Renaissance Stuff

Characteristics of Renaissance architecture?

focused on symmetry and proportions, reflected ancient Greek and Roman architecture, followed Gothic architecture, columns, domes, arches

Explain Patronage

give support to musicians, painters, sculptors, and basic artist the financial support they needed

Where was Erasmus from?

Northern Renaissance writer from Amsterdam

Renaissance family was?

Nuclear family comprised of husband, wife and their children

What did Raphael paint?

Painted Madonnas

What did Lorenzo Valla contribute?

Realized the 8th century Constantinople Donation was a fraud by translating from the Latin language

What kind of behavior presented Catholic leaders?

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What was the percent of peasants?

85-90%

What was marriage like in Italy?

Based on economic factors

Who was Pico de Mirandola?

Believed that because humans were created by G-d, they have endless potential

Characteristics of humanism?

Classicism, individualism, realism, perspective

What was the messages/reason for the Courtier?

Describes the ideal Renaissance man, manners, social etiquette

Who were the architects of the different domes?

Michelangelo= St. Peter's Basilica

Where did the Renaissance start?

Florence

Difference between Northern and Italian Renaissance?

Greater concern with religious piety

Famous quotes from Prince?

It is better to be feared than to be loved. The end justifies the means

Why Florence?

It was a port city (traded wool). Feudal system came to an end, which gave people more freedom and independence. People were wealthy. The medici family alone helped start the Renaissance by stimulating the artistic culture.

What was that political concept of peace of lodi?

It was an attempt by Italian city-states to create peace

What influence did the Renaissance have on people?

It was the preserve of the wealthy upper classes that constituted a small percentage of the population

Who was Michelangelo, what were his famous works?

Italian sculptor, painter, architect, Pieta, David, The Last Judgement, Sistine Chapel, Dome of St. Peter's Basilica

Who were the Northern Renaissance painters?

Jan Van Eyck, Erasmus, Francesco Ximenes de Cisneros, Rabelais, Bosch, Brueghel, Durer, Holbein

Who were some Italian artists during the High Renaissance?

Leonardo de Vinci-mona lisa Raphael's- School of athens michelangelo-sistine chapel

Who was the sistine chapel painter?

Michelangelo

What contributed most to Italy's demise?

The Italian city-states and republics' inability to unify in the face of foreign invasion left the country open to conquest.

Why did the Italian Peninsula attract so many invaders?

The Italian city-states were corrupt and not unified

Why did the Renaissance grow?

The printing press helped spread Greek and Roman ideas, elite glorified art

What was the prince a model for?

a ruler's way of ruling

Why were slaves reintroduced in the late 14th century

allowed nobles to satisfy cheaply the needs of their estates (agriculture/domestic) -slavic origin -black slaves were rare - were a sign of wealth; used for display

What were the subjects of the liberal arts?

arts, mathematics, and oration skills

Who were the Medici's and why were they important?

best known for being the most famous Florentine patrons of arts and architecture

What 3 orders was European society divided into?

clergy, nobles, and peasants

What did Italian humanists stress?

dignity of humanity

Who was Guttenberg and what was the significance of the moveable type?

invented movable type; quicker than woodblock printing

According to Erasmus, what was the key to reform?

key to reform is education

Explain rape during the Renaissance

not a serious crime

What did Jan Van Eyck paint?

oil paintings; Ghent Altarpiece; Arnolfini and His Wife

What was remarkable about Utopia?

people are molded by society from when they are born

What was the Hanseatic League?

protect economic interests and diplomatic privileges in the cities and countries and along the trade routes the merchants visited

What does Renaissance mean?

rebirth

What was Florentine office of the night?

regulated homosexuality, sexual acts against nature, widespread problem

Artists of the Renaissance portrayed what subjects?

religious subjects, self-portraits, kings and rulers, elite who could afford to commission an artist; human nature

In Utopia who did Thomas Moore blame?

society was to blame

Which is not a characteristic of the Italian Renaissance?

steadfast support for the church's leading role in society

What did Northern Humanists believe?

stressed social reform based on Christian ideals

What did Jacob Burckhardt say?

the Renaissance stood in stark contrast to the Middle Ages

All of the following were reasons why Germany and Flanders were the center of the northern Renaissance except

the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks resulted in a mass exodus of Byzantine scholars to the HRE and Flanders

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

the fall of Constantinople, ruins of ancient rome, trade hub, wealth of italian city-states,

What does vernacular mean?

the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.

Why was Erasmus harassed by the Catholic church?

translated the Bible, left out the Holy Trinity

What was Italian Balance of Power Diplomacy?

tried to have peace on italy

Why were women inferior according to Laura Cereta?

women's inferiority was derived from women themselves

Who was Petrarch?

wrote in the Classical style, broadened the focus from otherworldly concerns and people as religious beings to include the problems of people and nature of this world