The Cartier
Book that was written by Baldassare Castiglione describing what a powerful, elite member of society should represent.
Michelangelo
Sculptor of the marble "David" and "La Pieta". Painter of the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel.
The Last Supper
Painting that was completed by Leonardo Da Vinci depicting Jesus and his disciples.
Hundred Years War
Conflict that was fought over religion between France and England.
Safonsisba Anguissola
First woman artist to gain an international reputation during the Renaissance. Known for her portraits of her sisters and prominent people such as King Phillip II of Spain.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Writer of the book, "The Prince
Jan van Eyck
Flemish painter who was among the first to use oil based paints to develop new techniques.
Thomas More
Writer of the book "Utopia
Francesco Petrarch
Nickname is the "Father of Renaissance Humanism". Wrote numerous sonnets about the love of his life, Laura.
Leonardo da Vinci
Inventor, painter, and sculptor. He painted the "Mona Lisa" and invented the parachute and had ideas for the first flying machine.
Johann Gutenberg
Inventor of the printing press.
Fillipo Brunelleschi
Famous for using the dome concept in architecture.
Raphael Sanzio
Studies the works of Michelangelo and Leonardo. Famous for his paintings of Madonna or of the Virgin Mary. Also Painted "School of Athens".
Bubonic Plague
Responsible for killing 60 percent of the population of Europe in the 1300's. Rats carried infected fleas that bit humans that led to a worldwide outbreak and death.
Florence
City-state of Italy that was ruled by the Medici family. The Medici family allowed for the new Renaissance ideas to grow during their reign of this city-state.
Renaissance
Term that means Rebirth
Secular
To be concerned with worldly matters and not spiritual matters
Vernacular
The everyday language of the people in a region or country
Humanism
An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements
Perspective
a way of showing 3 dimensions on a flat surface
Skepticism
Philosophy based on the idea that nothing can be for certain