Renaissance/ Reformation Flashcards
Who was the Medici Family
A very wealthy banking family
Renaissance
Means “rebirth”, period between 1300 and 1600 when there was a revival of art and learning.
What is Humanism
An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements.
What is a Patron
A wealthy individual that financially supports artists and their artwork.
Secular
Worldly and not religious.
Isabella d’ Este
A patron who was born into the ruling family of the city state, Ferra. She was skilled in politics.
Baldassare Castiglione
Writer who wrote The Courtier, which was a book that taught how to be a renaissance man or woman.
What is Perspective
Showing three dimensions on a flat surface.
Michelangelo Bounarroti
A painter, sculptor, poet and architect who used a realistic style when depicting the human body.
Leonardo de Vinci
A “Renaissance Man”. He was a renaissance painter, sculptor, inventer and scientist who is famous for his paintings “the last supper” and the “Mona Lisa”.
Raphael
Renaissance painter who was famous for his use of perspective, studied works of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci for inspiration , painted the walls of pope Julius II’s library, and school of Athens
Francesco Petrarch
One of the earliest and most influential humanist. Known as “the father of renaissance humanism. Was also a poet who wrote in italian and latin
Giovanni Boccacio
An italian writer who was best known for The Decameron, a series of realistic stories supposedly told by a group of worldly young people waiting in the rural villa to avoid the plague.
The Decameron
Written by Giovanni Boccaccio, a realistic , off color collection of stories told by a group of young people waiting in the rural villa to avoid the plague.
Machiavelli
A historian and diplomat who wrote “The Prince”
The Prince
A book written by Machiavelli. It was a political guide book that discussed the importance of being an effective ruler rather than being morally just.
Donatello
A renaissance sculptor who sculpted David, which was the first european sculpture of a large free standing nude since ancient times.
Globe Theater
A playhouse used for performances and entertainment, also the place where William Shakespeare’s plays were performed.
William Shakespeare
Most famous writer of the Elizabethan Age, and also e greatest playwright of all time.
What are the 95 Theses
Formal statements made by Martin Luther that attacked the “pardon merchants”
Johan Gutenberg
A craftsman from Mainz, Germany and improved and perfected the moveable printing press for European languages.
Peasants Revolt
Inspired by the christian reformation, the peasants of Germany demanded an end to serfdom in 1524
Martin Luther
A monk and a teacher that lead the reformation against the catholic church, father of Lutheranism.
Edict of Worms
An imperial order that declared no one was to give the sentenced person any food or shelter.
