Renaissance Art
What technique did Renaissance painters use to make their work look three-dimensional?
Perspective
What classical cultures inspired Renaissance humanism?
Greece and Rome
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet?
William Shakespeare
What do we call someone who supports artists financially?
Patron
Who invented the printing press with movable type in Europe?
Johann Gutenberg
Who painted the School of Athens?
Raphael
Who is known as the “Father of Humanism”?
Petrarch
What language did Shakespeare write in that made his works accessible to everyone?
Vernacular (English)
Monarchs in England and France supported the Northern Renaissance by doing what?
Sponsoring writers and artists
What was the first full-sized book printed on the press?
The Bible
Which Renaissance artist carved the statue of David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Michelangelo
Humanists believed people should focus on what instead of only religion?
Human potential, worldly subjects, and education
Who wrote Utopia, describing an ideal society?
Thomas More
Who ruled Florence and supported many Renaissance artists?
Lorenzo de’ Medici
Why was the printing press important to the Renaissance?
It spread ideas faster and more cheaply
What is one way Renaissance art differed from medieval art?
Renaissance art focused on realism, human emotion, and perspective, while medieval art was flat and symbolic
What book by Machiavelli gave rulers advice on how to gain and keep power?
The Prince
What does the word Utopia literally mean in Greek?
“No place”
Why did the rise of a wealthy middle class in Italian city-states help start the Renaissance?
They had money to support art and learning
How did printing in the vernacular change society?
More people could read and access books
Who was the wealthy Florentine family that became famous patrons of the arts?
The Medici family
What did Erasmus criticize in In Praise of Folly?
The corruption and foolishness of Church leaders
How did literature of the Renaissance reflect humanism?
It focused on human experience, classical themes, and real-life issues
Which book argued that rulers should be feared rather than loved to stay in power?
Machiavelli’s The Prince
How did the printing press contribute to the Reformation later?
It allowed Martin Luther’s 95 Theses and other reform ideas to spread quickly