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What/Who is a Catholic?
A member of the Christian Church under the authority of the Pope in Rome.
What/Who is a Jesuit?
A member of the influential order of Catholic priests known as the Society of Jesus. Counter-Reformation.
What/Who is a Protestant?
A member of the Christian Church that broke from the Catholic Church during the Reformation.
What was the Counter-Reformation?
The reform of the Catholic Church, which began with the Council of Trent (1545-1563). This Council reaffirmed the main dogmas of Catholicism and reformed the aspects criticised by Martin Luther.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
What is a courtier?
A member of the royal court who gave advice or companionship to the monarch.
What is a patron?
Someone who gives money and support to a person or organization and their activities.
What was the Reformation?
The movement to reform the Catholic Church that led to the creation of Protestant Churches in the 16th century.
Describe "David" by Michelangelo.
David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created in marble by the Italian artist Michelangelo. David represents the Bilical hero David.
Who was the main architect (along with Michelangelo) that designed and built St. Peters Basilica in the Vatican?
Bramante
What is a dogma?
A set of principles established as undeniable truth by a religious or political authority.
What is perspective?
The technique that gives paintings a three dimensional character.
What is Lutheranism?
The Protestant doctrine created by Martin Luther who criticised the Catholic religion. He preached salvation through faith and recognition of the Bible as the only source of diving knowledge.
What is perspective?
Renaissance artists were very interested in representing the correct proportions and perspective. Perspective helped to give their work depth and a three dimensional quality.
Who was the main architect who designed and built the Basilica of San Lorenzo (the Florence duomo)?
Filippo Brunelleschi
What is humanism?
A cultural movement of the Renaissance that revived interest in Ancient Greek and Roman thought.
What is a portrait?
A painting or drawing of an individual person.
What is Calvinism?
The Protestant doctine which spread throughout Switzerland and France. Its leader was Calvin, a French Theologian. A key belief of Calvinism was the idea of Predestination.
Who were the three main painters of the Italian Cinquecento?
Leonardo da Vinci, Rafael Sanzio and Michelangelo.
Who was the sculptor/painter who sculpted the first David and painted "The Birth of Venus."
Donatello
What are indulgences?
Exemptions from divine punishment granted by the Church to those who confessed their sins.
What is the printing press?
A machine invented in the 15th century for producing text and images in large quantities.
What is Anglicanism?
A Protestant doctrine created in England by King Henry VIII.
Leonardo da Vinci: the Mona Lisa
Rafael: The School of Athens
Michelangelo: Sistine Chapel
Which artist sculpted "The Pietá"
Michelangelo