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Chapter 18 section 2
renaissance in Europe
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Renaissance | movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity; a "re-birth" or revival The renaissance in europe was between 1350 and 1600. |
perspective | the technique of making scenes painted on a flat surface appear to tbe three D |
fresco | the art or techniques of painting with watercolors on wet plaster .Often frescos are on walls (murals) on ceilings example: Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo. |
Utopia | an imaginary island with a perfect social and political system, described in a book by Thomas More (English) Today word means a "perfect" place or situation. |
essay | short analytical literary compoistion written from a personal point of view. |
Giotto | early Italian painter 1st to make his painting appear 3-d rather than flat(worked in 1300's) |
Leonardo da Vinci | Italian architect, musican, botanist, engineer, artist. Most famous work is painting Mona Lisa |
Raphael | Italian, artist famous for FRESCOS especially of Madonna (Blessed Mother) famous for painting School of Athens |
Michelangelo | Italian artist was a painter, sculptor, and architect. Famous for painting Sistine Chapel, carving the Pieta (Mary and the crucified Christ) and David. |
van Eyck | Flemish artist known for realistic sytle |
Durer | German painter known for his etching/engraving |
Printing Press | first moving type printing press used in Gutenburg Germany. Important because the movable type press alloed books to be printed in the hundreds of copies- spread literature and information thru out Europe. Reduced the price and availability of books. |
Reform | Catholic Church was seen by many as being corrupt -reform was needed. |
Eramus | Dutch scholar wrote "in Praise of Folly" questioned the Church because he felt it was corrupt. |
Thomas More | English, scholar wrote "Utopia" describes a perfect world where different religious beliefs would be permitted.He wanted a simple life, and social equality |
Montaigne | French writer who believed that people were rational and able to make their own decisions (rather than the decisions made by the Church or government) |
Shakespeare | English, writer-his characters and plays were about "universal themes" (life and death and loyalty and betrayal) |
Machiavelli | Italian, diplomat who wrote a book "The Prince" to give advice on how to rule. o |
What was Machiavelli's advice ? | It is better for a leader to be feared than loved. |
What do the writings of Machiavelli, Eramus and Thomas More have in common? | All three men wrote about politics. |
What ancient culture(s) did Europeans emphasize during the Renaissance? | Ancient Greek and Roman because Renaissance leaders believed that Greeks and Romans enphasized the worth and creative potential of human beings, writing and r |