Renaissance - Introduction

Question 1

What is early renaissance

Answer 1

Took place in Florence, Italy
Known as Quattrocento
1400s
Donatello

Question 2

What is high renaissance

Answer 2

Cinquecento
1500s
Associated with Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael

Question 3

What is the northern renaissance

Answer 3

Not Italy
Based in the rest of Europe
Associated with Dürer

Question 4

10 elements of renaissance art

Answer 4

Artists became known for their individual style  and imagination
Concentration on realism 
Colours: warm, rich, glowing
Use of perspective, light and dark and correct proportions 
Anatomically correct 
Emotion
Less emphasis on religion 
Classical topics
Artists began signing their own work

Question 5

6 elements of art before renaissance

Answer 5

Focused on religious symbols 
Little use of light and shadow
Art was not natural 
Children were painted to resemble “small adults”
Heavy use of gold
Colours are subdued (dull, dark)

Question 6

By who and when was the printing press made and what did it lead to

Answer 6

Made by: Gutenberg
Made in: 1450/1453
Effect: first art history books written

Question 7

What artist is associated with perspective

Answer 7

Brunelleschi

Question 8

What was perspective, what effect did it have?

Answer 8

It was the representation of 2D object on a 3D surface,
Was a system of mathematical rules (linear perspective).
Helped achieve realism,
Reawakened people to the idea that the world was round - Christopher Columbus & America,
Provided an immediate visualization

Question 9

Explain how anatomy influenced the renaissance

Answer 9

Artists became more interested in anatomy as a necessity to attempt a more lifelike sculptural portrayal of the human figure