Renaissance & Machiavelli

Chapters 2.1-2.2

Renaissance

A period of cultural rebirth and renewal in art, learning, and individual potential following the Middle Ages.

Antiquity

Renewed study of ancient Greek and Roman cultures

Patron

Someone who financially supports artists or the arts.

Theology

The study of god

Humanism

Focus on secular, worldly subjects rather than religious issues.

Renaissance Man

A person skilled in many different fields.

Perspective

An artistic technique making distant objects appear smaller

Engraving

Etching a design onto a metal plate to create prints.

Baroque

An elaborate, dramatic, emotional artistic style encouraged by the Catholic Church.

de Medici family

Wealthy family that controlled Florence, Italy.

Lorenzo de Medici

Patron who financially supported the arts.

Leonardo da Vinci

Renaissance Man who painted the Mona Lisa.

Michelangelo

Artist who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted the Pietà and David.

Raphael

Artist who painted The School of Athens.

Johann Gutenberg

Developed the printing press, helping books and ideas spread.

Albrecht Dürer

German painter and printmaker.

Niccolò Machiavelli

Florentine diplomat and political philosopher.

The Prince

Machiavelli's 1513 book advising rulers on maintaining power.

Political effectiveness

Choosing actions based on what works politically.