Renaissance Art Flashcards
Medici Family
A family known for there wealth as a bankers
Donatello
1st great Sculptor , revived classical Greco Roman that were realistic & viewed from all sides. He did the 1st large free standing human sculpture “David”
Michelangelo
2nd famous Sculptor, he was also a painter, architect & poet. His paintings had realism, detail of the human body & expression to show emotion. His Greatest work is the 130dt x 44 ceiling Sistine chapel
Leonardo da Vinci
Was a true “Renaissance Man”, he was a painter , scientist which sketches reavel observation about human anatomy, new engineering technology & sculptor which is known for incredible realism & emtion. His Greatest peace is “last supper’ the facial expression emotion made is a masterpeace.
Raphael
Perfected “Renaissance painting”. His greatest Painting is School of Athens.His also famous for combining Greek & Roman along with Renaissance people.
Filippo Brunelleschi
Great architect. He’s famous for his dome and for the building “ Cuppolo of Mariaa del Fiore cathefra”l in Florence.
William Shakespear
Famous poet from England
Northern Renaissance
It spread from Italy , France, England, & Netherlands as scholars & merchants from other areas visited Italian city-states these ideas spread and developed its own characterctiscts
French Renaissance
Known for architecture
England Renaissance
Known for literature, especially plays for William Shakespear
Netherlands Renaissance
Was known for realism in art