Renaissance Art Flashcards
Medici Family
the wealthiest and most powerful bankers in europe
Donatello
1st great sculpter of the Renaissance he created “David” the 1st large free standing sculpture of the Renaissance
Michelangelo
one of the most famous Renaissance artists he was a painter a sculptor, architect, and poet his sculptures showed realism(detail) of human body and facial expression he made the Sistine chapel
Leonardo da Vinci
a Renaissance Man he was a painter and sculptor he made Mona lisa
Raphael
perfected Renaissance painting by studying the other painters and became the pope’s favorite painter because of how amazing he was he made “school of athens”
Filippo Brunelleschi
florence’s greatest architect and the person that inspired building domes after he made the Cuppolo of Maria Del Fiore Cathedral
William Shakespeare
made poems in england during renaissance
Northern Renaissance
developed its own characteristics started in Italy ended in italy
french Renaissance
known for unique architecture
English Renaissance
known for literature
Netherlands Renaissance
known for realism in art