Renaissance Flashcards
What is portrait?
A drawing of someone
What is sfumato?
A technique of shading
What is a fresco?
A painting on a wall or ceiling applied on plaster.
What is anatomy?
The study of the body
What is perspective ?
How the things in the background are smaller than the things in the front
When and where did the renaissance begin?
About in 1400 in Florence
Why did the renasaince begin?
Because people questioned how we did things then and thought of better ideas
How long did the renaissance last?
200 years
What is humanism?
An interest in human beings
How did the italian merchants get rich?
They brought silks and spices from Asia and sold them in Europe
What is a sculpture?
A statue made of stone, metal and wood
Name a Renaissance sculptor
Michelangelo Buonarotti
Who was the first famous architect of the Renaissance?
Filippo Brunelleschi
What was a manuscript?
A handwritten book
Why were books so expensive in the renaissance?
Because they were rare and the process was very slow