Renaissance Flashcards
Medici
Banking family that ruled Florence
Lorenzo was a cruel ruler (dictator) but made seem like elected govt
Humanism
Focus on human potential and achievements
Classics
Very important during the Renaissance
Greek and Roman literature, philosophy, art, etc.
Secular
Not religious
Focus on worldly rather than spiritual
Focus on the present
Patron
A person that bought/collected art
Castiglione
Wrote the book The Courtier which was a guide to become a renaissance man
Isabella d’Este
Politician, patron of the arts
Michelangelo
Artist, sculptor, painter
Sculpted the David and painted the Sistine chapel
Used realism and classics
Donatello
Sculptor, painter
Used classics and realism
Da Vinci
Real Renaissance man
Artist, scientist, inventor
Studied anatomy and painted the Mona Lisa
Raphael
Painter
Advanced realism and perspective
Painted the Madonna and child many times
Perspective
Technique in art making landscapes more realistic
Popular during the Renaissance
Petrarch
Father of humanism
Wrote sonnets about Laura in Italian
Also wrote letters in Latin
Boccaccio
Wrote the Decameron
Series of realistic sometimes off-color stories
Machiavelli
Wrote the Prince
Controversial book about politics and people in general
Thomas More
Wrote the Utopia Christian humanist (focus on reforming society)
Utopia
Place w no crime or bad things so it’s perfect
Means “no place” in Greek
Shakespeare
Famous writer
Drew from the classics for inspiration
Showed Renaissance’s high view of human nature
Gutenberg bible
Bibles that were made by Gutenberg’s printing press
Exact copies of each other
Printing press
Allowed for faster distribution of literature
Spread ideas like humanism and others faster
Increased literacy and value of education
Renaissance
After Middle Ages
Valued individualism, secularism, and humanism
Revival of art and learning
