People
He was a Renaissance man who is one of the most well-known artists in the world.
Leonardo da Vinci
The European cultural, artistic, political, and economic rebirth following the Middle Ages.
Renaissance
The word "Renaissance" is French for this.
Rebirth
This event caused the Renaissance to reach Northern Europe much later in the 1400s.
Plague/Black Death
This is where the Renaissance began.
Italy
He was an English writer who was known for his plays and poems.
William Shakespeare
Someone who is highly skilled in many different subjects.
Renaissance Man
This was the type of architecture that became popular during the Italian Renaissance.
Classical
This group began sponsoring artists within Northern Europe during the Renaissance.
Merchants
These were the two main art forms within the English Renaissance.
Literature and Music
This Italian artist painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Michelangelo
The study of the human body.
Anatomy
These two ancient civilizations inspired the Italian Renaissance.
Greece and Rome
This topic became very popular and was used by Northern Renaissance artists.
Realism
As one of da Vinci's earliest paintings, it took almost three years to complete.
The Last Supper
He invented the Printing Press in the mid-1400s.
Johannes Gutenberg
This machine helped spread knowledge and new ideas across Europe.
Printing Press
The country of Italy was made up of these during the Italian Renaissance.
City-States
This German artist was known for his paintings and woodcuts.
Albrecht Durer
Women from poor families were often sent to these during the Renaissance.
Convents
This man was a Flemish painter who used oil paints to master light and shadow.
Jan van Eyck
This was the focus on humans and their potential.
Humanism
This Italian artist was one of the first to use realism within his art.
Sandro Botticelli
This Flemish painter was known for his paintings of everyday life and landscapes.
Pieter Brueghel
This was the time period that began after the end of the Renaissance.
Age of Enlightenment