Vocabulary
An intellectual movement that studied ancient Greece and Rome
What is Classicism
Considered the greatest artist of the Renaissance
Who is Michelangelo
Created prosperous cities and new classes of people who had the wealth to support art and learning.
What is the Revival of Trade
Inventor of the printing press, which quickened the spread of knowledge during the Renaissance
Who is Johannes Gutenberg
The quality or state of being complete, the highest attainable state or degree of excellence
What is Perfection
Showing interest in human cultural achievements and the natural world
What is Secularism
One of the first great individuals of the Renaissance
Who is Leonardo da Vinci
The gradual shift from the abstract forms of the medieval period to the representational forms of the 15th century.
What are Changes in Art Style
Used mathematics to calculate the orbits of the planets around the sun
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus
Plays an important role in any visual work as it adds to its completeness and expressive quality, Leonardo De Vinci painted "The Last Supper" in this style.
What is Balance
A belief that each person has the ability to choose and create their own destiny
What is Humanism
A famous writer whose work signified the conclusion of the middle ages and the rise of Renaissance Humanism
Who is Dante Alighieri
Individuals became convinced that they could learn more by making direct observations of the real world
What are New Scientific Discoveries
A scholar who laid the foundations for Renaissance Humanism
Who is Francesco Petrarch
Music that contains notes in succession or notes in combination.
What is Harmony
A politically independent city and the rural area around it.
What are City-States
The first female artist of the Renaissance to achieve international fame
Who is Sofonisba Anguissola
Revolutionized the spread of new ideas and information
What are New Technologies
Dedicated his life to ending corruption in the Church and in society; was later convicted of heresy by a religious court
Who is Girolamo Savonarola
A version of humanism, derived from the concept of Roman Humanitas and the rediscovery of classical Greek philosophy
What is Intellectualism
Depicting the human form and the natural world in an accurate and detailed way
What is Realism
Considered the "father of modern physics"
Who is Galileo Galilei
A period of history that lasted from 1400-1600, it was a time of spectacular achievement
What is the Renaissance
Used their personal experiences to write the book The Prince, which told leaders how to stay in power in dishonorable ways.
Who is Nicollo Machiavelli
Made a significant contribution to the French Renaissance.
Who is Catherine de' Medici