renaissance Flashcards
where did the renaissance begin?
florence and venice
what term is used to describe someone who supported the arts
patron
who wrote “the prince”
machiavelli
who was known as the christian humanist
erasmus
what was the most influential book about renaissance court life?
the courtier
who was known as the german leonardo
Albrecht durer
who sculpted the statue of DAVID
Michelangelo
what wealthy family of florence were huge supporters of the arts
medici
when was the peak of the renaissance
1500s
who were the main supporters of the arts during the renaissance
merchants, bankers, church officials
what is the meaning of the renaissance
rebirth
what was the time span of the renaissance
1300s-1600s
what renaissance artist made the last supper?
leonardo da vinci
what renaissance artist made the school of athens
raphael
who was the towering figure of renaissance literature
william shakespear
what two cultures is the renaissance based off of
greek and roman
the technique that gave art depth and multiple dimensions?
perspective
the technique that gave art depth and multiple dimensions?
perspective
the most influential book on Renaissance court life and behavior?
the courtier
term that describes an emphasis on the acquisition of wealth?
secularism
the term that describes the intellectual movement of the Renaissance?
humanism
the innovation that contributed to the rapid spread of ideas and increase in literacy rates?
the printing press
the artist known for the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and Vitruvian Man?
Leondardo da vinci
the artist known for painting common village scenes and peasantry?
pieter bruegel
the artist that was known for his oil paintings like The Marriage of Arnolfini?
jan van eyck
the artist who was known for his elaborate paintings and sculptures like the Sistine Chapel and the statue of David?
Michelangelo
“father of hinduism”
Petrarch
the main theme found in the book
Utopia?
reform
the person who wrote a book about civic humanism in Florence?
machiavelli
the term for common everyday language
vernacular
the nursery rhyme associated with the plague?
ring around the rosie
the term to describe the wealthy supporters of the arts?
patrons
the name of the conflict between England and France during the Middle Ages?
hundred years war
the author of the first modern novel that was written in a native language?
cervantes
author of utopia?
sir thomas more
