death?
The dog in Van Eyck's Portrait of Arnolfini is a symbol of this.
What is fidelity?
Who was Brunelleschi?
His Mona Lisa is probably the most recognized painting in the world
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
What is chiaroscuro?
This writer sought to defend women against misogynistic writings.
Who was Christine de Pizan?
This would be a typical characteristic of Northern European Renaissance painting.
What is attention to minute detail, use of oil paint, religious scenes in contemporary settings, use of live models, focus of textures, fabrics, and surfaces or symbolism in everyday objects/
The contest for the east doors of this building is often considered to be the beginning of the Renaissance.
What is the Florence baptistry?
He did not want to fulfill the commission to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, but ended up doing so
Who was Michelangelo?
What is sfumato?
Who was Laura?
The drama in his Deposition is heightened by the use of shallow space.
Who was Van der Weyden?
He is usually credited as being the first to employ linear perspective in painting
Who was Masaccio?
His paintings are often characterized by a sweet, peaceful quality, subtle chiaroscuro, light-haired figures, and bold contrasting colors.
Who was Raphael?
This term means "rebirth."
What is Renaissance?
The 100 Years War was fought between which two countries?
What were England and France?
Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece is composed of many different panels referred to as this
What is a polypych?
He is famous for his use of line, his classical themes, and his female figures with light reddish hair.
Who was Botticelli?
Raphael's School of Athens was located here
Where was is the Pope's chambers in the Vatican?
"Tricking the eye." Fooling the viewer into thinking that something is 3 -dimentional or architecture (for example) when it is really 2-dimensional.
What is trompe l'oeil?
The narrative framework of his Canterbury Tales is a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury telling stories.
Who was Chaucer?
What is a continuous narrative?
His David is considered to be the first life-sized nude sculpture since antiquity.
Who was Donatello?
What was on the buttress of the Florence cathedral?
Non-chalance. Appearing to do well-practiced things with ease.
What is sprezzatura?