The Renaissance !!!! Flashcards
(30 cards)
When did it begin
It begun I ad1400
What is the Renaissance
It’s a time when people began to see their world in a different way and was inspired by interest in acumient Greece and rome
What is humanism
Its when humans were put and the centre of everythibg
Where did it start and why
It started in Italy because of rich Italian merchants contact with other cultures and independent city starmtes
What’s a patron
A patron is a person who commissions an artist to produce a work of art
Who were 2 important partons
Cosmos de’medici and lorenzo de’Midici
What was the role of a women
Mitski was to be a good mother and housekeeper
What r visual arts
They re arts that we appreciate through sight
What’s anatomy
It’s the study of the human body
What’s perspective
It’s when adding depth to a picture
What’s sfumato
When artishmts used tiny brush strokes to blend areas and avoid hard outlins
What’s a canvas
It’s a cloth made from sails and it makes a good surface for painting
What’s a portrait
It’s a picture of a real person
What’s a fresco
It’s a picture painted straight onto a wall or celing and is applied to wet plaster
When was leonardo da Vinci born
In 1452 and died in 1519
What’s symmetry?
Its is where 2 sides or parts are even or balanced
What did he have an interest in?
He an an interest iin nature plants and aminals
Why did he carry a notebooks around? (Leonardo da vinci)
So he can jot down any ideas he had and he used mirror writing
What did leonardo invent?
He invented several weapons of war for sforza
Who is Pieter bruegel the Elder?
He was a Belgian artist and was famous for his paintings of scenery and nature (born 1525 died1569
Who are 3 female artists
Artemisia Gentileschi
Judith lester
Rachel ruysch
What is still life?
It is a painting of an object
What’s a sculptor
It’s an artist who makes statues or other sculptures using stone metal or wood
What is nude
An artwork of a person who is not wearing clothes
