15.2 Ideas & Art of the Renaissance

The humanist movement of the Renaissance was based on

• the study of the classics, or Greek and Roman literature.

• medieval styles of painting flat human figures.

• religious painting.

• vernacular language.

Which of the following explains how Petrarch's actions spread Renaissance ideas in the fourteenth century?

• Byzantine and Islamic scholars knew the works of ancient Greeks.

• Petrarch searched for ancient Latin manuscripts, and others followed his lead.

• Scholars today acknowledge that Petrarch can be called the father of Italian Renaissance.

• Italian humanists sought out Byzantine scholars as a link to ancient Greek culture.

What effect did printing with movable type have on people during the Renaissance?

• Women were allowed the same education as men.

• Books became shorter but more interesting.

• Education focused less on religion.

• People became more educated.

The purpose of humanist schools during the Renaissance was to

• produce individuals who were able to lead good lives.

• find out who was intelligent enough to attend school.

• force all people to think alike.

• teach people the basics of the accepted religion.

How was the human-focused worldview of the Italian Renaissance expressed in its art?

• Humans appeared as religious figures who were admired by the ordinary masses.

• People appeared in paintings as flat figures on a canvas, representing people but not looking like real people.

• Paintings of the human form appeared in books and on altarpieces.

• 1. A realistic style was developed that showed the human form as a living, three-dimensional person.

The Italian Renaissance produced master artists such as painters

• Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.

• Johannes Gutenberg and Boccaccio.

• Dante and Christine de Pizan.

• Donatello and Brunelleschi.

What core idea of the Renaissance was expressed by painters using the laws of perspective?

• Everyday art must be religious.

• Women can learn as well as men.

• Focus on realism and the individual is key.

• Writing in the vernacular brings literature to all.

Which is of the following would represent the art of the Renaissance in northern European countries?

• a large fresco on a church ceiling

• a small, detailed, and realistic portrait

• a beautiful and colorful stained glass window

• a large mural with realistic representations of animals in nature

Dante wrote The Divine Comedy in the vernacular rather than in classical Latin so that

• everyone could read his work, not just scholars.

• religious aspects of the work could be expressed clearly.

• only Italians could have access to the work.

• the work could be illustrated.

What artistic style does this painting represent?

• Rococo Art

• Islamic Art

• Humanist Art

• Romantic Art