Italian Renaissance Study Flashcard

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Renaissance means Rebirth and is linked to which ancient culture?

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Ancient Greek and Roman

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Humanists' interest:

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Art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome.

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Linear Perspective was a visual measurement system credited to:

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Filippo Brunelleschi

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When artists like da Vinci and Massacio used Linear Perspective, their vanishing point landed ___

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on Jesus

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This perspective uses hue, value, and intensity to show distance in art.

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aerial perspective

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Artist who designed the Florence Cathedral dome

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Filippo Brunelleschi

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Artist known for Sfumato, creating a hazy effect in the Mona Lisa.

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Artist of the Sistine Chapel

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Michelangelo

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First major High Renaissance sculptor; applied Contrapposto. Works: St. Mark, St. George.

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Donatello

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Artist sculpted famous David statue in lifelike s-curve pose.

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Michelangelo, Contrapposto