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Renaissance
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Michelangelo | painted Sistine Chapel; ideal human form |
| Petrarch | father of Humanism |
| Machiavelli | wrote "The Prince"; a leader acts of behalf of the state; ends justify the means |
| Gutenberg | invented the printing press |
| Leonardo da Vinci | painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician; "Mona Lisa" |
| Medici family | family that controlled Florence; patrons of the arts |
| Castiglione | wrote about what nobles were expected to do - "Book of the Courtier" |
| Shakespeare | playwright |
| Sir Thomas More | English philosopher and humanist; wrote "Utopia" |
| Erasmus | Dutch humanist; believed in predestination |
| urban | city environment |
| perspective | artistic style that allows art to look more life-like and 3-D |
| vernacular | the language of every day people; slang |
| humanism | the belief that humans are in control of their destiny, not supernatural beings |
| secular | non-religious |
| fresco | large murals painted on walls or ceilings |
| patron | a person who supports the arts monetarily |