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Flashcards by Liz Broderick, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Liz Broderick
almost 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| THE WORD RENAISSANCE MEANS | RENEWAL OR REBIRTH |
| THE RENAISSANCE BEGAN IN WHICH COUNTRY? | ITALY |
| WHY DID THE RENAISSANCE BEGIN IN THIS COUNTRY? | ITALY WAS THE CENTER OF THE MAIN TRADE ROUTES, IT HAD MANY WEALTHY PATRONS, IT ALSO HAD A RICH HERITAGE OF GREEK AND ROMAN ART, ARCHITECTURE AND WRITINGS, |
| NAME A FAMOUS PATRON | LORENZO DA MEDICI |
| HOW WAS THIS PATRON SO WEALTHY? | HE WAS FROM A WEALTHY MERCHANT BANKING FAMILY |
| WHO PAINTED THE CEILING OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL IN ROME? | MICHAELANGELO |
| DESCRIBE 3 CHARACTERISTICS OF PRE- RENAISSANCE PAINTINGS. | THEY WERE USUALLY RELIGIOUS IN THEME, THEY WERE 2 DIMENSIONAL, THEY WERE UNREALISTIC, THEY WERE PAINTED ON WOOD THEY USED EGG BASE PAINTS |
| WHAT IS PERSPECTIVE? | PAINTINGS WERE 3 DIMENSIONAL |
| WHAT TYPE OF PAINT DID THEY USE? | OIL BASED |
| WHAT IS A FRESCO? | A PAINTING ON WET PLASTER |
| WHAT IS SFUMATO? | SHADING A PAINTING TO MAKE IT MORE LIFELIKE |
| NAME ONE FAMOUS DA VINCI PAINTING | THE LAST SUPPER |
| WHERE IS THIS PAINTING? | ON A MONASTERY WALL |
| WHY ARE THE NOTEBOOKS OF DA VINCI SO IMPORTANT | THEY CONTAIN DRAWINGS OF MANY INVENTIONS AND THEY ALSO SHOW THE HEART AS A PUMP, THEY ALSO SHOW DETAIL DRAWINGS OF THE HUMAN ANATOMY AS DA VINCI DISSECTED MANY CORPSES. |
| NAME A RENAISSANCE ARTIST FROM OUTSIDE ITALY | Albrecht Dürer |
| NAME ONE OF HIS PAINTINGS | THE HARE |
| WHO WAS GALILEO AND WHY WAS HE IMPORTANT? | He was born in Pisa and was a professor of maths. He became a famous astronomer and invented the telescope. He was a supporter of the theories of Copernicus that the planets, including the earth travelled around the sun. The Catholic Church condemned him and a church court tried to force him to renounce his views which he refused. He was kept under house arrest for the rest of his life. |
| WHO INVENTED PRINTING? | Johann Gutenberg |
| WHERE WAS HE FROM? | GERMANY |
| WHAT WAS THE FIRST BOOK HE PRINTED | THE BIBLE |
| NAME A FAMOUS RENAISSANCE WRITER | WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE |
| NAME ONE OF HIS WORKS | ROMEO AND JULIET |
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