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Renaissance
Renaissance. a. The humanistic revival of classical art, architecture, literature, and learning that originated in Italy inItalian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany. the 14th century and later spread throughout Europe. b. The period of this revival, roughly the 14th through the 16th century, marking the transition from medieval to modern times.
Milan
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral
Venice
Italian Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice.
Florence
Italian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.
Rome
Italian Roma. a city in and the capital of Italy, in the central part, on the Tiber: ancient capital of the Roman Empire; site of Vatican City, seat of authority of the Roman Catholic Church.
Medici Family
The House of Medici was an Italian banking family, political dynasty and later royal house that first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de’ Medici in the Republic of Florence during the late 14th century. The family originated in the Mugello region of the Tuscan countryside, gradually rising until they were able to fund the Medici Bank.
humanism
Humanism
Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence (rationalism, empiricism) over acceptance of dogma or superstition. The meaning of the term humanism has fluctuated according to the successive intellectual movements which have identified with it.
Machiaveli
Machiavellianism is “the employment of cunning and duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct”. The word comes from the Italian Renaissance diplomat and writer Niccolò Machiavelli, born in 1469, who wrote Il Principe, among other works. In modern psychology, Machiavellianism is one of the dark triad personalities, characterized by a duplicitous interpe…
Perspective
the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point: See also linear perspective and aerial perspective.
“a perspective drawing”
Gutenberg
Johannes [yoh-hahn-uh s] (Show IPA), (Johann Gensfleisch) c1400–68, German printer: credited with invention of printing from movable type.
Erasmus
Desiderius [des-i-deer-ee-uh s] (Show IPA), 1466?–1536, Dutch humanist, scholar, theologian, and writer.
William Shakespere
William Shakespeare (/ˈʃeɪkspɪər/ ; 26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist.
Sir Thomas More
Sir Thomas More-English statesman who opposed Henry VIII’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state. More, Thomas More.
Flemish
the Dutch language as spoken in Flanders, one of the two official languages of Belgium.
Michelangelo
1475–1564), Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet; full name Michelangelo Buonarroti. A leading figure of the High Renaissance, Michelangelo established his reputation with sculptures such as the Pietà (c. 1497–1500) and David (1501–04). Under papal patronage he decorated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome (1508–12) and painted the fresco The Last Judgment (1536–41), both important mannerist works. His architectural achievements include the completion of St. Peter’s cathedral in Rome (1546–64).
