Renaissance Vocabulary Flashcards
(21 cards)
Humanism
Intellectual movement at the heart of the Renaissance that focused on education and the classics
Humanities
Study of subjects such as grammar, rhetoric, poetry, and history that were taught in Ancient Greece and Rome
Petrarch
Italian poet; Father of humanism
Vernacular
Everyday language of ordinary people
Florence
A city in the Tuscany region of northern Italy that was the center of the Italian Renaissance
Patron
A person who provides financial support for the arts
Perspective
Artistic technique used to give paintings and drawings a three-dimensional effect
Leonardo da Vinci
Famous inventor, painter, and sculptor
Michelangelo
Famous sculptor, engineer, painter, architect, and poet; painted Sistine chapel
Raphael
Painted School of Athens; paintings blend Christian and classical styles
Baldassare Castiglione
Wrote The Book of The Courtier
Nicole Machiavelli
Florence diplomat; wrote The Prince
Flanders
The prosperous cities where the northern Renaissance began: northern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands
Albrecht Durer
German painter and printmaker; helped spread Renaissance ideas to Northern Europe; known for engraving
Engraving
Method of making prints from metal plates
Sir Thomas More
Eranmus’s friend, English humanist; wrote Utopia
Utopian
Word that describes any ideal society
William Shakespeare
English poet & playwright; towering figure of Renaissance literature
Johannesburg Gutenberg
Painted complete edition of Christian bible on a printing press
Chiaroscuro
The treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting
Fresco
Painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate and become fixed as it dries
