Karteikarten
The Renaissance flashcards
Karten in diesem Stapel (20)
- 1Where and when the Renaissance beganItaly in the 14th century
- 2Two reasons why the Renaissance began in ItalyRuins of Ancient Rome
City states
Patrons
Fall of Constantinople - 3Two developments in painting during the RenaissanceOil
Perspective
Sfumato
Landscape
Study of anatomy showed realism (3D) - 4FrescoA painting done on wet plaster
- 5Patron to da Vinci during his Milan yearsLudovico Sforza, Duke of Milan
- 6Shading or smokiness effectSfumato
- 7Two paintings by Da VinciThe Last Supper
Virgin of the Rocks
Mona Lisa - 8Two statues by MichelangeloDavid
The Pieta - 9Patron who commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine ChapelPope Julius II
- 10Inventor of the moveable-type printing pressJohannes Gutenberg
- 11Two effects of the invention of the printing pressBooks became cheaper
More people learned to read and write
Spread of books printed in the vernacular
Quick spread of alternative ideas - 1214 line poemSonnet
- 13Two plays written by ShakespeareHamlet
King Lear
Romeo & Juliet
Macbeth
Merchant of Venice - 14The name of Shakespeare's theatre company and where they performedThe King's Men - performed at the Globe theatre, London
- 15Book about anatomy written by Andreas VesaliusOn the Fabric of the Human Body
- 16Discovered that the heart pumps blood around the bodyWilliam Harvey
- 17Discovered that the Sun is the centre of the Solar SystemGalileo
- 18The Court which convicted Galileo of heresyThe Inquisition
- 19Renaissance artist from outside ItalyAlbrecht Durer
- 20Two reasons why the Renaissance was historically significantPainting improved
Spread of new ideas
Birth of the modern world