The Renaissance

Question 1

Humanism

Answer 1

Was the renewed interest in ancient learning. Put humans in the centre of everything.

Question 2

Patron

Answer 2

A person who pays an artist to produce a work of art.

Question 3

Republic

Answer 3

Citizens elected the government.

Question 4

Anatomy

Answer 4

The study of the body.

Question 5

Perspective

Answer 5

Pairing people and objects that are in the background smaller than those at the front. This gives the illusion of depth.

Question 6

Sfumato

Answer 6

Tiny brush strokes to blend areas into each other. This means that there were no hard lines. Used to paint realistic shadows and skin tone.

Question 7

Fresco

Answer 7

A painting done directly onto wet plaster. Used to decorate walls and ceilings of houses and churches.

Question 8

Canvas

Answer 8

Renaissance artists started to paint on canvas. The paint dries slowly on canvas so it is less likely to crack.

Question 9

Renaissance

Answer 9

The Renaissance was the time when people began to take a new interest in the world of Ancient Greece and Rome.