Review Flashcards
The renaissance spanned between?
14th and 17th centuries
What does the term renaissance mean?
Rebirth or renewal
The renaissance started in _________ and worked its way ________ through Europe.
Florence, Italy
North and East
The philosophy centered around the belief that man is the center of his own universe started what movement?
Humanism
This artist and scholar created scientific studies of flying machines, invention ideas, and the human anatomy.
Leonardo Di Vinci
How did he learn about the human anatomy?
Human autopsies
Name two famous paintings.
Mona Lisa
The Last Supper
What are the three defining things of humanism?
Encouraged to question conventional wisdom
Encouraged you to be curious/ experimentation
Invention encouraged
Who built a telescope that proved the earth and other planets revolved around the sun?
Galileo
What did Galileo discover by dropping different sized cannon ball off the side of a building?
That all objects fall at the same rate of speed
The artist mastered that the use if linear perspective to create the illusion of space in bins paintings ?
Brunelleschi
What important inventions changed who learned to read and write in the Renaissance?
The movable type printing press
Who invented the printing press?
Johannesburg Gutenburg
Before the printing press, who was responsible for writing books?
Monks, clergy of the church
What is a patron?
A wealthy merchant or citizen that would sponsor artists and scholars in their work/research.
Bent three factors aged a role of the birth do the Renaissance on Italy at the time?
Wealthy patrons, access to classic roman recourses, independent governments not ruled by the church.
Why was early Renaissance music primarily wriiten for vocal choirs?
The church was paying for it- a composers only source of income.
Why did music in the later renaissance change to more instrumental music?
Patrons became a new source of income for composers.
What is a type of flag that is flown horizontally from the end of the spear is called a:
Pennon
Flag were used as a way to _______ communicate.
Visually
What does the color green traditionally symbolize in a renaissance flag?
Peace and freedom.
What is the difference between a flag and a banner?
Flag is hung horizontally from the side, a banner is hing from the top.
How many layers of clothing did a woman usually wear?
5
What two social groups wore brightly colored/pattered clothing?
Wealthy and royalty
Two common fashion trends for female head accessories:
Intricate braiding or head pieces/hats.
How did parents dress children in the renaissance?
Like little adults
What Renaissance invention spearheaded the common use of woodcut images?
The printing press.
Artists removed the ______ so that a linear image would be transferred in the printed copy.
Negative space
How and why did the subject matter of woodcut art change in the renaissance?
Depicted everyday images of life around them because the church was not the I kit source if income for the artists.
What popular modern dessert ingredient was not available during the Renaissance?
Chocolate
Meat was usually cooked how?
Braised and boiled in water (to save fuel)
What essential piece of cooking equipment was found in everyday renaissance kitchen?
Stew pot
Who wrote the play?
Laos of Marie de France
The story of Bisclavet includes the subject of ______.
Lycanthropy
What are the two renaissance ideas are portrayed in the story?
The power if love and betrayal
Who did the author write this series of stories for?
King Henry II
