Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Renaissance
|
Rebirth, Greek and Roman cultures were brought back
|
|
|
Michelangelo
|
He painted the sistine chapel and was a rival of DaVinci
|
|
|
Realism
|
Realism in the visual arts and literature is the depiction of subjects as they appear in everyday life, without embellishment or interpretation.
|
|
|
Individualism
|
the quality of being an individual
|
|
|
Causes of the Renaissance
|
The population began to grow again. Wealth increased, ideas were exchanged through trade. Artists and scholars traveled between Italy and the North. Printing Press made book making easier, and ideas spread with printed material. North European artists brought back ideas from Italy
|
|
|
Leonardo da Vinci
|
A Renaissance man, he was a painter, sculptor, inventor and scientist, in which excelled in all of those fields, etc.
|
|
|
Renaissance Man
|
A man who excels in many fields of learning.
|
|
|
Florence
|
The birthplace of the Renaissance
|
|
|
perspective
|
a painting that used 3-D ideas
|
|
|
Machiavelli/Chivalry
|
Machiavelli was a man who wrote "The Prince". It explained that all people are selfish, fickle and corrupt.
|
|
|
Printing Press
|
A system that made copying things more efficient.
Idea was from China with movable characters (words, letters, etc.) Greek and Roman manuscripts were copied so that hundreds of copies were made so that people could access it also. With books being cheap, made people want to read, thus getting more education. |
|
|
Vernacular
|
The home language of the writers.
i.e. if from Rome, people would write in Latin. |
|
|
The Prince
|
A book that Machiavelli wrote stating that it is better to be feared than loved.
Also said humans were basically selfish, fickle, and corrupt. |
|
|
Medici Family
|
A family of bankers who helped Florence,Italy flourish.
|
|
|
patrons
|
people who financially supported the arts
|
