Chapter 7 Flashcards
What does Renaissance mean
Rebirth
Where did the Renaissance begin
In Italy
Give 4 reasons why it began in Italy
- Italy had a lot of ruins that inspired artists and architects to rebuild their city.
- Greeks fled to Rome when the Turks captured their city of constanyinopole and they took many manuscripts and scholars and that brought a lot of interest to Greek culture.
- Italy was a very rich place and rich merchants and princes payed artists for beautiful pieces of art, these people were known as patrons.
- Italy became one of the crossroads of the world.
Name a powerful patron at the time of the Renaissance
Lorenzo de Medici
Name 2 famous artists that Lorenzo de Medici sponsored.
Michelangelo
Leonardo de Vinci
Name a famous Italian architect
Andrea Palladio.
What did Andrea Palladio design (3)
Large pillars
Domed roofs
Front pourch (porticoes)
Where was Andreas style used
Greece and Rome
What was the first example of Andrea Palladio’s style
The dome in the cathedral in Florence.
Who built the dome in the cathedral in Florence
Filippo Brunelleschi
What technique is used to make a dome
Corbelling
What is the name of the cathedral in Florence
Santa Maria del fiore
What did artists do to get a good understanding of how the body works
Dissected bodies
What was egg yolk used for before the Renaissance
To bind paints
What was the problem with using egg yolk to bind paint
The paint dried very fast and the it gave to artists less time to perfect the masterpiece
During the Renaissance what was used instead of egg yolk to bind the paint.
Linseed oil.
What was the technique called that made people look more lifelike
Perspective painting
What was the name of the technique that made people’s faces more life like
Sfumato
What does sfumato mean and what did it do to make the people look more lifelike
Means = smokey
painted the face different shades.
What was a fresco
It was a painting used to decorate walls and ceilings
Was a fresco painted directly on a wall
No it was painted on wet plaster so that it can absorb the paint
Name the three greatest artists if the Renaissance
Raphael
Michelangelo
Leonardo de Vinci
Was Michelangelo
Raphael
Leonardo de Vinci friends ?
No they were in great competition with each other
Was Leonardo de Vinci only an artist?
No he was a inventor architect musician mathematician sportsman
When did the Renaissance begin
In 1350
Outside of Italy what other country became very famous for art
The Netherlands.
Name one of the great artists of the Northern Europe Renaissance
Jan van eyck
What jan van eyck’s paintings stand out
There great use of detail.