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Chapter 1 Flashcards

0
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What are the approx dates for the renaissance

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1400-1600

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1
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Define Renaissance

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Rebirth

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2
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Define humanism

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Human-like

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3
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Define aesthetics

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Study of beauty

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4
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Define fresco

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Painting on wet concrete

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5
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What is the Vatican?

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Independent country in rome

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6
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Define patron

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One who pays for a work of art

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7
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Define commissioner

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The person who gets paid

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8
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Define sacred

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For the church

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9
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Define secular

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Not sacred

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10
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What 3 subjects dominated renaissance art?

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Grecoroman, humanism, judeochristian

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11
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What two ancient civilizations strongly influenced renaissance ideas and art

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Greece and rome

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12
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Define chiaroscuro

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Light-dark in drawing and painting

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13
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Define Neoplatonism

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Plato’s ideas and Christian ideas

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14
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Define sfumato

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Allowing colors to shade into another, creating softened forms

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15
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Define perspective

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The art of giving something the right impression. Ex, size, height, width, angle

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16
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How did humanism reflect in many works in renaissance

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Human beings are beautiful

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17
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How did Neoplatonism affect Michelangelo’s work?

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The symbolic nude male body as innocent is apparent in his work. Ex, David.

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18
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How are the aesthetics of the renaissance similar to those of the Greek Golden Age?

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Idealism

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19
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Define Palladian

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Greco roman

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20
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Cite elements of Greco roman architecture seen in the renaissance

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Dome, arch, capitals, post and lintel

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21
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Define mass

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Sacred music

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22
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Define madrigals

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Secular music

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23
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Define monophony

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One sound

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24
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Define polyphony

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Many sounds

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25
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Define acapella

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Voices only in the church

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26
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Who is pico?

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Author of the Oration on the Dignity of Man

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27
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Who is ficino?

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Served the medici

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28
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Who is Botticelli?

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Artist of Birth of Venus and Primavera

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29
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Who is leonardo

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Artist of the last supper and Madonna of the rocks

30
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Who is Raphael?

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Artist of the School of Athens

31
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Who is ludovico sforza?

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Patron of Cecilia and her lover

32
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Who is Pope Julius II

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Head of the roman catholic church

33
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Who is Palestrina?

A

Most important composer during the renaissance

34
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Who is Palladio

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Architect, made Vitruvius and Villa Rotunda

35
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What is vitruvius

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Architecture inspiration for palladio

36
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What is the Villa Rotunda

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Copy of the Parthenon and pantheon

37
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Who started the Protestant reformation?

A

Martin Luther

38
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What started the Protestant reformation?

A

The 95 Theses

39
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What are the 95 theses

A

A list of grievances against the Catholic church

40
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What event is believed by many historians to bring an end to the renaissance

A

Sack of Rome

Troops from Spain Germany France attack Rome.

41
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Who signed the act of supremacy

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Henry VIII

42
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What power did the act of supremacy give Henry VIII

A

He becomes the head of the Anglican Church

43
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Who painted the last judgement

A

Michelangelo

44
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Who wrote hamlet

A

Shakespeare

45
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Who painted the Birth of Venus

A

Botticelli

46
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Who was the patron of the birth of Venus

A

Medici

47
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Who was the painter of primavera

A

Botticelli

48
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Who was the patron of primavera

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Medici

49
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Who painted cecilia

A

Leonardo

50
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Who was the patron of Cecilia

A

Sforza

51
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Who painted Madonna of the Rocks

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Leonardo

52
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Who painted the last supper

A

Leonardo

53
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Who was the patron of the last supper

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Sforza

54
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Who painted School of Athens

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Raphael

55
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Who was the patron of School of Athens

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Pope Julius II

56
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Where is the School of Athens

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Vatican

57
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What technique is used in School of Athens

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Fresco

58
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Who sculpted pieta

A

Michelangelo

59
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Who sculpted David

A

Michelangelo

60
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Where is David

A

Florence

61
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Who sculpted Moses

A

Michelangelo

62
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Where is Moses

A

Pope Julius II’s tomb

63
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Who painted the Sistine Chapel

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Michelangelo

64
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Who was the patron of the Sistine Chapel

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Pope Julius II

65
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What technique is used for the Sistine Chapel

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Fresco

66
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Where is the Sistine Chapel

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Vatican

67
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What is the story of the sistine chapel

A

Book of genesis

68
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Who sculpted the Medici Chapel

A

Michelangelo

69
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Who was the architect of Villa Rotunda

A

Palladio

70
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What two buildings were models for the Villa Rotunda

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The Parthenon and Pantheon

71
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What is St Peters

A

The most famous building in Vatican

72
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Who was credited as architect for the dome of St Peters

A

Michelangelo

Humanities Final (8 decks)

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