Renaissance Flashcards
1
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Humanism
A
The renewed interest of ancient learning.
2
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Patron
A
A person who pays an artist to produce a work of art
3
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Republic
A
It means that people elected the government.
4
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Anatomy
A
Study of the body- some artist cut up bodies to know how the bones and muscles worked
5
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Perspective
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Drawing objects at the back of the painting smaller to give the illusion of depth
6
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Sfumato
A
Tiny brush stroked to blend the colours together. This meant there was no hard outlines
7
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Fresco
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Painting straight on to wet plaster
8
Q
Canvas
A
What Renaissance people painted on. It dried slowly so it was less likely to crack.
9
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Renaissance
A
The time when people began to change the way the world looked around them and take new interest in the world of Ancient Greece + Rome
