Unit XII - The Renaissance
The rebirth of learning, art, literature and creativity in
Europe. . .
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2. Why did it begin in the Italian city states?
• A. Location• B. Center of Power• C. Early lifting of
Bubonic Plague• D. Wealth• E. Historical Tradition• F. The Medici Family
- Florence
8. Examples of Art
•Leonardo•Mona Lisa•Last Supper•submarine•architect•botany•anatomy•optics
•Michelangelo•Pieta•David•Sistine Chapel
• Raphael•School of Athens
14. Other Artists, writers and Architects
• A. Sofonisba Anguissola
• B. Filippo Brunelleschi
• C. Baldassare Castiglione
16. The Renaissance Moves North
• A. Albrecht Durer• B. Jan, Hubert Van Eyck • C. Pieter Bruegel• D. Peter Paul Reubens• E. Erasmus• F. Sir Thomas More• G. Rebelias• H. Shakespeare• I. Cervantes
17. The Differences Between Renaissance and Medieval
Painting
• Humanism• Enhancement of Colors• Use of perspective, shading, and
proportion• Realism• The questioning of authority and
tradition
18. Important Terms and People• A. humanism• B. renaissance• C. patron of arts• D. Lorenzo de’
Medici• E. Petrarch• F. Michelangelo• G. Leonardo• H. Raphael• I. Brunelleschi
• J. Machiavelli• K. Albrecht Durer• L. Van Eycks• M. Pieter Bruegel• N. Erasmus• O. Thomas Moore• P. Rabelais• Q. Shakespeare• R. Cervantes• S. perspective