Renaissance Flashcards
1
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Humanism
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Put human beings at the centre of everything. They studied all aspects on earth
2
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Patron
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A person who payed an artist to creat a work of art
3
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Republic
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Florence was a republic that meant people could elected the government
4
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Anatomy
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the study of the human body
5
Q
Perspective
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Adding depth to a picture
6
Q
Sfumato
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A method of painting, were they used shadows and realistic skin tones.
7
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Fresco
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A picture painted straight onto a wall or ceiling. The paint is applied onto wet plaster
8
Q
Canvas
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A good surface for painting on.
9
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Renaissance
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A time when people began to take a new interest in the world of Ancient Greece and Rome. Renaissance means ‘rebirth’
10
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Manuscript
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A book written by hand
11
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Moveable type
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A system of printing invented by Johannes Gutenburg
