Renaissance Study Guide Flashcards
////////Donatello
made statue of David
Michelangelo
best known for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Da Vinci
A brilliant artist and scientist
Durer
credited for creating gothic art.
Gutenburg
built the first printing press
Copernicus
Had a heliocentric view of the earth
Ptolemy
best know for the geocentric view of the universe
Shakespeare
A famous playwright
Medici (family)
helped to fund the Renaissance
Jesuits
Member of the Roman Catholic society of Jesus
Brunelleschi
Designed the dome in Florence
Renaissance
A period of time that marked the rebirth of learning, knowledge, creativity, and art
Renaissance Man
Leonardo De Vinci (Painter, inverter, knowledge)
Perspective
made paints more realistic
Tithe
one tenth of crops that goes to the church as a form of tax
Lutherans / Protestants
People who followed Martin Luther’s beliefs