Renaissance

Niccolo Machiavelli

he basically told rulers how to govern through his book The Prince

Spanish

Eventually, Milan ends up in ____________ control.

Petrarch

"Father of Humanism"

Albrecht Durer, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

- ___(name)___ was a German artist who used wood carving as his medium - he is most famous for his "____(5 words)____."

Francois Rabelais, comical tales, satires

- ___________ ____________ was a French physician/monk. - As a Humanist, he wrote __________ ________ and __________.

self-control

A Renaissance man would be witty, charming, and well educated in the classics. He should dance, sing, play music, and write poetry. In addition, he should be a skilled rider, wrestler, and swordsman. Above all, he should have _________________.

Giotto, frescoes, strong emotions

A painter named __________ did a series of _____________ in the early 1300's showing figures that looked like real people with ___________ ____________.

patrons

Along with the Pope, these wealthy men became the ___________ of the arts who financially supported artists.

secular

Art in the Italian Renaissance was more ____________ and often glorified the human form, as shown by Michelangelo's statue of David.

flat, symbolic

During the Middle Ages, artists had used a ____(2 words)____ style of painting.

medieval legends, classical mythology and the histories of England and ancient Rome

English playwrights drew their works from: (hint: 3/4 things)

Greek, Hebrew

Erasmus and some of his colleagues learned __________ and ____________ so that they could understand some of the earliest translations of the Bible.

Milan, Mt. Vesuvius, Pompeii

Few of the Renaissance masters worked in __________- it was famous for ____________________ and ______________.

Medici family

Florence was dominated by the ___(two words)___.

birthplace of the renaissance

Florence was known as the "___(4 words)___".

tax collectors

Florentine families began to dominate European banking as a result of their role as _______ _______________ for the papacy.

Gargantua and Pantagruel

Francois Rabelais' two most famous works were adventure stories about giants called ____(3 words)____.

Michelangelo Buonarroti

He did the statue of David in Florence.

Leonardo da Vinci

He is best known for his "Mona Lisa" and the "Last Supper".

Thomas More

He wrote a book called Utopia that described an ideal society.

Francois Rabelais

His two most famous works were adventure stories about giants called Gargantua and Pantagruel.

the end justifies the means

However, The Prince was not always what people wanted to hear. Machiavelli is interpreted as "___(5 words)____!" He said that rulers should do whatever was necessary to ensure the safety of their states.

Classical Age, Greeks, Romans

Humanists often traced this outlook back to the ___(2 words)___ - the Age of the ___________ and ____________.

wealth, ability

In Italy, a new type of social order had developed. It was based on _________ and __________ instead of the aristocratic titles and land ownership of medieval Europe.

personalities, thoughts, feelings, and physical appearances

In both of his works, Leonardo skillfully portrayed peoples': (hint: 4 things)

worship of saints and elaborate church rituals

In his famous work, In Praise of Folly, Erasmus questioned such practices as ___(7 words)____.

In Praise of Folly

In his famous work, ___(four words)___, Erasmus questioned such practices as worship of saints and elaborate church rituals.

Jan and Hubert Van Eyck

In the early 1400's, a group of Flemish painters led by the brothers ___(5 words)___ began painting scenes from the Bible and daily life in sharp, realistic detail.

Jan van Eyck

In the north, __________________ pioneered the use of oil-based paint.

Mona Lisa and the Last Supper

Leonardo da Vinci is best known for his: (hint: 2 things)

Last Supper

Leonardo da Vinci painted the _________ ___________ in Naples.

Raphael Santi

Like Michelangelo, he worked at the Vatican for the Pope. He is most noted for his paintings of the Madonna, portraits of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, and for the painting of the School of Athens.

Sistine Chapel

Michaelangelo also painted the ceiling of the ___________ __________ in Rome.

Pieta

Michaelangelo sculpted his most famous __________ in Rome.

Florence

Michelangelo Buonarroti began his career as a sculptor in _____________.

David

Michelangelo Buonarroti did the statue of __________ in Florence.

Don Quixote de la Mancha

Miguel de Cervantes was a Spanish Humanist who described the end of the Middle Ages, the Age of Knighthood, and chivalry in his novel ____(book)____.

Sforza

Naples was controlled by the __________ family.

nature

Northern Renaissance artists often depicted ___________ with great detail.

Francesco Petrarch

One of the earliest Humanist writers in Florence

Hundred Years War

One reason northern Europe lagged behind is that France and England were locked in the ____(3 words)____.

Thomas More

Perhaps the most famous of the English Humanists was __________ ___________.

classical studies, ancient manuscripts, Latin

Petrarch promoted a revival of ___________ ___________, collected ___________ ________________ and wrote letters in _________.

Madonna

Portraits of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child are called?

Madonna and School of Athens

Raphael Santi's most noted paintings were: (two things)

Renaissance literature

Renaissance art was a reflection of _____________ _____________.

rebirth, art, learning

Renaissance means ________________ - in this case a rebirth of _________ and ____________.

Florence, Italy

Renaissance painting first developed in ___(two words)___.

exotic pigments, oil painting

Ships from the East brought luxurious, __________ ______________, while traders from Northern Europe imported the new technique of _______ ____________ to Venice.

populo minuto, small people

Shopkeepers and artisans in Italy formed a new middle class known as "__________ ___________". It literally means "__________ _________."

her sisters and King Philip II of Spain

Sofonisba Anguissola is most famous for her portraits of: (hint: 2 things)

realistic portraits, landscapes, and scenes of peasant life

The Dutch began painting: (hint: 3 things)

drama

The English Renaissance was known for ___________.

Decameron

The Italian writer Boccaccio is best known for the ________________.

Boccaccio

The Italian writer ________________ is best known for the Decameron, a series of stories told by people waiting in a villa to avoid the plague.

northern Italy, north

The Renaissance began in ____(2 words)___ around 1300 and later spread __________.

humanistic, a stress on man, his talents, and his importance

The Renaissance brought about a ______________ outlook on life - "____(9 words)____".

William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe

The best known English playwrights were: (hint: 2 people)

Florence, Italy

The birth of the Renaissance is usually associated with ____(2 words)____ and it was there that some of the earliest Renaissance artists and writers worked.

the Bible and daily life

The brothers Jan and Hubert Van led a Flemish group of painters that began painting scenes from: (hint: 2 things) in sharp, realistic detail.

Florence, Venice, Milan, Rome (Papal States) and Naples

The city-states that dominated the Italian peninsula in the fifteenth century

merchants, bankers

The old nobility married into the new class of ______________ and __________ in cities to form a new aristocracy.

1300-1600, Renaissance

The years ________________ saw an explosion of creativity in Europe. Historians call this period the _________________.

secular

Their concern with wealth, goods and pleasure gave them a ____________ outlook on life.

Utopia

Thomas More wrote a book called ______________ that described an ideal society. When Englishmen read the book they realized the shortcomings in their own society.

Rebelais

Using satire, ____________ was able to poke fun at the church, universities of his day and other institutions.

populo grosso, large people

Wealthy merchants and bankers called "___________ ___________" had moved to the top of the social order for a short time. It literally means "__________ __________."

Pope Julius II, Sistine Chapel

___(name)___ hired Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the __________ __________.

Miguel de Cervantes

_____(name)_____ was a Spanish Humanist who described the end of the Middle Ages, the Age of Knighthood, and chivalry in his novel Don Quixote de la Mancha.

Dutch, Pieter Bruegel

_________ artists such as ________ ___________ combined Italian technique with the artistic traditions of their homeland.

Erasmus

_____________ was a German Humanist writer.

Baldassare Castiglione

______________ ________________ wrote a book called The Courtier, which taught young men how to be a "Renaissance man".

The Courtier

a book which taught young men how to be a "Renaissance man" written by Baldassare Castiglione

Venice

a coastal republic in Italy

secularism

a concern with the material world instead of the spiritual world

Naples

a landlocked duchy in Italy

Lorenzo Medici

a member of the Medici banking family in northern Italy who served as a famous patron

Decameron

a series of stories told by people waiting in a villa to avoid the plague written by Boccacio

Milan

different from the other Italian Renaissance city-states in that it was a southern kingdom that was ruled by foreign powers

Florence

first artistic and literary manifestation of the Italian Renaissance appeared here

Donatello

he sculpted a bronze statue of David

Niccolo Machiavelli

he was a famous Italian writer who is most famous for his work entitled The Prince.

Rome

home to many examples of classical architecture like the Coliseum.

Sofonisba Anguissola

she is most famous for her portraits of her sisters and King Phillip II of Spain

Individualism

the emergence of distinctive personalities who gloried in their uniqueness - people of unusual abilities became self-conscious, aware of their ability to achieve great things

Sofonisba Anguissola

the first woman artist to gain an international reputation

venacular

the language of the area; local language

humanism

the new learning based on Latin classics that made people educated and civilized

a bronze statue of David

what did Donatello sculpt?