Artists
Painted the Mona Lisa
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Due to the religious nature of the renaissance, the subject of renaissance painters often included things like...
divine figures, Christ on earth, Biblical scenes, etc.
Rather than focusing on heavenly, divine scenes, Northern Renaissance art tended to focus on this type of scene
what is earthly/domesti?
The growth of this business led to an increase in wealth that allowed people to invest in art through patronage
What is the merchant business/merchant class?
Where did the Renaissance start?
What is Italy?
Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Who is Michelangelo?
means "faithful or realistic portrayal of reality"
This object made reading materials easier to produce and more affordable, leading to an increase in education and literacy
What is the printing press?
The name of the family that rules Florence as signori
Who are the Medicis?
vocab word: ancient Roman and Greek culture
Painted the School of Athens
Who is Raphael?
what is human anatomy?
vocab word: these people interpreted Italian ideas about and attitudes towards classical antiquity and humanism in terms of their own religious traditions
An Italian word meaning the common people
What is Popolo?
Who is the father of humanism?
Who is Petrarch?
Birth of Venus
Who is Boticelli?
This technique makes things in the background look smaller and lighter
what is atmospheric perspective?
Dutch humanist who is famous for his many publications, including Praise of Folly, his Latin translation of the New Testament with a printable version of the Greek text.
Who is Erasmus?
The quality of being able to shape the world according to one's own will
What is virtù?
A program of study designed by Italians that emphasized the critical study of Latin and Greek literature with the goal of understanding human nature
What is humanism?
Sculpted the statue of David
Who is Michelangelo?
Compared to art from the Middle Ages where figures were often frontal and static, how are figures in Renaissance art positioned?
what is complex grouping or complex movement?
What is excellence or perfection of human nature and human society?
What is the city-state?
This word describes a leader who will do whatever they need to secure their state. They might use the phrase "the ends justify the means."
What is Machiavellian?