Renaissance Vocabulary Flashcard

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What is the term for the period of great cultural and artistic change in Europe that followed the Middle Ages?

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Renaissance

Front

Which term describes a focus on human values and concerns, often seen in Renaissance art and literature?

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Humanism

Front

What word means "not religious or not connected to religion"?

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Secular

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Technique in art that shows objects as they appear to the eye, making them look three-dimensional.

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Perspective

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Relationship of sizes between different parts of a work of art

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Proportion

Front

Which word means "having balanced and equal parts on both sides"?

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Symmetry

Front

What do you call a member of the highest social class, often with titles and land?

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Aristocrat

Front

Who is a person that supports artists, writers, or musicians, often by giving them money?

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Patron

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Term for someone who buys and sells goods, especially during the Renaissance.

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Merchant

Front

What do you call an artist who makes statues out of stone, metal, or other materials?

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Sculptor