Rennaisance Flashcards
what did the renaissance bridge
it bridged the time between the Middle Ages and modern times
what does renaissance mean
it means rebirth
when did the rennaisance take place
from the 14th to the 17th century
what were advances made in
the sciences, arts and government
what started the renaissance
the fall of the Roman Empire
what places lost their advances in art, science and government during the renaissance
greek and roman
what was the renaissance
a time of coming out of the dark. it was the rebirth of education, science, art, literature, music and a better life for people in general
what was the biggest cultural movement during the renaissance
humanism
what was humanism
the philosophy that all people should strive to be educates and learned in the classic arts, literature and science. it was all about humans. it made it acceptable to pursue comport, money and beauty
what did humanism look for in art
for realism and human emotion in art.
what was a renaissance man
it was a persom that was an expert and talented in many areas
who are example of renaissance mn
Leonardo da Vinci- painter, sculpture, scientist, inventor, architect, engineer and writer
Michelangelo- painter sculptor and architect
what were the classical eras
the roman and greek eras
who were the medici family
they were the rulers of florence throughout the renaissance. they had a major influence on the growth of the italian renaissance
how did the medici family influence the growth of the italian renaissance
their patronage of the arts and humanism
what was the medici family’s occupation
they were wool merchants and bankers
how did the medici family become ric
both businesses were very profitable. and from trade
who first brought the family to prominence in Italy and how
Giovanni de Medici by starting the medici bank. he was also the leader of florence merchants
how long did the medici family rule florence
for the next 200 years (until 1737)
who were some of the people that the medici family sponsored
michelangelo, rafael, Donatello and Leonardo da Vinci
what was early renaissance
focussed on symmetry and cresting the perfect form. Giotte, Massaccio, Donstello
what was the high renaissance
rising interest in perspective and space art more realism. Michelangelo, Leonardo, rafael
what are the four characteristics of the new art
realism new techniques and styles perspective balance and proportion use of light and dark
what how was realism changed in the art
art was more realistic.
what did the new techniques and styles do
they helped enhance the quality of realism of the art
what did perspective do
it gave the illusion that some objects were closer and some were further away
what did balance and proportion do
it made thing look the correct size in relation to other things
what did light and dark do
shadows and highlights add drama, perspective and timing to their art
what started the new age of science
people began to want to understand to world around them
