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The Renaissance
Junior Cert History
Term | Definition |
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Renaissance | Rebirth |
Patrons | Rich people who paid artists |
Medici | Famous patron family (bankers) |
Perspective | Depth in painting |
Sfumato | Smokey look in a painting |
Fresco | Paint on wet plaster |
Anatomy | Study of the human body |
Th Last Supper | Painting by Da Vinci |
Mona Lisa | Painting by Da Vinci |
Michaelangelo | Artist and scultor |
Pieta | Statue of Mary and Jesus by Michaelangelo |
David | statue |
Sistine Chapel | Chapel in Rome. Ceiling painted by Michaelangelo |
Durer | German artist |
The Hare | Painting by Durer |
Gutenberg | Invented the "Printing Press" |
Printing press | A machine to print books faster |
First book printed | The Bible |
Humanism | An interest in Humans and their lives |
Vernacular | The language of a country (not Latin) |