Chapter 1 Flashcards
Rebirth of art and learning
Renaissance
Focused on human potential and achievements
Humanism
Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual situations
Secular
Financial support for artists
Patrons
Appearance of 3 dimensions on a flat surface
Perspective
Native language
Vernacular
Conveys the classical influence of the Renaissance
School of Athens
How did the merchant class in northern Italy influence the Renaissance?
Became patrons of art and had their portraits painted
How did art change during the Renaissance?
New emphasis on individuals
Often portrayed religious subjects but he used realistic style and copied from classical models
Greek + Roman also became popular
No place
Utopia
Machines that presses paper against a tray of inked movable type
Printing Press
How did Northern European rulers encourage the spread of Renaissance ideas?
Francis I of France bought painting of Da Vinci
Also invited Da Vinci to retire in France
Hired Italian artists to rebuild his castle
How does Albrecht Dürer’s work reflect Renaissance ideas?
Emphasis upon realism influenced the work of other artists artists, also VERY popular
What did Christian humanists set out to do, and what method did they use?
Tries to improve society because wrote about it in their books and stated their ideas
Pardon from sin
Indulgence