Module 14 Study Guide

known for depicting the human body realistically; sculptures include the Pietà and David

writer whose Decameron described realistic characters through tragic and comedic stories

English playwright who drew upon the classics for stories and inspiration

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

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

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

a true “Renaissance man”; known for the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper

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

Why did Dante and other Renaissance writers use the vernacular?

Which of the following characterizes humanism?

How did humanists break with medieval thinkers over the acceptance of tradition and beliefs?

known for painting incredibly detailed portraits of the English royal family

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

poet who exchanged sonnets with Michelangelo and helped Castiglione publish The Courtier

The people who financially supported artists

an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.

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

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

common language understood by people of the area/region.

the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries

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

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

Why was Johann Gutenberg’s printing press significant?

parallel lines converging to a single point: this point is called the vanishing point

Which of the following artistic styles developed during the Renaissance? Choose the two correct answers.

early and influential humanist who wrote sonnets in Italian and Latin

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

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