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WH-Renaissance
Ch. 17 Renaissance and Reformation Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Renaissance | “rebirth” the European revival of art and learning that introduced new ideas and values |
| Florence | world center for artistic thinking because of its political situation |
| Flanders | |
| Fresco | painting done rapidly in watercolor, on wet plaster, on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries. |
| Dante | Italian poet; He wrote The Divine Comedy, an epic poem |
| Vernacular | the language or dialect spoken by people in a particular country or region |
| Humanism | an intellectual movement in which people studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievement |
| Boccaccio | Italian writer best known for the Decameron, a series of realistic, sometimes off-color stories |
| Leonardo Da Vinci | painter, scientist, and engineer, Famous for the way he portrayed the human body in painting and sculpture |
| Renaissance Man | a man who excelled in many areas of work |
| Mona Lisa, Last Supper | |
| Michelangelo Buonarroti | most famous for the way he portrayed the human body in painting and sculpture |
| Pieta, David, Sistine Chapel | |
| Francesco Petrarch | one of the earliest and most influential humanists |
| Isabella d’Este | known as "First Lady of the Renaissance" she allowed writers, artists and poets to exchange their ideas in her home. |
| Medici | a powerful Italian family of bankers and merchants, ruled Florence for much of 15th century, 1569 were grand dukes of Tuscany |
| Patron | person who financially supports artists |
| Kiero Scura | |
| Perspective | painting technique used by Renaissance painters that shows 3 dimensions on a flat surface |
| Brunelleschi | Italian architect known for the dome of the Florence Cathedral |
| Donatello | a sculptor, made sculptures more realistic by carving natural postures and expressions that reveal personality |
| Raphael | Italian painter and artist that was influenced by Leonardo da Vinci; painted, School of Athens |
| School of Athens | famous painting by Raphael |
| Machiavelli | philosopher, examines the imperfect conduct of human beings |
| Albrecht Durer | German painter, printmaker, and theorist; known for his self portraits |
| Jan Van Eyck | Flemish painter, considered one of the best Northern European painters of 15th century |
| Castiglione | |
| Sir Thomas More | Christian humanist who wrote the book Utopia |
| Utopia | an ideal place; it is depicted in Thomas More’s book of the same name |
| Gutenberg | he developed a printing press; the Bible was the first full-sized book he printed on it |
| Titian | Italian painter, most important painter of the Venetian school |
| Boticelli | painted 3 frescos in the Sistine Chapel, The Adoration of Magi, La Primavera, The birth of Venus |
| Shakespeare | most famous playright and poet of the Elizabethan Era; wrote tragedies and comedies in English |
| Reformation | religious reform movement begun by Martin Luther when he wrote the 95 Theses against selling pardons |
| Martin Luther | he became a monk in 1505, wrote 95 Theses |
| 95 Theses | written by Martin Luther, attacks the “pardon-merchants” |
| Excommunication | officially exclude (someone) from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church |
| Heresy | belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious |
| John Calvin | His Institutes of the Christian Religion was the first systematic account of reformed Christian doctrine. |
| Predestination | The Calvinist doctrine that God has known since the beginning of time who will receive salvation |
| Anabaptist | true religious reform as involving social improvement. |
| Anglican | Church of England set up by Parliament as Englands only legal church, at the wish of Elizabeth I |
| Han Hoblein | |
| Realism | 19th century artistic movement in which writers and painters sought to show life as it is rather than life as it should be |
| Henry VIII | |
| Peace of Augsburg | the religious treaty in which German princes agreed that each ruler would decide his states religion |
| John Knox | played an important role with the establishment of the Church of Scotland within a Scottish Protestant state |
| Council of Trent | a meeting of Catholic leaders that banned the selling of indulgences and helped unify the church |
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