AP Euro Unit 1 Renaissance Flash Cards

Italian poet wrote Inferno and DivineComedy. 

A leading painter of the FlorentineRenaissance;highly personal style. The Birth of Venus 

(1533-1592) finest representative of early modern skepticism. Created a new genre, the essay.  

(1276-1337) Florentine Painter who led the wayin the use of realism. 

Utopia; Englishman, lawyer, politician,Chancellor-Henry VIII. Executed over relig. beliefs. 

Everyday language of a specific nation. 

(1313-1375) Decameron--tells about ambitious merchants,portrays a sensual,and worldly society. 

On the Dignity of Man; Man is in-betweenbeasts and angels;no limits to what man canaccomplish

Studied Latin classics to learn what they reveal abouthuman nature & achievements

(1469-1527) The Prince; secular method of ruling a country. "End justifies the means." 

(1475-1564) Worked in Rome. Painted the Sistine Chapel. Sculpted the statue of David. 

Leaders who took measures to limit power of the Roman Catholic Church within their countries. 

Naturalistic pose with weight on one foot

The Courtier; educated man should know acad. subj. and should betrained in music,dance & art. 

AD 1400s

(1386-1466) Sculptor; probably greatest influence of any Florentine artist beforeMichelangelo. 

The striving for excellence. Humanistic aspect of Renaissance.

A man that is multitalented and is well-educated. 

(1377-1446)Italian architect;Florentine Ren.;anti-Gothic;Foundling Hospital in Florence. 

Father of the Renaissance. Father of Humanism."Dark Ages." Laura. Sonnet. 

Stressed personality, uniqueness, genius, and fullest dev't of capabilities and talents

(1466-1536) Praise of Folly; Dutch Humanist, religious education

The belief in material things instead of religious things. 

Plan to overthrow the Medici’s. 

Dominican friar;attacked paganism & moral vice of Medici & Alexander VI.Burned @ stake in Flo .

On Pleasure; On false Donation of Constantine. Fatherof modern historical criticism. 

Northern Renaissance $$ Headed leading banking, and trading house inl6th century Europe. 

(1503-1513) militaristic Pope; tore downthe old Saint Peter’s Basilica and began anew in 1506

(1547-1616) Spanish writer. Wrote Don Quixote .

Northern Renaissance painter noted for his portraits and religiouspaintings.  

The awakening from the dark ages and the focusing on the Greeks and Romans. 

(1492-1503) Corrupt Spanish pope; aided militarily by his son, Cesare Borgia,hero of The Prince

French satirical author.Gargantua and Pantagruel

(1469-1492) bankingfamily in Florencein 15thc; ruled government of Flo.from behind the scenes. 

AD 1500s

(1452-1519) Artist who madereligious paintings and sculptures like the Last Supper.