The Renaissance Flashcards
1
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Humanism
A
Humanism puts human beings at the centre of everything.
2
Q
Patron
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A patron is a person who pays an artist to produce a work of art.
3
Q
Republic
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A republic was when the people elected the government.
4
Q
Anatomy
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Anatomy is the study of the body.
5
Q
Perspective
A
Artists began to paint people and objects at the back of a painting smaller than the person in front.
6
Q
Sfumato
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A type of painting technique that used tiny brush strokes to blend areas into each other. Used to paint shadows and skin tones.
7
Q
Fresco
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A painting painted straight onto wet plaster.
8
Q
Canvas
A
Cloth from which sails are made. It made good surface for painting when it was stretched tight.
9
Q
Renaissance
A
A time when people began to take a new interest in the world of Ancient Greece and Rome.
