Famous Artworks
The Last Supper
Leonardo DaVinci
Known as a "Renaissance man"
Leonardo DaVinci
The best definition of secular.
worldly
Started the Protestant Reformation by nailing the 95 Theses on the Wittenberg Church door in 1517.
Martin Luther
A technique used to create two dimensional art.
perspective
School of Athens
Raphael
Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
A term for the value of human life and achievement.
humanism
Declared himself head of the English Church
Henry VIII
An invention that helped spread new ideas to the north.
Printing press
The Birth of Venus
Botticelli
Most famous Renaissance playwright.
Shakespeare
Meaning of the term Renaissance.
rebirth
A term for the selling or pardoning of sin.
Indulgence
Renaissance artists looked to these two civilizations for inspiration.
Greek and Roman
The Arnolfini Portrait
Van Eyck
Famous for writing "The Prince"
Niccolo Machiavelli
The term vernacular means...
local language
This group declared the Church's interpretation of the bible was final.
Council of Trent
Christian humanists were part of this era.
Northern Renaissance
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Johannes Vermeer
Wealthy family that were patrons of the arts.
Medici
A person that would support artists in the Renaissance era.
patron
Predestination was this person's main belief
John Calvin
Art in this era focused on religious glorification.