The Renaissance
Which one of the following is not a cause of the Renaissance? and is.
Development of paper making, stabilized international politics, increased international trade and translations of classic texts in Latin. NOT INCREASED EMPHASIS ON RELIGION.
Hans Holbein
Known for painting incredibly detailed portraits of English royal families.
Peter Bruegel the Elder
Known for painting scenes of everyday peasant life using rich colors and vivid details?
Jan Van Eyck
Known for pioneering oil-based painting, developing new techniques to add subtlety to colors.
Albrecht Durer
Known for woodcuts and engraving portraying religious subjects, classical myths and realistic landscapes
Who is a true Renaissance man; known for the Mona Lisa and the Last super?
Leonardo da Vinci
Who is known for depicting the human body realistically; sculptures include the Pieta and David?
Michaelangelo Buonarroti
Who was the writer of the prince who offered realistic, but not moral or advice to rulers?
Niccolo Machiavelli
Desiderius Erasmus
A Dutch humanist whose in praise of the folly teased different people in society.
Thomas More
A English humanist whose Utopia depicted an imaginary place without war and corruption.
William Shakespeare
A English play writter who drew upon the classics for stories and inspiration.
Christine de Pizan
A French writer who promoted the formal education of both boys and girls.
Which of the following is a characteristic of humanism?
A movement focused on human potential and a study of the classics.
Who is the early and influential humanist who wrote sonnets in Italian and Latin?
Francesco Petarch
Who was the writer who decameron described realistic characters through tragic and comedic stories?
Giovanni Boccaccio
How did the Humanists break with medieval thinkers over the acceptance of tradition and beliefs?
Humanists incorporated ideas from different countries to find answers
Why was Joan Gutenberg's printing press significant?
It allowed monarchs to communicate laws to their subjects
How was the architecture of Fillip Brunelleschi consistent of the other Renaissance arts?
It included portraits of important political leaders.
Why did Dante and other Renaissance writers use the Vernacular?
It made their writing more acessible to their writers
How did the Rise of the middle class in the Italian city- states affect the Renaissance?
It provided money to sponsor artists and writers.
Who is known for his perspective known for the Madonna and child as a subject?
Raphel Sanzio
Who is the first women to achieve an international reputation?
Sofonisba Anguissola
Which of the following artistic styles developed during the Renaissance?
Using groups of people to show hierarchy in society and using perspective to show three dimensions on a flat surface.
Who was the poet who exchanged sonnets with Michaelangelo and helped Casiligone publish the Courtier?
Vittoria Colonna
