The Renaissance

Question 1

Humanism

Answer 1

Humanism was a way of thinking that put human beings at the centre of everything.

Question 2

Patron

Answer 2

A patron was a person who paid and funded artists to create masterpieces.

Question 3

Republic

Answer 3

A republic was a way of ruling in which the people elected a government.

Question 4

Anatomy

Answer 4

Anatomy was the study of the human body. Many artists and sculptors studied anatomy so they could paint and sculpt more realistically.

Question 5

Perspective

Answer 5

During the Renaissance painters discovered perspective. They painted far away things smaller, and closer things bigger.

Question 6

Sfumato

Answer 6

Sfumato was a style of painting in the Renaissance. It was used to make paintings more realistic.

Question 7

Fresco

Answer 7

A fresco was a painting done on the wall.

Question 8

Canvas

Answer 8

A canvas was what painters painter on.

Question 9

Renaissance

Answer 9

Renaissance means rebirth. It was a time after the Middle Ages in Europe when a newfound interest in art was found in Italy.

Question 10

Vernacular Literature

Answer 10

Books that were written in the language of the people

Question 11

Sculptor

Answer 11

A person who make statues or other sculptures using wood, stone or metal