Lesson 2: Ideas and Art of the Renaissance

The printing of books encouraged scholarly _____________ and helped stimulate the reading public's desire to acquire __________.

research; knowledge

Humanist educators believed that the purpose of education was to create _____________ citizens, and they stressed the importance of preparing the __________ as well as the mind by emphasizing physical education

well-rounded; body

Some Italian writers, such as _______, author of the Divine Comedy, wrote in the ________, the local spoken language.

Dante; vernacular

What qualities did Michelangelo share with other artists and sculptor of Renaissance Italy?

He also worked in construction and wrote poetry. He could be versatile in any of his works.

Why do you think Petrarch's idea of humanism appealed to Renaissance scholars and writers?

He believed in and created something that no one had ever thought of. It was new and exciting and most of all it was an idea that made sense.

In what ways did Brunelleschi lead the way for Renaissance developments in architecture?

He created machines to help efficiently accomplish tasks.He also had amazing ideas and was really good at what he sculpted and built.

How did Brunelleschi's training as an engineer influence his architecture?

He knew how to build the buildings in the safest, greatest way possible. Maybe even the fastest.

Based on what you know about Da Vinci and Renaissance, how does he embody the ideas of the period?

He uses the literature and surroundings to inspire his works. He used the people and their beliefs to inspire his.

How was Michelangelo influenced by humanism?

He was surrounded by the works of literature and i assume they influenced his art and sculptures that inspired the Sistine Chapel and St. Peters Basilica.

Why do you think Petrarch wrote his sonnets to an idealized love?

His idealized love gave him an inspiration and an aim for his writing. They were already considered endearing poems , so it just made sense for them to be dedicated to their inspiration.

___________, an important intellectual movement of the Renaissance, was based on the study of the ___________, which included the literature of ancient Greece and Rome.

Humanism; Humanities

What do you think attracted an artist like Da Vinci to the courts of Italy's city-states?

Italy's city-states were very beautiful and I'm sure they influenced a lot of Da Vinci's art and gave him lots of space to create and experiment with his inventions as well as his paintings.

Flemish painter ____________, who was among the first to use the technique of ___ ________________, portrayed objects realistically by focusing on their fine details.

Jan Van Eyck; oil painting

German printer _________________ pioneered a new kind of printing that used ______.

Johannes Gutenberg; movable type

During the High Renaissance, master painters such as Raphael, ________________________ and _______________ captured the perfection of nature and of the individual in their art.

Leonardo da Vinci; Michelangelo Buonarroti

___________, known as the father of Italian Renaissance humanism, began the emphasis on using pure classical ______.

Petrarch; Latin

The increasingly _________ focus of education in the humanist movement led to a core of topics called __________ ________.

Secular; Liberal Studies

How would the development of a printing press with moveable type make publishing books easier?

The final drafts did not have to be written and could be typed up so much faster than typing a single letter and having to adjust between each letter.

How was the impact of printing press technology similar to the impact of current information technology?

They both created more efficient ways of production and sped up work time and decreased the amount of work that had to be done.

Like painters, Renaissance ___________ and _____________ sought to portray a human-centered world.

sculptors; architects

Two major developments, an emphasis on the _____________ side of painting and study of movement and human __________, helped Renaissance artists achieve the realistic portrayal of the individual,

technical, anatomy