The Renaissance Flashcards
Who painted the virgin of the rocks, the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper
Leonardo Da Vinci
What year was Leonardo Da Vinci Born in
1452
What is an icon?
A painting of a religious subject
What is anatomy?
The study of the body
What is perspective?
When a artist paints the background smaller to create depth in the painting.
What is a Fresco?
A painting directly onto wet plaster
What material was used for painting in the renaissance?
Canvas
What is sfumato?
Tiny brush strokes used for blending areas in painting?
What was Leonardo Da Vinci’s date of birth?
15th of April 1452
What town was Leonardo Da Vinci born in?
Vinci
What city was Leonardo’s home town near?
Florence
What was Leonardo’s father’s name?
Ser Piero Da Vinci
What did Leonardo’s father hope that he would become?
A lawyer
Who was Leonardo apprenticed to at age 15?
Andrea del Verocchio
What age was Leonardo when he was accepted in to the Florentine Artist’s Guild?
20
How long did Leonardo spend in the art guild?
10 years
Who did Leonardo write a letter to applying for a job?
The Duke of Milan
Where was Galileo born?
Pisa
What age was Vesalius when he became a professor of anatomy?
23
Who wrote “On the Fabric of the Human Body”
Vesalius
Where was William Shakespeare born?
Stratford-upon-Avon
What was Shakespeare’s theatre group called?
The King’s Men
What was Shakespeare’s theatre called?
The Globe
Where was Shakespeare’s theatre built?
On the banks of the River Thames
Name a Shakespeare tragedy?
Hamlet / Romeo and Juliet
Name a Shakespeare history?
Richard III / Henry V
Name a Shakespeare comedy?
Twelfth Night / As You Like It
What languages were books printed in in the Renaissance?
Vernacular Languages
What was the first book to be printed?
The Bible
Who invented the movable type printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
What country was the inventor of the movable type printing press from?
Germany
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
Who hired Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Pope Julius II
Mention two features of renaissance architecture?
- Domes
- Pillars
What was the renaissance?
A time when people began to take a new interest in the world of Ancient Rome and Greece
Who were patrons?
People who paid artists to make works of art
What does pietà mean?
Mary holding Jesus in her arms
