The Renaissance art Flashcards
Where did the renaissance start?
northern italy
Why did it start where it did?
it was in rome which most of the remains of the roman empire still stood inspiring artists to rebuild their city to resemble its glorious past.
What inspired Renaissance art?
“On Architecture” by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio was discovered in a swiss monastery. Many architects took inspiration from this.
Name common roman architectural features?
Large pillars, rounded arches, domed roofs, and large front porches called porticoes with a triangular shape on top.
Who was Fillippo Brunelleschi.
Filippo Brunelleschi, considered to be a founding father of Renaissance architecture, was an Italian architect, designer, and sculptor, and is now recognized to be the first modern engineer, planner, and sole construction supervisor. His greatest work being the dome for the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence.
What is corbelling
When layers of stone are placed on top of each other with each layer jutting out to create a dome shape.
What are the main differences in medieval art and renaissance?
Medieval paintings were flat, with little sense of depth. The Renaissance saw the teaching of realistic perspective, shading, lighting, and proportions.
What did artists add to paint instead of egg yolks
Linseed oil.
What is perspective in art.
The technique of adding space and distance to a painting by painting people at the front larger and people at the back smaller.
What is sfumato?
Shading, adding shadows to the skin for realism
What is fresco?
When artists painting onto wet plaster so that the colours were absorbed into the wall.
What are cartoons (Renaissance times)
When the artists sketched the art before using fresco.
What is a renaissance man.
An all rounder. (successful at many crafts)
Who was leonardo de vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, engineer, architect, inventor, and student of all things scientific. His natural genius crossed so many disciplines that he epitomized the term “Renaissance man.” Today he remains best known for two of his paintings, “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper.” Largely self-educated, he filled dozens of secret notebooks with inventions, observations and theories about pursuits from aeronautics to human anatomy.
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg.
