The Renaissance Flashcards
Explain briefly what the Renaissance is.
A time in history where people questioned old ideas and in the Middle Ages and took an interest in the Greeks and Romans. There were many progressions in Art, sculpture, architecture,and science
What does the Renaissance mean
Rebirth
Explain Humanism
Humanism puts humans at the centre of everything and unlike the Middle Ages people were interested in all aspects of life on Earth and not just heaven after a person died.
Why did the Renaissance start in Italy
Because of:
The old Roman Empire: people started to get interested in their history
The influence of Greek scholars: Greek scholars escaped to Italy and this made people in Italy interested in Greek ideas.
Wealthy Italian merchants: merchants brought back, spices and herbs from other countries and this gave them money to spend on art.
Influence of new ideas because of Italian merchants
Independent States: each state had its own rulers and ideas
What is a patron
A person who pays an artist to produce a work of art
Where did the Renaissance start in Italy and why
They had great trade in Florence in Italy and there for the city was very rich so it could afford to have the best painters, sculptors and architecture and that’s why the Renaissance started here.
Name some characteristics of Renaissance artwork
Sfumato,perspective, depth, anatomy, portraits, 3D, not all religious based.
What is a fresco and what is a canvas
A fresco is a picture painted straight onto a wallop ceiling.
A canvas is a painting on cloth that is tightly stretched.
Explain sculptor
An artist who makes sculptures out of stone wood or metal.
Name features of Renaissance sculpture
They were often nude and the anatomy was very precise. They weren’t so much part of a building they were free standing statues
Name some characteristics of Renaissance architecture.
Dome Symmetry Rounded arches, on windows, doors, or just the walls themselves Columns Pediments
Explain pediment
Structure in architecture supported by columns which is triangular in shape and can be placed above entrance.
Explain sfumato
When tiny brush strokes were used to blend areas of a painting into each other so there were no harsh lines
Name three famous Italian architects
Andrea Palladio- designed many houses for wealthy people and his design style was known as Palladian
Filippo Brunelleschi- figured out how to build the dome after studying old roman structures
Michealangelo - designed The dome of St. Peter’s basilica
Who invented the first moveable printing machine and what was the first book printed
Johannes Gutenberg the bible