The Renaissance Flashcards
Humanism
Puts human beings at the centre of everything
Patron
A person who pays artists to produce a work of art
Republic
Means the people elect the goverment
Anatomy
The study of the human body
Perspective
Adding depth to a picture
Sfumato
A method of painting
Fresco
A picture painted straight onto a wall or ceiling with plaster paint
Canvas
A certain type of cloth that paintings were painted on
Renaissance
A time when people began to react to changes in the world
Where was leonardo da Vinci born
Florence in Italy
What age was he apprenticed to his master at
14
What was the name of his master
Verrochio
What did he help his master paint
The baptism of Christ
What age did da Vinci get accepted into a painter guild at
20
What did da Vinci paint in Milan
The last supper and it was a fresco painting
What else did da Vinci study?
Anatomy, geology and nature
What artists had taken da Vinci place when he moved back to Florence
Michaelanglo and Raphael
What did he paint in Florence
Mona Lisa
Where did the pope ask da Vinci to go and what did he bring with him?
Rome and the Mona Lisa
Where was Pieter Bruegel born
Netherlands
Who was bruegal apprenticed to
Pieter coeke van aelst
Why did bruegal marry
His masters daughter
Why did bruegal paint people stupid and ugly
Because he did not have much faith in human nature
What was bruegal famous for painting
Landscapes and scenery
Name an example of bruegals paintings
The hay harvest
How many of bruegals painting survived
About 45
What age was bruegal when he died
44
What is a sculptor
A person who makes statues from wood stone or metal
Where was michaelanglo born
Florence
Who invited michaelanglo to join a school for sculpters
Lorenzo de Medici
Where was the school for sculptors held
In Lorenzo de medicis palace
What were michaelanglos most famous sculpts?
David, pieta and Sistine chapel
What else could michaelanglo do
Paint, write, draw, write poems and design buildings
What type of painting was the Sistine chapel
Fresco
How long did the Sistine chapel take
4 years
How many poems did michaelanglo write
Over 300
Name a building that michaelanglo designed
The Laureteen library
What age did michaelanglo die at
90
