The Renaissance ( Junior Cert )

What was the Renaissance ?

The Renaissance was a rebirth of interest in ancient Rome and Greece.

How long did the Renaissance last ?

The Renaissance lasted from 1400 - 1600

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy ?

Home of the Catholic Church ( Rich Patrons)

Rich infrastructure ( e.g the Colosseum )

Competition between city states ( e.g Milan and Venice)

Patron

Someone who sponsored artists ( e.g Lorenzo de Medici )

Renaissance art...

Was secular in theme ( humanism )

Was painted on canvas

Used impasto ( layers )

Used perspective

Used sfumato ( smudging )

Medieval art...

Had religious themes

Was painted on wood

Did not use perspective

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The role of the apprentice

Paint on master's paintings ( e.g backgrounds ) , Learn how to paint frescos, Learn recipies for mixing colours.

Fresco

A painting done directly onto wet plaster on a wall or ceiling. Dried quickly ( e.g The Last Supper )

Lorenzo de Medici

A rich banker who sponsored artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci.

Manuscripts

Pre-Renaissance Books.

Johannes Gutenberg

The German goldsmith who invented the printing press and moveable letter type.

Northern Renaissance

Term given to the Renaissance outside of Italy.

Albrecht Durer

A Northern Renaissance artist.

Leonardo Da Vinci

Ideal Renaissance man ( all-round genius, sculptor, painter, inventor ) .

Michelangelo

A Renaissance sculptor.

Thomas Moore

A Renaissance author, wrote Utopia.

Erasmus

A Dutch writer and priest, wrote about corruption in the Catholic Church.

Petrarch

A humanist writer from Florence, wrote Canzoniere and sonnets to a girl named Laura.

William Shakespeare

An influential and immensely famous Renaissance poet and playwright.

Vernacular Language

The language of the people, rather than the scholar's Latin.

Andreas Vesalius

Brussels-born professor of anatomy, wrote " On the fabric of the human body " .

William Harvey

English doctor who discovered the circulatory system.

Nicholas Copernicus

A priest, mathematician, scientist and astronomer who theorised that the Earth is not at the centre of the solar system.

Galileo

An Italian astronomer who proved Copernicus' theory, as well as greatly improving the telescope.

Fillipo Brunelleschi

Designed the largest dome in Florence and based his work on late Gothic and Italian Romanesque style.

Andrea Palladio

Designed many villas and churches, and influenced the design of the White House ( Palladian ) .

St. Peter's Basilica

HQ of the Catholic Church in the Vatican.