The Renaissance

Question 1

What does Renaissance mean?

Answer 1

Rebirth

Question 2

What year/era was the Renaissance?

Answer 2

15th century

Question 3

Describe the printing press

Answer 3

• Applies pressure on an inked surface onto another surface to transfer the ink.
• Invented in 1436 by Johannes Gutenberg, a German gold smith

Question 4

Describe Chiaroscuro

Answer 4

• The effect of light and shadow
• Several artists including Da Vinci, Carravaggio and Rafael are credited with this technique

Question 5

Describe linear perspective

Answer 5

• A system of creating depth on a flat plane using lines.
• Filippo Brunelleschi, an Italian architect is credited with this method in the early 1400s

Question 6

Describe oil painting

Answer 6

• Painting with pigments with a drying oil as a binder
• First seen the the mid 1400s by artists like Van Eyck and Robert Campin