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What was one reason that the Renaissance began in Italy?
exposure to new ideas from other cultures.
What was the name of the invention that allowed new ideas to spread throughout Europe? Who invented it?
The printing press. Gutenberg.
The lady in this painting has a mysterious smile.What's the name of the painting?
The Mona Lisa
What did Renaissance art emphasize?
Realism and expression
What is humanism?
An intellectual movement based on a study of classical Greece and Rome.
Name two famous Northern Renaissance artists.
Jan van Eyck, Albrecht Durer, Pieter Bruegel, Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt, Hieronymus Bosch
This painting showed Christ surrounded by his twelve disciples.
The Last Supper
What did political thinkers such as Machiavelli emphasize?
Realism.
Name 2- 3 famous works of art by Michelangelo
Pieta
Sistine Chapel's ceiling
David
What subjects are part of the humanities?
Rhetoric, grammar, history, poetry, Greek, and Latin are typical subjects.
How was Northern art different from Italian art? Give at least two examples.
Use of landscapes and nature. The art had ordinary, poor people as subjects.
How did perspective make art more realistic?
Use of horizontal and vertical lines to organize the painting creates a feeling of depth.
Were Renaissance thinkers still Christians?
Yes and no. Some influential thinkers were highly secular while others believed in Christian humanism. The Catholic Church was still very powerful.
What was Castiglione's description of the ideal man?
A man with a good education,
good manners,
athletic
What is the definition of a Renaissance Man? Give three examples.
A well-rounded person with many interests. Someone who has knowledge about many subjects.
What factors led to the cultural diffusion of ideas from Italy to Northern Europe?
Students came to Italy to study and returned to their native countries, the printing press, trade, travel, war.
What features from Greek and Roman art influenced Renaissance art?
Acceptance of nudity, emphasis on symmetry and balance. The figures are athletic and strong = the healthy mind in a healthy body. Subjects of art work included Greek gods and goddesses, Greek philosophers, leaders, etc.
Compare and contrast the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Middle Ages: few social classes, more religious, more rural, more local economy, theology, clergy, obedience, guilt. Renaissance: humanism, individualism, more regional trade, more urban, growth of merchants, middle class, potential.
What was Machiavelli's ideal ruler like??
He was feared but not hated.
He was respected but not loved.
He did what he needed to do to maintain power.
He felt the ends justified the means.
He was realistic and ruthless but not out-of-control.
What were the characteristics of the Italian Renaissance?
Interest in secular or human experiences.
Interest in classical Greece and Rome's cultures.
A belief in individual achievement. A spirit of adventure and a desire to discover new worlds and new ideas.
Increased trade, a commercial economy, a move to urban areas.
What was the ideal behind Christian humanism in the Northern Renaissance?
The northern thinkers shared the same Renaissance curiosity and desire for knowledge. However, they wanted to reform or improve society though Christian values.
Give one example of Renaissance art with a religious theme and one example of art with a secular or classical theme. Explain the theme or subject.
The Sistine Chapel -The Creation of Man, The Last Judgment Adam and Eve in Paradise The School of Athens - thinkers and mathematicians, the idealistic and the realistic philosopher
What were most important ideas from the Renaissance? Your answer should have several topics.
Answers will vary. This world is worthy of appreciation The Catholic Church makes mistakes Human being has great potential The well-rounded individual is worthy of admiration