Renaissance Ohlms

How did the rise of a middle class in the italian city-states affect the renaissance?

Known for painting incredibly realistic portraits of the royal family

Albrecht Durer is known for woodcuts and engravings portraying religious subjects and classical myths

Thomas More was an English humanist whose "Utopia" depicted an imaginary place without war and corruption

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

Known for depiciting the human body realistically; created the sculpture David

Why did Dante and other renaissance writers use the vernacular?

Which of the following helped cause the renaissance?

Francesco Petrach..

Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch humanist whose "In Praise of Folly" teased different people in sopciety

How was the archetecture of Filippo Brunelleschi consistent with the other Renaissance arts?

Who is known for pioneering oil-based painting and developing new techniques to add subtly to colors

A true "renaissance man"; known for The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper

Michelangelo is known for his use of perspective; he often used the Madonna and child as a subject

English playwright who drew upon the classics for stories and inspirations

Niccolo Machiavelli's story "The Prince" offered realistic, but not moral, advice to rulers

Which of the following characterizes humanism?

Why was Johann Gutenburg's printing press significant?

Which of the following artistic styles developed during the renaissance?

Humanists questioned everything in order to form their own opinions

Sofonisba Anguissula was the first woman to achieve an international reputation known for her portraits

Writer whose Decameron described realistic characters through tragic and comedic stories

Vittoria Colonna was a poet who exchanged sonnets with Michelangelo and helped Castiglione publish The Courtier

Jan van Eyck is known for painting scenes of everyday peasant life using rich colors and vivid details