Renaissance Vocab Flashcards
Memorise (13 cards)
The language spoken everyday by ordinary people in a country
vernacular
relating to ancient Greek or Roman literature, art or culture
Classical
A shape in art is one that is active, in action, or moving
Dynamic
A person with many talents or areas of knowledge
Renaissance man
A person who gives (or the act of giving) financial or other support to a person, organization or cause
Patron/ Patronage
A shape in art is one that is at rest, stable, not moving (standing, sitting, lying still)
static
The idea that each person should be free to develop and pursue his or her own goals, and that individuals are capable of great things
Individualism
A Renaissance cultural movement which revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thoughts, and saw human beings, not God or faith, as the center of attention in life
Humanism
To order or authorize the production of (something)
Commission
Not connected with spiritual or religious matters
Secular
The art of showing 3d objects on a 2d form (eg painting of a building)
Perspective
A city that with its surrounding land forms an independent state (eg Sparta and Athens in ancient Greece)
City-state
A period in European history, between the Middle Ages and the Modern era
The Renaisance
