Rennaisance Test Flashcards
Characteristics of Renaissance art. Perspective
Shows dimensions, foreground and background
Characteristics of medieval art
Lifeless, cartoonlike In Color and form, religious themes
Renaissance art classicalism
Subjects from Greek and Roman times
Renaissance art anatomy
More realistic details of human body
Characteristics of Renaissance art humanism
Our focus is on mans achievements
Gutenberg
Invented the printing press
Martin Luther
To size the Catholic Church, German monk, realized justification by faith
Pope Leo X
Raise money to build St. Peter’s Basilica
sold church positions and indulgences
What day did Luther nailed his 95 thesis on the door of Wittenberg church
October 31 1517
What were Luthers issues with the Catholic Church
Priests were marrying gambling and drinking, Percherons of the arts, lower clergy, early educated, can’t read, can’t teach, Pope Alexander admitted to having several children
Lutheranism
Salvation by faith, Bible is the only truth and God, services were held in laying people, preach biblical principles, clergy can marry, no mono schism
Catholicism
Salvation by faith and works, Bible in church teachings are important guides, service held in Latin, preach rituals, clergy can’t Mary, monasticism
Why was Henry King the fifth given the title defender of faith
The pope gave it to him in recognition of Henry support
Henry’s issues with his wife Catherine of Aragon
Believe she could have no more children and wanted to divorce
Why wouldn’t the pope annual the marriage how did the Popes decision influence
He did not want to offend Catherine’s brother, Henry decided to make it himself