Renaissance Unit Terms Flashcards
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Sack of Rome (1527)
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- Rome was taken by French troops because they were not paid for their duties so they mutinied
- Symbolized the end of the Renaissance
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Condotierri
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- Mercenary generals who were hired by city-states for protection
- generals would command armies and defend the city
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Charles V
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- Grandson of Ferdinand and Isabella who brought together all of Spain and the Iberian Peninsula
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Lorenzo Valla
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- Humanist who criticized the Church and Vulgate
- Wrote the Donation of Constantine
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Chiaroscuro
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shading
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Stufmato
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- blurring objects and colors together
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Contrapposto
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style where characters stand unbalanced with weight more on one leg than the other
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brunelleschi, il Duomo
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Famous Florentine architect who designed dome for the Florence Cathedral
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Boticello, “Birth of Venus’
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- had many humanist features, very famous Renaissance painting
