Women in the Renaissance

How did Isabella d'Este become a brilliant student?

• She was born knowing everything there is to know.

• She pretended to be a boy and secretly went to school.

• The pope sent her copies of famous books.

• Her father believed both sons and daughters should be educated.

Why did powerful families in the Renaissance often arrange for their children to be married at young ages?

• because they disliked their children and didn't care about them

• to form alliances with other powerful families

• because the Church always told people who to marry

• to prevent their children from becoming wealthy

What did Isabella do after her husband, Francesco, was captured and thrown in jail for several years?

• fight off enemies and form strong alliances with other rulers

• hide inside of a beautiful room and write poetry

• ride into battle herself and rescues Francesco from prison

• take a vow of poverty and begin painting

How did Titian paint his second portrait of Isabella?

• He made her look like a warrior ready to fight a battle.

• He made her look like an old lady ready to die.

• He made her look like infant with angelic wings.

• He made her look 20 years younger than she was.

What did most men of the Renaissance NOT believe?

• that women should marry rich men from important families

• that women should be loyal to their husbands

• that women should learn to paint and sculpt

• that women should give their husbands sons

How was Sofonisba Anguissola able to become a painter?

• Her father encouraged her to train with local artists.

• She married Michelangelo.

• Her father forced her to paint for ten hours each day.

• She had visions of angels teaching her how to paint.

What laws did some areas have about clothes?

• People were not allowed to wear red on Sundays.

• Rich men were not allowed to wear colorful tights.

• Rich women were not allowed to long dresses.

• People from lower classes were not allowed to wear nice clothes.

What kept many ruling families from going to war with each other?

• a lack of available weapons

• a lack of soldiers willing to fight

• frequent marriages between powerful families

• poor weather and a lack of food to feed an army.