1) The Renaissance Flashcards
1
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Boccaccio
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wrote The Decameron
2
Q
The Decameron
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- written by Boccaccio
- criticized misconduct and the church
3
Q
What 3 groups did Humanists study?
A
- Greeks
- Romans
- Church Fathers
4
Q
What kind of education did humanists advocate?
A
well-rounded liberal arts education
5
Q
Baldassare Castiglione
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- Italian author
- wrote The Courtier (described the ideal “Renaissance man”)
6
Q
Pico Della Mirandola
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wrote Operation on the Dignity of Man (“man can soar with angels or wallow with pigs”)
7
Q
Lorenzo Valla
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proved the Donation of Constantine was a fake using his Latin skills
8
Q
Donation of Constantine
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fraudulent doctrine that allowed church land ownership
9
Q
Christine de Pisan
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wrote The City of Ladies (described women in history, argued that women are not inferior to men)
10
Q
The two new art forms of the Renaissance were…
A
- portraits
- autobiographies
11
Q
Giotto di Bondone
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- invented fresco (wet plaster) and chiaroscuro (depth) painting
- used proportion and emotions in his art
12
Q
Donatello
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- lifelike, free-standing sculptures
- David
13
Q
Masaccio
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- Father of Modern Painting
- developed perspective and appearance of distance
14
Q
Pope Julius II
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- greatest Renaissance pope
- aimed to restore Rome to its former glory
- rebuilt St. Peter’s cathedral
15
Q
Medici family
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- wealthy bankers
- patrons of Renaissance art
