Renaissance Review Flashcards
Painter, Scientist, inventor - The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, Vetruvian Man
Leonardo da Vinci
Sculptor - St. Mark (relief), Bronze David, Gattalemeta
Donatello
Painter, sculptor, architect - Marble David, Pieta, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the Dome of St. Peter’s Basilica
Michelangelo
Painter - school of Athens, marriage of the virgin, portrait of a young Man
Raphael
Painter - Game of chess
Sofonisba Anguissola
Painter, Engraver - painting of nature, Melancholia
Albrecht Durer
Painter - painted Scenes of Daily Life and regular people (Peasants)
Pieter Bruegel
Wrote the prince - Gave advice to rulers on how to gain and keep power. “Better to be feared than loved.”
Niccolo Machiavelli
Wrote 37 plays like Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and added 1,700 words to the English Language.
William Shakespeare
Wrote the ideal Courtier describing the ideal Renaissance Man and Women.
Baldassare Castiglione
Poet - Express emotions through poetry
Vittoria Colonna
Wrote “Don Quixote” making fun of the middle ages. People Began reading more for pleasure. (It’s a funny book.)
Miguel de Cervantes
Humanist - wanted the bible to be written in the vernacular (everyday language) so that everyone could read it.
Erasmus
Humanist - Described Uptopia a perfect society where everyone is equal and contributes
Sir Thomas Moore
The Renaissance was funded by gold from
Africa
The French word for rebirth is
Renaaissance
It began in the
1300’s
Began in the place of
Italy
Spain, England, and Germany had their Renaissance in the
1500’s
During the Renaissance, people started to change their ————————- and started focusing on the human experience.
view of themselves and their world.
The Renaissance was inspired by a reawakened interest in these 2 civilizations (classical) —— and ——-
Greece, Rome
List 2 reasons why the Renaissance began in Italy.
Cities survived the middle ages, influenced by Rome, and wealthy merchants fund the arts, Italy’s cities turned into centers of trade and manufacturing.
People in the Renaissance focused on ——————- and emphasized ———————-
Humanism (Human experience), individual achievement.
The northern Renaissance began in the
1400’s
The northern Renaissance place began in the
Flanders (France, Belgium, Netherlands.)
It started later because people were still recovering from the
Black Death
Humanism
Focus on the human experience, education, individual achievement
Humanities
Subject about humans (History, English, Philosophy, Arts.)
Patron
Someone who pays for art
Perspective
Art technique to create a 2D Feel on a flat surface
Vernacular
Everyday language of common people
Renaissance Man/women
Person with many talents.
