Module 14 Review

A person who supports artists, especially financially

A renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential

French writer who promoted the formal education of both boys and girls

Known for his use of perspective; often used the Madonna and child as a subject

English playwright who drew upon the classics for stories and inspiration

Known for painting scenes of everyday peasant life using rich colors and vivid details

Early and influential humanist who had a muse named Laura

Famous Elizabethan Age writer and playwright

Why did Dante and other Renaissance writers use the vernacular?

Why was Johann Gutenberg's printing press significant?

Known for painting incredibly detailed portraits of the English royal family

What was the first book printed with movable type?

English humanist whose Utopia depicted an imaginary place absent of war and corruption

Which of the following did NOT help cause the Renaissance?

Writer whose The Prince offered realistic, but not moral, advice to rulers

How did the rise of a middle class in the Italian city-states affect the Renaissance?

Known for pioneering oil-based painting, developing new techniques to add subtly to colors

Woman poet who exchanged letters with Michelangelo

Writer whose Decameron described realistic characters through tragic and comedic stories

Dutch humanist whose In Praise of Folly teased different people in society

Known for depicting the human body realistically; sculptures include the Pieta and David

Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.

The first woman to achieve an international reputation; known for her portraits

A true "Renaissance man"; known for the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.

A philosophy based on the idea that nothing can be known for certain.

Which of the following artistic styles developed during the Renaissance?

German craftsman, developed a printing press that improved the printing process.

Known for woodcuts and engravings portraying religious subjects, classical myths, and realistic landscapes

An imaginary land described by Thomas More in his book; an ideal place.

The everyday language of people in a region.

An artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface.

Who invented moveable type?

A period of European history, lasting from about 1300-1600, renewed interest in classical culture led to changes in art