Italy
What does the word Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
Painting things smaller to create a 3D effect in a painting is called...
Perspective
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenburg
Wealthy people who sponsored artists were called...
Patrons
Painting onto wet plaster is called...
Fresco
The study of the human body was called...
Anatomy
Name an important Renaissance Patron...
Lorenzo de Medici
The act of smudging and blurring lines is called...
Sfumato
Who became famous for improving the telescope and studying astronomy?
Galileo
The idea that people should be at the centre of everything and not God was called...
Humanism
Why is Leonardo da Vinci considered so important?
He was a master at Renaissance art techniques / He was a great thinker and inventor
Name two results of the invention of the printing press...
Books were made quicker / Books were cheaper / More people learned to read and write / Information spread more easily
List three reasons why the Renaissance began in Italy...
Trade routes / Wealthy patrons / The influence of ancient Rome / The fall of Constantinople
Explain the main differences between a medieval painting and a Renaissance painting
The subject matter / The techniques used to paint
Why was Galileo tried for heresy by the Catholic Church?
Because he argued that the sun was at the centre of the Universe, not the earth.