The Renassaince Flashcards
Humanism
Humanism puts humans as the centre of everything so they thought humans were more important than anything else.
Patron
Was a person who pays an artist to produce a work of art.
Republic
A republic is when the people of the state ruled over the state.
Anatomy
Was the study of the human body.
Perspective
Adding the depth to a picture to make it look 3D.
Sfumato
A technique of art where that artist used tiny brush strokes to blend in areas into each other. E.g used in the Mona Lisa.
Fresco
A picture painted straight onto the wall or ceiling. The paint was applied to a wet plaster.
Canvas
Cloth from which sails are made.it makes a good painting surface when stretched tight.
Renaissance
A time when people began to take a new interest in the world of Ancient Greece and Rome.