The Renaissance - Key Terms Flashcards
Renaissance
Means “rebirth”. This refers to the period of change throughout Europe, when people questioned old beliefs and began to form new ones surrounding art, architecture, literature, science and medicine.
Humanism
The idea that humans should be at the centre of everything and that we should think about the world in term of the lives people live.
The Roman Empire
Old art that was found from the Ancient Roman Empire closely linking Italian to Latin, which inspired the Italians to replicate the achievements of their ancestors.
Ottoman Empire
Byzantine Empire that fell to the Turks during the Fall of Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453; the Muslim Empire gained power.
Patron
A wealthy person who commissioned artists to paint a work of art for them.
Julius II
Catholic Pope who was a popular patron.
De Medici of Florence
Patron is Florence who sponsored many artists.
Florence
The wealthiest city in Italy. De Medici family were very popular (Cosmo de Medici and his grandson, Lorenzo)
Fresco
A painting technique whereby an artist would paint directly onto fresh, wet plaster.
Perspective
A painting technique whereby artists added depth to their paintings.
Sfumato
A painting technique whereby an artist would blend and soften colours or lines to add a blurred or smokey effect to their paintings.
Egg tempera
A paint made from egg yolks mixed with powder.
Leonardo da Vinci
A famous painter and inventor from the Renaissance. His most famous piece is the Mona Lisa.
Mirror writing
Using a mirror to write backwards to hide the content of the text.
Michelangelo Buonarroti
A famous painter and sculptor from the Renaissance. Some of his most famous sculptures were the Pieta and David, while his most famous painting was the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
