Unit 10: Renaissance Period

Tempera on canvas

Botticelli's The Birth of Venus was created with what media? -tempera on canvas -watercolor on paper -charcoal on trace paper -oil on canvas

Renaissance

Botticelli's The Birth of Venus was painted during the _____ period. -Baroque -Renaissance -Romantic -Medieval

Portrait

Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, is mainly a _____. -portrait -landscape

Comedy

Classify these plays: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing -comedy -tragedy

Tragedy

Classify these plays: Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Othello. -tragedy -comedy

The main melody is sung at different times by each vocal part, making each of those parts equally important

Counterpoint involves __________. -instruments and voices blending to make harmony -making arguments on two sides of a debate -the main melody is sung at different times by each vocal part, making each of those parts equally important -a bad type of cavity to fill

False

Da Vinci mixed oil with tempera on wet plaster. The resulting image is very strong and is as bright today as it was when he first painted it. -True -False

A set of skits perfected by an actor, including stunts, gags, speeches, or songs

Define lazzi. -a set of skits perfected by an actor, including stunts, gags, speeches, or songs -collective term for all the costumes of the actors -actors who would not help much in the plot; origin of the word lazy -special effects, such as lightning (lamps and mirrors) or thunder (banging on a large drum)

Characters with fixed traits, costumes, and masks who were immediately recognizable to the audience

Define stock characters. -characters with fixed traits, costumes, and masks who were immediately recognizable to the audience -characters who owned stock in the play; it was their only means of financial support -charaters who would act without thought, rushing into a play without rehearsing their lines, like a stock car driver in a race with his eyes shut -cheap actors who could fill in for sick or missing professional actors without breaking guild laws

Boys

During Shakespeare's day, who played the roles of women? -women -boys -men -They were imaginary.

Personal portraits Nudes Landscapes

During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church supported artists, but during the Renaissance, three new sources of support for artists developed. SELECT ALL THREE MEANS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT Renaissance artists received. -personal portraits -nudes -landscapes -painting houses for maintenance

Humanism

During the Renaissance, the Catholic church fought the influence of _____. -Republicans -humanism -television -feudalism

Allemande

Hands were held at all times during this dance performed in 4/4 meter and movements were made that kept partners joined together throughout the dance. This term is now used for a step in square dancing. -Pavane -Gigue -Galliard -Allemande

Brighella

Identify this character. -Capitano -Columbina -Pulcinella -Dottore -Brighella -Arlecchino -Pantalone

Capitano

Identify this character. -Dottore -Columbina -Brighella -Arlecchino -Pulcinella -Capitano -Pantalone

Pantalone

Identify this character. -Pantalone -Capitano -Pulcinella -Arlecchino -Dottore -Brighella -Columbina

Columbina

Identify this character. Capitano Brighella Pulcinella Columbina Pantalone Arlecchino Dottore

Pulcinella

Identify this character. -Arlecchino -Brighella -Columbina -Pulcinella -Capitano -Pantalone -Dottore

Arlecchino

Identify this character. -Capitano -Pantalone -Columbina -Dottore -Pulcinella -Arlecchino -Brighella

Dottore

Identify this character. Pantalone Brighella Pulcinella Capitano Dottore Arlecchino Columbina

The goddess of love

In Botticelli's Birth of Venus, who was Venus? -the goddess of war -the goddess of the sea -the goddess of the hunt -the goddess of love

Flowers

In Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, Chloris is the goddess of _____. -flowers -the east wind -war -love

A robe of flowers

In Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, Thallo gives Venus _____. -a robe of flowers -a sea shell -winged shoes to travel fast and far -flowing hair

The power of fertility

In Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, Zephyr and Chloris give Venus _____. -the power of fertility -beauty -Mt. Olympus -an sea shell

The west wind

In Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, Zephyr is the god of _____. -flowers -war -love -the west wind

Curves

In Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, prominent lines are _____. -straight -curves

Organic

In Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, prominent shapes are _____. -geometric -organic

Contrapposto

In Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, the tilt of the head, the twist of the shoulders, the turn of the hips, and the placement of the feet all create an effect of movement known as _____. -fortunato -contrapposto -movemento -s-curve

Jesus

In Da Vinci's Last Supper, who is the center of attention? -Paul -Judas -Jesus -Mary

Nude Adam and Eve

In the Ghent Altarpiece, who appears in the upper outermost sections? -nude Adam and Eve -John the Baptist -The Virgin Mary -God/Jesus/Holy Ghost enthroned

True

In the Middle Ages, people considered themselves naturally sinful. -True -False

False

Leonardo worked for the Catholic Church only; no one else could afford his talents. -True -False

1&B 2&C 3&A

Match each of these stock characters with the correct description. 1.miserly old merchant, self-important, wants to control others, sudden outbreaks of senile lust 2.pedantic doctor, pompous, fraudulent 3.swaffersin soldier, domineering, loud, insolent, coward, boastful A. il Capitano B.Pantalone C.il Dottore

1&C 2&A 3&B

Match the classical unities with their appropriate definition. 1.a play should have one main plot with few or no subplots 2.the dramatic action in a play should span no more than 24 hours 3.the action should remain in one general location A.Unity of Time B.Unity of Place C.Unity of Action

1&C 2&A 3&E 4&D 5&F 6&G 7&B 8&I 9&J

Match these parts of a Renaissance theater with the appropriate definition. 1.an open yard around the stage 2.audience members standing in the pit 3.private viewing areas 4.public viewing areas 5.provided storage for properties and costumes, dressing rooms, and offices 6.a space on stage that could be blocked from the audience's view 7.third floor reserved for musicians 8.large canopy over the stage 9.penthouse A.groundlings B.musicians' gallery C.pit D.galleries E.boxes F.tiring house G.discovery space H.scenic hut I.heavens

Renaissance Man

Men who become highly skilled in more than one field are often called what? -Jack-of-all-trades -global thinkers -know-it-alls -Renaissance Man

Andrea Palladio

Name the Renaissance architect who wrote the Four Books of Architecture. -Michelangelo -Bernini -Andrea Palladio -Leonardo da Vinci

Commedia dell' arté

Name the form of theater in which traveling actors played stock characters who were immediately identifiable to the audiences by their distinctive masks, and the plot were not scripted, being based on a plot scenario as a starting point and then improvised. -lazzi -commedia dell' arté -zanni -harlequin

Lord Chamberlain's Men

Name the group of actors with whom Shakespeare performed and for whom he wrote his plays. -Lord Chamberlain's Men -The Globe Trotters -Shakespeare's Jolly Gents -The King's Men

Haute dances

Nobility "borrowed" the peasant dances, refined them, and called them _____, meaning that they contained jumps, leaps, kicks and turns. -leaprocy -jumps -haute dances -peasant dances

True

Palladian windows, a set of three windows with the largest in the middle and arched, were invented by Palladio, the Renaissance architect. -True -False

Unities of time, place, and action

Plays that occur over long periods of time, in many locations, and involve multiple subplots in addition to the main plot do not observe THESE rules of drama. -temporal paradoxes -bonfires of the vanities -flashbacks -unities of time, place, and action

History plays Tragedy plays Comedy plays

SELECT ALL of the following that William Shakespeare wrote. -history plays -tragedy plays -science fiction -comedy plays -television scripts

Inamorati

Select the ONE type of commedia dell arté stock characters who did NOT wear masks. -inamorati -zanni -wacky -flappers -professionals

-Inamorati -Zanni -Professionals

Select the THREE types of commedia dell arté stock characters. -inamorati -wacky -zanni -flappers -professionals

Rounded arches Porticos Classical columns (Doric, Ionic and Corinthian) Pediments

Select the characteristics of the Palladian stylE. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. -rounded arches -porticos -classical columns (Doric, Ionic and Corinthian) -pediments

1&C 2&B 3&E 4&A 5&D

Select the correct description for each of these stock characters. 1.cocky, ignorant, shrewd, acrobatic, athletic, sometime childlike and amorous, hungry, carries a slapstick 2.lady's maid, confident and spunky, earthy, often ensures lover's success 3.loud, brash clown, physical and often violent, seducer of women, hook-nosed and hump-backed 4.unsavory character, carries a dagger and leather pouch 5.old, gossips, matchmater, opinionated, thinks she is still pretty A.Brighella B.Columbina C.Arleccino (Harlequin) D.Ruffiana E.Pulcinella

False

The Renaissance was a time of economic poverty as trade routes closed and established towns were lost. -True -False

Realistic faces (show imperfections, straining)

The angels singing and playing musical instruments in the Ghent Altarpiece have _____. -perfect faces (no blemishes, no straining) -realistic faces (show imperfections, straining) -flames in place of faces (the Bible forbids graven images) -identical faces (they all look exactly alike)

True

The word Renaissance means "rebirth." -True -False

Courante

This 3/4 meter dance displayed gestures of courtship and flirtation. The steps included walks, tiny runs, and glides. -Galliard -Courante -Pavane -Allemande

Sarabande

This dance resembled a procession in that there were two lines which traveled forward and backward. It was similar to the Pavane in its proud movements danced in a 4/4 time. -Gigue -Pavane -Sarabande -Galliard

Humanism

This new view of life, combined with a renewed interest in the arts and learning of Classical Greece and Rome, came to be known as _____. It united Christian faith and human reason. -communism -hedonism -sadism -humanism

Antiphonal

This technique uses one choir singing and then another choir or group of instruments echoing or responding to the first (call and response). -antiphonal -text painting -counterpoint -monophonic

Pavane

This was a basse dance performed at ceremonies where Kings and Queens, Princes and Princesses, and Lords and Ladies could present themselves in their finest ceremonial clothing. The movements were done in a 4/4 time and consisted of slow, walking steps, which traveled forward and backward. -Gigue -Pavane -Galliard -Allemande

Linear perspective

Using _____, Da Vinci makes the head of Christ the center of attention. -atmospheric perspective -bright colors -symbolism of the Holy Chalice -linear perspective

Madrigals

What are secular songs from the Renaissance, usually in four parts, about courtly love, which became the songs of Renaissance Europe, with composers who included Thomas Morley, Orlando di Lassus, Thomas Weelkes, and countless others? -madrigals -polychorals -glorias -cantus firmus

Classical Roman sculptures Classical Greek sculptures Anatomy

What did artists study during the Renaissance to create more life-like figures? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. -Classical Roman sculptures -Classical Greek sculptures -anatomy -photography

Punishment for gossip

What do ears and a knife represent in Bosch paintings? -reward for knowledge -sexual creation of the race -folly of sexual activity -punishment for gossip

Folly

What do ice skaters represent in Bosch paintings? -fleeting joys of life, love -folly -instruments for praise of God and pursuit of earthly love -hallucinations of ergot poisoning

Instruments for praise of God and pursuit of earthly love

What do lutes and harps represent in Bosch paintings? -ergot poisoning -carnal pleasure -false priests; gluttony -instruments for praise of God and pursuit of earthly love

Infidelity

What do mussels represent in Bosch paintings? -knowledge -fertility -infidelity -deceit and intemperance

Great learning

What do owls represent in Bosch paintings? -punishment of evil -gossip -fleeting joys of life, love -great learning

False priests and gluttony

What do pigs represent in Bosch paintings? -false priests and gluttony -infidelity -lewdness and false prophets -filth and sex

Fleeting joys of life, love

What do strawberries represent for Bosch? -punishment of evil -instruments for praise of God and pursuit of earthly love -futility of knowledge in dealing with human stupidity -fleeting joys of life, love

Sistine Chapel

What famous church ceiling did Michelangelo paint? -Parthenon -Sistine Chapel -Saint Peter's tomb -Pantheon

Soliloquy

What is it called when an actor speaks his thoughts out loud, away from the other actors? -rhymed spondaic tetrameter -soliloquy -unrhymed iambic pentameter -blank verse

It symbolizes Jesus and His death as atonement of sin.

What is the symbol of the lamb in the Ghent Altarpiece? -It symbolizes the nation of Israel and its protected state as God's chosen people. -It symbolizes Jesus and His death as atonement of sin. -It symbolizes the history of Jerusalem. -It symbolizes the food of God and wooly coat of protection.

Blank verse

What is unrhymed iambic pentameter? -comedy -soliloquy -history -tragedy -blank verse

Painting the Sistine Chapel

What job did Michelangelo take four years to complete? -painting the Sistine Chapel -Carving the statue of David. -carving the statue of Moses -Carving the statue The Pieta.

Platform

What kind of stage did Shakespeare use? -platform -thrust -amphitheater -apron -arena -box

Outdoor theaters

What kind of theaters were most common during Shakespeare's time? -indoor theaters -outdoor theaters

Oil paint

What media was developed in the Renaissance? -oil paint -pencils -granite -marble

At the time it was painted, it was the most realistic, showing people as imperfect and realistic as possible.

What sets the Ghent Altarpiece apart from earlier altarpieces? -At the time it was painted, it was the newest colors available in oil paints. -At the time it was painted, it was the largest one ever made. -At the time it was painted, it was the most expensive painting ever made, having employed hundreds of painters for over thirty years. -At the time it was painted, it was the most realistic, showing people as imperfect and realistic as possible.

Shading with different paints

What technique did Michelangelo use to give his paintings great depth? -layers of paint -rough texture to create shadows -shading with different paints -layers of cement under the paint

Atmospheric perspective Linear perspective

What two perspective techniques were developed during the Renaissance? -atmospheric perspective -value perspective -linear perspective -anatomy perspective

Gigue

What was a brisk, exciting dance incorporating running, hopping, skipping, and turning steps done in 6/8 time. The name became "jig" in English? -Gigue -Galliard -Pavane -Allemande

Galliard

What was a lively haute dance incorporating a number of hops and kicking steps, looking somewhat like an Irish Jig, done in a 3/4 time? -Pavane -Allemande -Galliard -Gigue

To educate illiterate Christians in church doctrine

What was the purpose of art in the Renaissance Catholic churches? -to flatter rich church patrons -to educate illiterate Christians in church doctrine -to attract holy spirits and repel evil spirits -to give artisans a job that benefits church leaders

He went to a free grammar school.

Which ONE of the following statements is TRUE about Shakespeare? -He went to a free grammar school. -He never acted; he only wrote material. -He died poor. -He died happy. -He wrote plays only for himself.

Last Supper Mona Lisa Sketchbooks

Which of the following did Da Vinci create? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. -The Pieta -Last Supper -Mona Lisa -Sketchbooks

Philosopher Engineer Inventor Artist (painter and sculptor) Scientist

Which skills did Da Vinci study? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. -philosopher -engineer -inventor -artist (painter and sculptor) -scientist

Ecstasy of Saint Theresa

Which statue did Michelangelo NOT create? -Ecstasy of Saint Theresa -Moses -David -The Pieta

Flamino Scala

Who collected commedia scenarios which were published in 1611? -Francesco Andreini -Isabella Andreini -Flamino Scala

Shakespeare

Who used the soliloquy and mixed characters of different social classes in the same play? -Renaissance Italian writers -Shakespeare -Renaissance French writers

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Who was a famous Renaissance composer who wrote many pieces for the Mass, especially smooth sounding music that combined elements of several earlier composers? -Barry Manitou -Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina -Mario y Luigi -Count Alucard

The people who danced them, the nobility and upper classes, dressed in heavy gowns, large headdresses, and long, lacy sleeves, thus requiring restrained and refined movements

Why were Renaissance court dances composed of slides and glides, small, slow steps, poses, and curtsies? -the people who danced them, the nobility and upper classes, dressed in heavy gowns, large headdresses, and long, lacy sleeves, thus requiring restrained and refined movements -because they were performed low to the ground -because the peasants who danced them preferred jumps, leaps, kicks and turns

They were done low to the ground

Why were the first court dances were known as basse dances? -they were performed at military bases -they were danced with loud music -performers ate fresh fish -they were done low to the ground

Text painting

With this technique, higher pitches and ascending lines were used when the text mentioned God, heaven, or angels, while lower pitches and descending lines were used to express texts based on evil, sin, or death. -text painting -counterpoint -polyphonic -antiphonal

True

A recent restoration of Michelangelo's most famous work revealed that many figures were originally painted as being nude. -True -False

Ergot poisoning

According to the text at left, what did fire represent in Bosch paintings? -ergot poisoning -fertility -false prophets; lewdnessa -deceit and intemperance; false alchemist or false doctor

Sculptor

Although he was a sculptor, painter, poet, and architect, what did Michelangelo consider himself? -poet -painter -sculptor -architect

He has become aware of his nakedness, a result of eating the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil

As depicted in the Ghent Altarpiece, Adam covers his privates. Why? -He does not want to tempt his wife Eve into thinking unholy thoughts. -Children in the church might see the image, so the artist wants to protect their innocent minds. -The woman Eve told him he was naked and needed to cover himself in the presence of the Lord God. -He has become aware of his nakedness, a result of eating the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Blue

As in most Catholic paintings, the Ghent Altarpiece depicts the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, as wearing what color? -Blue -White -Pink -Gold