Humanities Test Flashcards
Humanism
The focus on an individual and their possible achievements
Italian Renaissance
Christian idea of fantasy; darker colors and lighter colors; mostly based on Jesus
Marco Polo
Explored areas in Asia and the Silk Road; wrote a book with a fellow prisoner
Patron
A wealthy person who would pay artists to make paintings
Cosimo de Medici
Man who paid Brunelleschi to build the dome on the Dubbo Chapel and supported many artists
Lorenzo de Medici
Grandson of Cosimo; takes over the Medici family after the death of his grandfather
Filippo Brunelleschi
Man who built the dome on the Dubbo Chapel and created linear perspective (also a talented artist)
Perspective
A method of showing three-dimensional scene on a flat surface so that it looks real
Leonardo da Vinci
Painted Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Made sense of the human body.
Michelangelo
Italian artist who sculpted the marble statute of David and painted the roof of the Sistine Chapel
Sandro Botticelli
Painted Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist
Raphael
Valued humans in his paintings and showed clear personalities of the people
Petrarch
Italian poet, had a lot to say about human behaviour, believed God set humans at the center of the world; developed humanism
Northern Renaissance
Focused on daily life scenes and less on religion and people. Also focused less on symmetry and 3D-ness
Niccolo Machiavelli
Wrote a book on how leaders should rule; his works are a good example of how interest in human behavior affected politics/society
Albrecht Durer
Famous artist from Germany; showed objects in great detail; created paintings for churches but was more famous for his prints
Jan Van Eyck
Originated a style of painting by characterizing realistic sunrise effects and natural light
Printing Press
Press used to print letters on paper
Miguel de Cervantes
Wrote Don Quixote; thought his time was better than the Middle Ages
William Shakespeare
Greatest writer in English Language; famous for his plays
Johann Gutenberg
Developed a printing press where each letter was a different piece
Elizabethan Age
Age named after Queen Elizabeth; when Queen Elizabeth Ruled
Explain Humanism:
Humanism is different from the beliefs of the middle ages because they were interested in ideas besides religion. They wanted to learn to lead successful lives. They were interested in the positive qualities that make us human.
Explain the Role of the Medici family in the Italian Renissance:
The Medici family was the start of the Italian Renaissance because they were patrons of the best painters. Lots of very detailed paintings were made because of this.
The art of the Italian Renaissance:
The Italian Renaissance used fading points and perspective to make paintings look 3D. Most of them were Christian based, but others were based on Roman or Greek beliefs. The paintings focused more on symmetry and anatomy.
The art of the Northern Renaissance:
The Northern Renaissance focused more on daily life scenes and less on symmetry and anatomy and 3D-ness
What effect did the printing press have on European Society:
The printing press made the bible more accessible to ordinary people who couldn’t read Latin. Bibles were printed in ordinary languages, which made people want more education, which led to Italian universities being more popular.
