Renaissance Art
Points for the team which can best recreate the Mona Lisa on their CGS whiteboards
Didi's team!!!
What does renaissance mean?
rebirth
What Family was the major patrons of the movement
The medici family
What were the wealthy that sponsored art and literature called?
Patrons
What time frame was the Renaissance during?
1400s-1600's
Name three artists are from the Renaissance Art Period
Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci
Who was the most powerful governing force for most of Europe at the start of the Renaissance?
The Roman Catholic Church
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Guttenberg
A pardon which, when purchased, released a sinner from performing the penalty that a priest imposed for sins is known as an:
Indulgence
Which ancient civilization(s) did many Renaissance thinkers and artists take inspiration from?
Greeks and Romans
Who Painted "The School of Athens?"
Raphael
What was the impact of the invention of the printing press?
It helped spread Renaissance ideas
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Davinci
This person was known as the Father of Humanism
Petrarch
What was the most widely spread book printed from the printing press?
The (Gutenberg) Bible
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel - the painting of the Last Judgement
Michelangelo
What City is considered the Epicenter of the Italian Renaissance?
Florence
Who Wrote " The Prince"?
Machiavelli
An artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface
perspective
Which Renaissance Artist (Think Ninja Turtles) was more of a sculptor than a painter?
Donatello
The Study of History, philosophy, and Literature together is known as?
Humanities or Humanism
Who wrote "The Book of the Courtier"?
Baldassare Castiglione
What is writing a book in the country's native language called?
Vernacular
Which Renaissance writer had the most far-reaching influence?
William Shakespeare