Stern Honors Renaissance Study Guide 2024 PDF

**[Honors Renaissance Study Guide]** [ ] The best way to go about studying is to fill out the study guide, review your notes, and review any documents you read that deal with the topics below. For the key terms section, write the definition for the words. For the key people, write who they are, wh...

**[Honors Renaissance Study Guide]** [ ] The best way to go about studying is to fill out the study guide, review your notes, and review any documents you read that deal with the topics below. For the key terms section, write the definition for the words. For the key people, write who they are, where they are from (if plausible), work they produced, and how they are related to the theme of the Renaissance. For the key concept section, make sure you have detailed information on the topic/question. We will review the day before the quiz! Good luck! \*I would also set up a study schedule to break down the study guide Extra help available: 1) before school, 2) during lunch 3) Pascack period **[I. Renaissance]** 1. -Perspective -Depth -Linear perspective -Realism Renaissance art was realistic using the study of anatomy, muscle tone, accuracy and more. proportions -Humanism Study of the humanities: rhetoric, poetry, science, literature, art. Had a greater focus on individual achievement rather than religion. -Secular Works that were not focused on religion. **Saw a rise during the renasanc** -Renaissance A period in Europe from 1400-1800 that saw a rebirth of classical Greek and Roman ideas. -Utopia Book written by Thomas More that described an ideal society. Unity was the heart of his society and believed that if a nation was unified then they could also be stopped. Also, he believed that pride was the root of all evil because it made people care about being better than others rather than their own achivement. **Criticized society in order to improve upon it** -Patron A sponsor of the arts. Usually rich. Some include: French and English monarchs, The Roman Emperor and the Pope. -Clergy Members of the church. -Well-rounded Having a balance of all things and not just focusing on one aspect. People such as Leonardo da Vinci were well rounded and were experts in Science, inventing, poetry, and art. -Pagan Religious beliefs that are related to magic and multiple gods. **Had a strong basis on nature** **A group of religions based on a reverence for nature** **Did not follow a religious text** -vanishing point A point in an image where 2 parallel lines would intersect. Draw your attention to a specific point. -humanization of the divine Portraying biblical figures as humans. Showed a shift towards caring about human achievements rather than religion. -horizon line Where the ground and sky meet. (Was not in medieval art) -Background Renaissance art had detailed background in their paintings compared to the solid color background of medieval art. -chiaroscuro The use of light in art. (New in the renaissance) 2. \- Niccole Machiavelli - Writer Though the Romans had the best form of government. \- Francesco Petrarch Wrote love poems to Laura "Ideal Women". His way of expressing his love for someone Believed the Romans set the best example of ethical behavior and it was better to live a good life on earth even if it meant less spiritualism. **Stressed the importance of a classical education** **Nervous for himself about his devotion** \- Leonardo da Vinci Mona lisa and last supper Express his feelings in a physical way Made both religious and secular works successfully. **Used experiments in science to create realistic art.** **Combined religious and secular ideas** \- Michelangelo Sistene chapel and St. Peter\'s Basilica Showed his ideas of beauty Combined new ideas with religion. \- Johann Gutenberg \- Erasmus **Spoke out against the church because he felt based on his education. He believed it was not taking responsibility for its mistakes and only wanted power.** **Wanted a reform of the church (Christan Humanist)** \- Donatello David and Mary Magdalene brass statues First nude brass statue since the classical times. **Befriended Cosmio de Medici who benefited his career.** **Would rather smash his work into pieces then sell it to ignorant buyers** **Gained a reputation for versatility and emotional realism.** **The artwork that made him well known was his sculpture of Pope Baldasscare Cossa.** \- Rafael/Raphael The School of Athens A depiction of famous greek philosophers Thought the Greeks had the best ideas for philosophy. \- Botticelli \- Medici Family Reigning family of Florence Supported the arts of Florence **Cosimo de Medici was a patron for Donatello** \- Christian Humanists \- Hans Holbein the Younger Portraits of King Henry VIII, Thomas More, and Desierus Erasmus Keep their likeness and show their power **Painted secular (Not religious) people** Showed the shift of art and general focus to more secular things rather than religion. \- Albrecht Durer Copper engravings and woodcuts Allowed for the possibility of illustrations to be in printed books Would lead to art being shared more than ever before and inspired people throughout Europe. **Nor** \- Pieter Brueghel Painted lively scenes of peasant life Entertain the viewer with bright and lively colors Criticized intolerance and injustice through his work. \- Shakespeare Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth Capture human emotions, **personality,** and experiences into plays Characters in the plays dealt with similar topics of humanism such as virtue and morality. \- Jan Van Eyck The adoration of the lamb altarpiece of the cathedral of ghent Used vivid colors and a new technique, oils Combined new techniques with religion. \- Christine de Pizan Wrote a book "The City of Ladies" which was like Thomas More's Utopia but if it was all women. Believed that a nation run by vitreous women could be better than any run by men. Showed how not all thinking in the renaissance was with reason and men discounted women without any reason. **Common practices stop women from getting an education.** **Men think women are "bad" because of their own vices, hatred of all people, and jealousy.** \- Titan The Assumption of the Virgin Bright and vivid colors **Sense of drama** First artist to make money from their work (Sponsored by the roman emperor) \- Giotto & Masaccio Made super realistic art \- Donatello David and Mary Magdalene brass statue Capture human emotion and experience into a statue David -\> fist nude brass statue since classical times. \- Vittoria Colonna 3. - - - - - - - - - - - -