Renaissance Art Flashcards
1
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wealthiest and most powerful bankers in Europe, They used their wealth to commission art for themselves and to beautify Florence
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Medici Family
2
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- 1st great sculptor
- He revived the Greco-Roman style of sculpting (realism and viewed from all sides)
- The most important sculpture was called “David” which is the first free-standing human sculpture
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-Donatello
3
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- He was a painter, Sculptor, architect, and poet
-his sculptures and paintings showed realism, detail of the human body, and expression to show personality and emotion - His greatest piece is the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel which shows biblical images of power and beauty
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Michelangelo
4
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- Was a true “renaissance man”
-He was a painter and a sculptor - He was known for his amazing realism and emotions
- He was also an inventor and a scientist who revealed observations about the human anatomy
- His greatest piece was The Last Supper which was the last meeting with the 12 apostles before the crucifixion
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Leonardo da Vinci
5
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- He perfected the Renaissance painting by studying Leonardo And Michelangelo
- He was known has the Pope’s favorite painter because of his detailed paintings and combinations of Greece and Roman people
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Raphael
6
Q
Greatest architect
Built the Cuppolo of Maria del Fiore cathedral
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Filippo Brunelleschi
7
Q
Very well known poet
one of his greatest and most well-known pieces is Romeo and Juliet
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William Shakespeare
8
Q
The spread of ideas to Italian city-states by merchants
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Northern Renaissance
9
Q
It was known for its unique architecture
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French Renaissance
10
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It Was most known for literature and plays by William Shakespeare
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English Renaissance
11
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Most known for the realism in the arts.
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Netherlands Renaissance
