The Renaissance Flashcards
(37 cards)
Who painted the virgin of the rocks, the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper
Leonardo Da Vinci
What year was Leonardo Da Vinci Born in
1452
What is an icon?
A painting of a religious subject
What is anatomy?
The study of the body
What is perspective?
When a artist paints the background smaller to create depth in the painting.
What is a Fresco?
A painting directly onto wet plaster
What material was used for painting in the renaissance?
Canvas
What is sfumato?
Tiny brush strokes used for blending areas in painting?
What was Leonardo Da Vinci’s date of birth?
15th of April 1452
What town was Leonardo Da Vinci born in?
Vinci
What city was Leonardo’s home town near?
Florence
What was Leonardo’s father’s name?
Ser Piero Da Vinci
What did Leonardo’s father hope that he would become?
A lawyer
Who was Leonardo apprenticed to at age 15?
Andrea del Verocchio
What age was Leonardo when he was accepted in to the Florentine Artist’s Guild?
20
How long did Leonardo spend in the art guild?
10 years
Who did Leonardo write a letter to applying for a job?
The Duke of Milan
Where was Galileo born?
Pisa
What age was Vesalius when he became a professor of anatomy?
23
Who wrote “On the Fabric of the Human Body”
Vesalius
Where was William Shakespeare born?
Stratford-upon-Avon
What was Shakespeare’s theatre group called?
The King’s Men
What was Shakespeare’s theatre called?
The Globe
Where was Shakespeare’s theatre built?
On the banks of the River Thames
