Renaissance Art Flashcards

Flashcards about Renaissance Art.

What is the central question regarding Renaissance art?

How does Renaissance Art reflect humanism of the time period?

What is a key characteristic that was often lacking in Medieval Art?

Naturalism

What type of landscapes were common in Medieval Art?

Unrealistic Landscapes

How were people generally portrayed in Medieval Art?

Generic Looking People

Where were Medieval sculptures typically found?

Attached to Churches

What was the primary focus of Medieval Art?

Religious Art

What artistic characteristic involves detailed bodies from anatomy studies?

Naturalism

In Renaissance Art, what concept suggests that the human body is a perfect creation?

Neo-Platonism

What does a triangle often represent in Renaissance art?

The Holy Trinity

What is used to show space accurately in Renaissance art?

Perspective

What is the term for shading in Renaissance art?

Chiaroscuro

What is the term for a hazy quality in Renaissance art?

Sfumato

What is the effect of perspective on distant objects?

They appear smaller

What artistic element did Raphael focus on by showing important individuals?

Humanism

What ancient civilizations influenced Raphael's art?

Ancient Rome and Greece

What technique gives depth to Raphael's paintings?

Perspective

What does a vanishing point give in Renaissance art?

Sense of depth

What was Leonardo da Vinci's background that influenced his art?

Scientific background

What technique did Leonardo da Vinci use to make backgrounds look hazy?

Sfumato

What technique refers to shading, used by Leonardo da Vinci?

Chiaroscuro

What aspect of faces did Leonardo da Vinci emphasize in his art?

Individual faces

What famous painting is Bartholomew in?

The Last Supper

What did Donatello created that hadn't been done since ancient Rome?

A free standing nude statue

What concept did Donatello introduce the importance of?

Individualism

What is the term for a pose with twisting and weight on one foot?

Contrapposto

What did Michelangelo study to achieve naturalism?

Anatomy

How did Michelangelo study anatomy?

By dissecting corpses

What does the perfect human figure represent for Michelangelo?

Religious expression

What is the term for twisting figures used by Michelangelo?

Figura Serpentina

What adjective describes the grand and noble style of Michelangelo?

Monumental

Who was Michelangelo's patron that supported him?

Lorenzo de Medici

What chapel contains artwork by Michelangelo?

Sistine Chapel

What is a work on the Sistine Chapel?

Creation of Adam

What should you use to compare and contrast Renaissance Artwork?

4 vocab words

What is Cimabue an example of?

Medieval Art

What is another name for 'shading' in art?

Chiaroscuro

What is always attached to churches?

Medieval Sculpture

What is a geometric characteristic of certain paintings?

Vanishing Point

What is an example of Raphael's work?

School of Athens

What is the name of one of Donatello's sculptures?

David