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32 Cards in this Set
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Humanism |
Philosophical and literary study of what it means to be human |
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Petrarch |
Francesco petrarca, one of the first humanist scholars, was responsible for the recovery of numerous works of classical Latin roman writers |
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Vernacular |
In medieval and renaissance Europe, the dialects spoken in everyday life, in contrast to the literary language of Latin |
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Bibliophile |
Lover and collector of books |
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Emmanuel Chrysoloras |
Important Greek scholar who introduced the scientific works of ancient Greek philosophers to the west |
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Autocrat |
Ruler who possesses absolute power |
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Patron |
Person, usually powerful or wealthy, who financially supports the intellectual or artistic works of clients |
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Client |
Artist or intellectual supported by a wealthy patron |
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Lorenzo de'medici |
Ruler of florence and patron of artists, poets, and humanist scholars during the Italian renaissance |
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Civic humanism |
Study and appreciation of classical republican forms of government |
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Renaissance |
Literally, "rebirth", signifying a revival |
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Michaelangelo buonarotti |
Painter, sculptor, poet, and architect, considered in his time to be the greatest artist Italy had ever produced |
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Giotto di Bondone |
Best-known and most influencial painter of the middle ages |
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Artisan |
Skilled craftsmen, such as a cabinetmaker, painter, or shoemaker |
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Gentile Bellini |
Important venetian painter whose subject matter mainly Concerned venetian political and religious history |
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Vatican |
Area on the north side of the Tiber in Rome where the Pope was living by the end of the 15th century |
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Giorgio Vasari |
Italian architect and artist who wrote biographies of renaissance artists |
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Filippo Brunelleschi |
Outstanding architect, painter, and engineer who introduced linear perspective I'm painting and designed the dome of Florence's cathedral |
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Linear perspective |
Illusion of depth and three dimensional space in am image achieved by drawing the lines of the composition toward a vanishing point |
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Vanishing point |
In a painting, the point at which all the lines converge to give the illusion of depth and three dimensions |
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Masaccio |
Italian artist notable for his early experimentation with linear perspective |
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Leonardo da vinci |
One of the world's greatest artists and engineers, most famous for his painting the mona lisa |
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Sumptuary laws |
Municipal legislation restricting modes and expense of attire according to social status, profession, and, in the case of Jews, religion |
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Book of hours |
Book or manuscript containing a calendar, prayers, and biblical passages for private devotion |
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Psalter |
Book or manuscript containing the Psalms |
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Tempera |
Egg-based medium that binds paint pigments, used in renaissance Italy |
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Jan Van Eyck |
Influential Flemish painter whose pioneering use of rich colors and light conveyed unprecedented depth of field |
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Patristics |
Study of the writings of the early church fathers, such as Jerome, Ambrose, Augustine, and Pope Gregory l |
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Desiderius Erasmus |
Dutch humanist, theologian, and textual scholar whose writing influenced the movement of church reform |
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Kabbalah |
Field of Jewish mysticism dating to the 12th century but of greater interest in the 16th |
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Johannes Gutenberg |
Inventor of the printing press, and printing from movable, in the west |
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Aldus manutius |
Important venetian printer noted for publishing byzantine texts in the Greek alphabet |