Renaissance Quiz Review

Light and dark shadowing, perspective and ____________ were characteristics of Renaissance art.

The Renaissance can be defined as a:

Who wrote The Prince, which advised government rulers?

What city was the epicenter of the Renaissance?

The Renaissance spread northward as a result of war, travel and:

Who invented the printing press?

What did Northern Renaissance artists introduce that allowed for richer colors?

The Renaissance Man:

Perspective was discovered in the arts through the:

This movement focused on studying classical texts and human potential and achievement.

The Renaissance Woman:

What powerful family supported many famous Renaissance artists?

About how many years did the Renaissance last?

He is known as the Father of Humanism.

What was the first printed book?

Which was a factor that led to the Renaissance starting in Italy?

Merchants in Italy grew influential based on merit rather than social rank, which sparked:

The three main elements of humanism seen in Renaissance art are classicism, secularism and:

Renaissance humanists suggested that people could:

This Flemish artist was a pioneer in oil painting and in the use of perspective.

While women during the Renaissance chiefly raised children and kept house, some also:

A person who supports an artist or the arts is called a(n):

Renaissance artists often depicted Mary and Jesus as:

Who sculpted David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

What playwright wrote Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet?

Which was NOT a reason why the Renaissance started in Italy?

Who painted The Last Supper and Mona Lisa?

During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, scholarship was typically preserved in:

As people moved to towns and cities in the Renaissance, they began living in _______ families.

Renaissance art depicted religious themes like medieval art, BUT with:

Which was NOT a major characteristic of the Renaissance?

The printing press spread the use of ________________ language used by ordinary people.