Renaissance Art
Renaissance Men and Art II
Renaissance Writers and Ideas
Renaissance Religion
Renaissance Random
100
Michelangelo painted this (upside down)
The Sistine Chapel (Creation of Adam)
100
The most famous Renaissance man
Leonardo Da Vinci
100
Who sad: "It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."
Machiavelli
100
This man was excommunicated from the Catholic Church after telling people why he disagreed with the pope
Martin Luther
100
Which two cultures were taken as inspiration for almost everything within the Renaissance
(Ancient) Greek and Roman culture
200
What is a patron
Someone who commissions (decides on the piece and pays for it) an artwork to be done
200
Intellectual movement that led to the study of worldly subjects such as math, sciences, and arts.
Humanism
200
Creating works in the author's native language rather than greek or latin
vernacular
200
The name of the document produced by Luther
95 theses
200
What does "renaissance" literally mean
re birth
300
Both Michelangelo and Donatello used this biblical figure as the subject of their famous sculptures.
David
300
Typically a large artwork made by painting wet paster on walls and ceilings.
Fresco
300
Author of the Divine Comedy.
Dante
300
What was Luther's main issue with the Catholic Church
Buying indulgences
300
What years (approx) did the Renaissance take place
1400s-1600s
400
Who painted "The School of Athens"
Raphael
400
This is arguably the most famous painting in the world. It has influenced many artists even to this day. It depicts the profile portrait of a mysterious women. Showcasing the artists fine attention to detail, use of perspective, and harmony between figures and the background.
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci
400
This invention helped spread ideas, making events such as the Reformation, a wide spread and easily accessible event
The printing press
400
What was the branch of Christianity called that resulted from the Reformation
Protestant
400
Who was arguably the most famous family of the Renaissance (patrons)
The Medici's
500
Who is the painter that created this work?
Jan Van Eyck
500
He was a painter of the late Renaissance known for his use of color and portraits of nobility.
Tiziano Vecelli AKA Titian
500
Often referred to by historians as the father of Humanism. This writer is credited with perfecting the Italian sonnet. His most famous poem is about a woman named Laura, whom he may have never met.
Petrarch
500
The law passed by Parliament in 1534 that granted the King, not the Pope, as the head of the church in England.
Act of Supremacy
500
Creator of the printing press that enabled the mass spread of ideas.
Johannes Gutenberg