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Albrect Dürer

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German artist

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Anabaptists

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Protestants who insisted that only adult baptism conformed to Scripture

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Impact of Reformation on music

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Religious Music (chorales)

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Baptistry Doors

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“Doors to Heaven”

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Birth of Venus

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Painting by Botticelli
Unique because it depicts classical figures

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Caterina Sforza

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  • An Italian noblewoman
  • daughter of the duke of Milan.
  • held numerous titles in positions of political power.
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Charles V

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  • Holy Roman Emperor that called for the Diet of Worms.
  • supporter of Catholicism
  • tried to crush the Reformation by use of the Counter-Reformation
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Chiaroscuro

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The treatment of light and shade in a work of art, especially to give an illusion of depth.

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chorale

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congregational hymn of the German Lutheran church

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Christian humanism

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a movement that developed in northern Europe during the Renaissance combining classical learning (humanism) with the goal of reforming the Catholic Church

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Christine de Pizan

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wrote The Book of the City of Ladies (french)

First woman to earn money as a writer

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Cimabue

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One of first artists to break away from Italio-Byzantine style, Giotto’s teacher,

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Civic Humanism

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The belief that individuals owe a service to their community and its government. During the Renaissance, political theorists argued that selfless service to the polity was of critical importance in a self-governing republic.

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Council of Trent

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Reaffirmed traditional Catholic teachings, forbade the sale of indulgences

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David [Donatello]

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First free standing nude sculpture since greeks and romans

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David [Michaelangelo]

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High Renaissance
shows contrapposso, realism, etc.

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Desiderius Erasmus

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  • Dutch humanist and theologian
  • opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther.
  • wrote The Praise of Folly, worked for Frobein and translated the New Testament from Greek to Latin
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Differences between Italian & Northern Renaissance

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The Italian Renaissance

  • focused on rediscovering Classical Greek in Rome
  • sculptures and paintings had perspective.
  • Frescoes depicting individualism

The northern renaissance

  • emphasis on humanism (no focus on idealism).
  • Highly detailed
  • Happened after the Italian renaissance.
  • Had More oil paint.
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Doctrine of Predestination

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The Calvinist doctrine that God has foreordained some people to be saved and some to be damned.

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Double Arnolfini Portrait

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Realism, Fertility, Marriage

Extreme Detail

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engraving

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a print made from an engraved plate, block, or other surface.

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Florentine Il Duomo

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Sets the scene for early and italian renassance styles

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German peasant revolts

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These were widespread uprisings of German peasants who were protesting economic and social injustices./ These uprisings were partially a result of the spread of Luther’s ideas.

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Giotto

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(1276-1337) Florentine Painter who led the way in the use of realism.

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Grünewald
-very gruesome! (grune=gruesome) -He likes to paint monsters and such -Isenheim Altarpiece
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Gutenberg printing press
used movable type to print, increased literacy and helped spread the Reformation
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Hans Holbein the Younger
German Painter noted for his portraits and religious paintings. and the protrait of Henry VIII.
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Henry VIII
English king who created the Church of England (Anglican Church) after the Pope refused to annul his marriage (divorce with Church approval)
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Hieronymus Bosch
- Dutch painter - The Garden of Earthly Delights, in which grotesque, fantastical creatures mingle with human figures.
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Humanists
People who specialize in studying the grammar, history, poetry, and rhetoric. Taught life should be meaningful. Displayed a critical approach to learning.
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indulgences
pardon sold by catholic church to reduce one's punishment
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Jakob Burkhardt
Wrote "The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy," which argued that European culture was reborn during the Renaissance.
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Jan van Eyck
- Flemish painter who was a - pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441)
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John Calvin
religious reformer who believed in predestination and a strict sense of morality for society
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La Primavera
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Grisaille
a painting done in neutral shades of gray to simulate the look of sculpture
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Lamentation
the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping
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linear perspective
A monocular cue for perceiving depth; the more parallel lines converge, the greater their perceived distance.
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Lucretia Marinella
women autonomous beings; not to be defined in relation to men only
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Martin Luther
German theologian who led the Reformation
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Memento mori
an object serving as a warning or reminder of death, such as a skull
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Mona Lisa
A painting by Leonardo da Vinci of a woman with a mysterious smile; sfumato
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Patron
Financial supporter of the arts
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Florence
an Italian city-state and leading cultural center during the Renaissance
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Peace of Augsburg
1555 agreement declaring that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler
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Petrarch
(1304-1374) Father of the Renaissance. He believed the first two centuries of the Roman Empire to represent the peak in the development of human civilization. Also father of Italian Humanism
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Pieta
A painted or sculpted representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ. (michelangelo)
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Flemish Renaissance painter known for landscapes and depictions of peasant life Peasant Wedding
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School of Athens
Raphael
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Self Portrait
a portrait of an artist produced or created by that artist.
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sfumato
the technique of allowing tones and colors to shade gradually into one another, producing softened outlines or hazy forms.
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Sistine Chapel
A Catholic church in Vatican City, Italy. Its ceiling was painted by the Renaissance artist Michelangelo.
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
criticism, contempt, defensiveness, stonewalling
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The Last Supper
A Passover meal which literally became the last meal taken by Christ with his apostles, the night before his Passion. By Da Vinci
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The Medici
powerful banking family who ruled Florence in the 1400s, patrons of the arts
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Titian
Artist of Venus of Urbino & Assumption of the Virgin
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vernacular
Everyday language of ordinary people promoted spread of renaissance through literature
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witch trials
Accusations on women as a result of deformations, disease, etc. occured at a time women began to speak out
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Women in Renaissance
Increased education, functioned as "ornaments" to their husbands and make themselves pleasing to the man
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woodcut
a print of a type made from a design cut in a block of wood, formerly widely used for illustrations in books.

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