Renaissance Art, Trade, and Patronage: Key Concepts and Major Artists

Renaissance

Cultural rebirth in Europe

Patronage

Financial support of artists

Palazzo

Large palace/home

Fresco

Painting on wet plaster

Sfumato

Smoky shading technique

Pigment

Coloring material in paint

Medium

Material/tool used to create art

Secular

Non-religious

Italian city-states

Became wealthy through trade

Venice and Genoa

Dominated Mediterranean trade

Marco Polo

Associated with bringing silk knowledge to Italy

Lorenzo de' Medici

Important patron of the arts

Pope Julius II

Important patron of the arts

Leonardo da Vinci

Known for realism, sfumato, inventions

Michelangelo

Known for Sistine Chapel, sculpture

Raphael

Known for harmony and balance

Giotto di Bondone

Known for early realism

Jan van Eyck

Known for oil painting techniques

Albrecht Dürer

Known for detail and nature studies

Mona Lisa

Artwork by Leonardo da Vinci

The Last Supper

Artwork by Leonardo da Vinci

Sistine Chapel Ceiling

Artwork by Michelangelo

Lamentation of Christ

Artwork by Giotto di Bondone

Oil Paint

Allowed realistic colors and blending

Realism

Natural facial expressions and accurate anatomy

Perspective and depth

Artistic techniques to create three-dimensionality

Social Classes

Nobles, Merchants, Skilled workers, Unskilled laborers

Housing

Wealthy families lived in palazzos; workers lived in casetta row houses