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Flashcards by Inioluwa Ogun, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Inioluwa Ogun
about 4 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Donatello | Head detail of David - biblical hero; 1st to add a sense of depth to marble structure; casting bronze |
| Filippo Brunelleschi | Designed octagonal dome of Florence Cathedral in 1436; 1st to use perspective; 4 frescoes to represent humanism in art |
| Masaccio | The Trinity, The Tribute Money; 1st to use linear and aerial perspective |
| Petrarch | He translated ancient classical Roman and Greek text and believed you could be a Christian and a humanist. |
| Erasmus | He believed the role of the Church was to teach and support faith and that the Bible should be in many languages. |
| Guillaume | He believed lawyers should study original Latin and his thoughts were taught at universities. |
| Michel de Montaigne | He didn't believe the Church had all the answers and his influence was in France - he was very popular |
| Religion in the Renaissance | Important part of people's lives; society became more secular; individuals saw it was possible to change the way they lived - could create their own identities |
| Renaissance Family - Man - Woman - Child | Father ruled household; mother maintained household; family members worked to support family - family life was valued |
| Children in the Renaissance | No real childhood; considered miniature adults; had to participate in family duties |
| Marriages in the Renaissance | Daughters married men that improved family's wealth; daughters married at about 16, men at about mid-30s or early 40s. |
| Women in the Renaissance | Poor women had no opportunity to attend school; wealthy women were not allowed to be educated; educated women were regarded as unusual; few female writers encouraged women to educated |
| Education in the Renaissance | Provided by R.C.C - before Renaissance; scholars built on Europe's knowledge to developed new ideas and discoveries |
| Nicolaus Copernicus | A Polish mathematician and astronomer that made careful observations to develop a theory about the universe |
| Leonardo da Vinci | He recorded plans for numerous inventions, a lot of scientific advancements, and dissected human cadavers. |
| Francois Viete | A French mathematician who wrote books on trigonometry and geometry. His work built on ideas of Islamic scholars. |
| Geoffrey Chaucer | He wrote the "Canterbury Tales" and he uses humorous stories of pilgrims; he writes about the social and political circumstances of the time. An early writer of English. |
| Sir Thomas More | Important advisor of King Henry VIII; executed for his declaration that the R.C.C. was wrong; wrote "Utopia" describes an ideal world that has no problems |
| Francois Rabelais | Wrote the "Pantagruel" a series of books; wanted his readers to be entertained but also to educate them; works are good illustrations of humanist interest |
| Pleiade | A group of 7 French Renaissance poets; believed literature of France should be written in French rather than Latin |
| William Shakespeare | Poetry and plays are very popular; themes reproduced in movies, books, music, video games' wrote for people from all classes |
| Sofonsba Anguissola | Game of Chess; artistic talents; portraits showed individuality and personality of her subjects. |
| Michelangelo Buonarroti | Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes; Italian sculptor and painter; painted wold's greatest frescoes. |
| Van Eyck | Ghent Altarpiece; Flemish painter, invented oil painting; paintings known for their rich colours, attention to detail, and use of depth. |
| Leonardo da Vinci | Mona Lisa; one of best known Renaissance painters; introduced many techniques - ex. intention of blurring lines. |
| Jean Fouquet | Hebrews in the Desert; French painter; painted many illustrations for books; painted scenes from the Bible. |
| Albrecht Durer | Self-portrait; known for his fine woodcuts; known for his portraits of himself. |
| Pieter Brueghel | Hunters in the Snow - February; Flemish painter; first western painter to paint landscapes; new techniques for painting. |
| How was Leonardo da Vinci considered a "Renaissance Man?" | Had great intellect and curiosity; he questioned everything; he had master skills - engineering, biology, etc; he had a deep understanding of things; he made inventions, paintings - many accomplishments! |
| Renaissance Man/Person | Refers to an individual who is very curious about many things and also has a deep understanding of many subject areas and to accomplish many things. |
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