History:Renaissance Flashcards
What does the term Renaissance mean?
It means the rebirth of European interest in the civilization of Ancient Greece and Rome.
What are the new ideas about?
New ideas about art ,architecture,science,literature and medicine.
What are the causes of the Renaissance?
-Ruins of the Roman Empire
-Fall on Constantinople in 1453
-Wealth from trade
-Competitions between Italian states
-Patrons
Who are patrons?
Patrons were wealthy people who commissioned an artist to produce a work of art.
Humanism
A shift in mindset from a focus on God to a focus on human knowledge.
Perspective
The creation of depth and distance in painting.
Anatomy
The study of the structure of human body.
Movable type printing press
A method of printing books that placed individual metal letters into a frame to form words ,coated them with ink and pressed the frame onto paper.
Heresy
Knowingly holding a view that went against the official teachings of the Catholic Church.