unit 5 terms
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- Erasmus
- a Dutch artist who corresponded with nearly every prominent writer and thinker in Europe and personally knew emperors, and kings. He was the scholar of Europe. He wrote The Praise of Folly, a satire written that poked fun at a broad range of political, social economic, and religious evils of the day.
- Rabelais
- a French humanist who is best remembered for his novel Gargantua adn Pantagruel. This work satirizes society while putting foth humanist views on educational reform and inherent human goodness.
- Durer
- an artist whose work is a blend of the old and the new and fuses the realism and symbolism of gothic art with the style and passion of the Italian artists
- Luther
- a german mojnk who decided to protest against papal practices and other indulgences in 1517 After posting a set of 95 theses, he was excommunicated but still gained support from his university and the ruler of saxony. Was a popular among dissatisfied Catholics.
- Consistory
- is a fromal meeting of the Sacred College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- Giotto
- Italain painter who observed from life and painted using perspective
- Anglicans
- another sect of the Church
- Donatello
- most famous for producing freestanding bronze sculptures; his most famous is David.
- Acts of Supremecy
- when King Henry the eigth wanted to divorce his wife because she was infertile. The only way he could do this was by leaving the Catholic Church so he issued this to make England become seperate from the church.
- Gutenburg
- a german who helped invent movable type by cutting up old printing blocks to form indivual letters. Movable type was used for papal documents adn for the first printed version of the Bible.
- Medici
- a prominent family in Florence who cultivated the birth of the Italian Renaissance and who had three men with the Medici name become pope.
- Predestination
- belief that God predestines from eternity the salvation fo certain souls. So called double predestination as in Calvinism, is the added assertion that God also foreordains certain souls to damnation
- Henry VIII
- 1547, king of England (1509-1547) second son and succesor of Henry VII. he was educated in the new learning of the Renaissance and developed great skill in music and sports He was created prince of Wales in 1503, following the death of his elder brother, Arthur. At the time he also received a papal dispensation to marry Arthurs widow, Katherine of Aragon. The marrige ook place shortly after his accestion in 1509. He later seperated from the Cathiolic church just to divorce Katherine which is known as the acts of suprememcy.
- Shakespere
- the dominant figure in Elizabethan literature whoe rich vocabulary and poetic imagery where matched by his turbulent imagination. Judged as the foremost sonnet writer in the English language.
- Indulgence
- when a priest was doing something that was against catholic ideals
- Venic, Florence
- cities in the italian renaissance. had many artists who were patronized by wealthy people to paint portraits
- Nicollo Machiavelli
- Italian diplomat, political philosopher, musician, poet, and playwright. Was a figure of the Italian renaissance, and a servant of the Florentine republic. Most famous for his pamphlet called The Prince
- Peace of Ausburg
- a treaty between Catholic and Lutheran forces
- da vinci
- a true renaissance man; was learned in engineering, mathematics, architecture, geology, botany, physiology, anatomy, sculpture, painting, music, and poetry. Didn't finish most of his projects because he often got distracted by more intriguing topics.
- Petrarch
- "the father of humanism" First to play a major rule in making people conscious of the attractions of classical literature. Wrote latin epic poetry and biography in addition to his famous and innovative love sonets.
- Utopia
- a piece written by Sir Thomas More that criticized rutal English society from the view of a Utopia, the evils brought on by political and social injustice were overcome by the holding of all property and goods in common
- Chiaroscuro
- the modeling of figures in light and shade
- Humanism
- consisted of the study and popularization of greek and latin classics, most memebers of this belief remained religious
- Michelangelo
- an indivualist and idealist renaissance artist who depicted stormy and tempreramental scenes that have helped shape our definition of a genius. He painted the vatican's Sistine chapel against his will. He excelled as a poet, engineer, and architect.
- Van Eyck
- an artist from the Netherlands who painted in the realistic manner deceloped by medieval miniaturists. He also perfected the technique of oil painting which enabled him to paint with greater realism and emotion.
- Perspective
- a style of painting that appeared to be three demensional
- Calvin
- founded Calvinism, the protestant theological system which develops Luthers doctrine of justification by faith alone and emphasizes the grace of God and the doctrine of predestination
- fresco
- a type of wall painting in which water based pigments are applied to wet, freshly laid lime plaster. The dry powder colors, when mixed with water, penetrate the surface and become a permanent part of the wall
- Masaccio
- completed the development of perspective style. considered chiaroscuro in the realism of his artwork, Was also the first renaissance painter to paint nude figures.
- Protestant
- synonymous with Lutheran