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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Brunelleschi, II Duomo | Atop Santa Maria del Fiore is his masterpiece; it was the largest dome in Europe at the time of its construction |
| Lorenzo Ghiberti, "Gates of paradise" | sculptor Won a contest in 1403 against Brunelleschi that earned him the commission to sculpt the bronze doors for Florentine baptistery |
| Donatello, David | Sculptor |
| Sandra Botticelli, Birth of Venus | Painter: Birth of Venus |
| "High Renaissance" | Centered in Rome |
| Leonardo Da Vinci, Mona Lisa | The quintessential “Renaissance Man”,Painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, writer and scientist |
| Raphael, School of Athens | Painter, Example of humanism |
| Michelangelo, David; Ceiling of Sistine Chapel; dome in St. Peters Basilica, Pieta | Painting: ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, |
| Titian | Greatest painter of the Venetian school |
| Mannerism | Characteristic, Reaction against the Renaissance ideals of balance,symmetry, simplicity and realistic use of color |
| El Greco | Greek artist; did most of his greatest work in Spain |
| Northern Renaissance | Late-15th and 16th centuries |
| Christian Humanism | Emphasized early Church writings that provided answers on how to improve society and reform the church |
| Erasmus, "In praise of Folly" | Most famous and celebrated of all northern humanists |
| Thomas More, Utopia | Prime example of a civic humanist; he rose to the highest government position of any humanist |
| Francisco Rabelais, Gargantua and Pantagruel | His secular writings portrayed his confidence in human nature and reflected Renaissance tastes |
| Michel de Montaigne, Skepticism, Essay Form | Developed the essay form |
| William Shakespeare | Elizabethan era, Greatest Renaissance Writer |
| Miguel de cervantes, Don Quixote | Among the greatest pieces of Spanish literature |
| Flemish style | The Low Countries produced especially important artists |
| Jan Van Eyck | Most famous and innovative Flemish painter of the 15th century |
| Peter Bruegel, The elder | Focused on lives of ordinary people |
| Albrecht Durer | Foremost northern Renaissance artist |
| Hans Holbein the Younger | Premier portrait artist of his era: painted Erasmus,More, numerous portraits of King Henry VIII and also his family members |
| Christine de Pisan | In the 14th century); the debate continued for six hundred years |
| Isabella d'Este | "First Lady” of the Renaissance |
| Artemisia Gentileschi | Considered a Baroque Painter, First female artist to gain recognition |
| Simony | Sale of Church offices |
| Pluralism | An official holding more than one office at a time |
| Nepotism | Favoring Family Members in the Appointment of church offices |
| Absenteeism | An official not participating in benefices but receiving payment and privileges |
| Sale of indulgences | People paying money to the Church to absolve their sins or sins of their loved ones |
| Clerical Ignorance | Many priests were virtually illiterate |
| Erasmus, In Praise of folly | Criticized the corruption in the church and the hypocrisy of the clergy |
| Martin Luther | Augustinian monk; taught at the University of Wittenberg in Saxony |
| Johann Eck | One of the great Catholic theologians |
| "Priesthood of all believers" | Not a hierarchical structure |
| Diet Of Worms | Tribunal of the holy roman empire with the power to outlaw ans sentence execution through stake burning |
| Charles V | Sought to stop Protestantism and preserve the hegemony of Catholicism |
| German peasants War, Twelve Articles | Peasants demanded end of serfdom and tithes, and other practices of feudalism that oppressed the peasants Many of these peasants were inspired by Luther |
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