Renaissance Test 10/10 Flashcards
Who was the Medici family?
- Powerful bankers in Florence
- Wealthiest in Europe
- Controlled government
Why did the renaissance start in Italy?
- Thriving cities
- Wealthy merchant class
- Heritage of Greece and Rome
Humanism
Intellectual movement focussing on human potential and achievements. (Lead to creation of the humanities)
Secular
Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.
Enjoy life without offending god
Patrons
Financial supporters of artists
What did self portraits represent?
Power, prestige, importance
Define renaissance man.
“Universal man” or excel in many areas ie- athletic, educated, artistic, musical
Define renaissance woman.
Inspire art but don’t do any of it
Example of Renaissance man?
Leonardo di Vinci
Example of Renaissance woman?
Queen Elizabeth I
Art showing 3 dimensions used a technique called?
Perspective
Who sculpted the statue of David?
Michelangelo
Who sculpted the statue of St. Mark?
Donatello
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo di Vinci
Which artist came 200 years after the others? And painted Madonna and The Child?
Raphael
Define vernacular
Writing in native language instead if Latin
What 2 reasons did renaissance writers writ?
Self expression or to portray individuality
What was the renaissance? When?
1300-1600
European explosion of creativity in art, thought and writing
What did Gutenberg do?
Created process to produce books quickly.
When did Gutenberg print his most famous book?
1455
The bible.
Albrecht dürer produced what kind of art?
Religious woodcuts and engravings
Hans Holbein produced what kind of art?
Portraits with photographic detail
What art did jan van eyck produce?
Layered, oil based portraits
Pieter Bruegel produced what kind of art?
Paintings of large #s of people, usually peasants
Petrarch was considered the… And wrote…
Father of Renaissance humanism
Sonnets to his muse Laura
Boccaccio wrote… About…
Decameron
About people trying to avoid the plague
Machiavelli wrote…
Which stated that…
The prince
Most people are selfish and corrupt
When 100 year war ends, European cities….
Grow and flourish
A French invasion causes artists to…
Flee to other areas and spread their art and ideas north
Define utopia
No place
Erasmus wrote…
And thought all people should…
The Praise of Folly
Read the bible
More wrote…
Utopia
Christian humanists wanted to reform…
And focused on…
Society
Education
Define Elizabethan Age
The time for English Renaissance
3 changes in art during the renaissance ?
Art portrayed individuals
Art was secular and religious
Writers used vernacular
4 changes in society during the renaissance?
Books could be printed
Education became important
Christian humanist reform society
People began to question things
