WS CH. 6 Review

following the Middle Ages, a movement that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome; means "rebirth"

German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press

The study of body structure

the use of light and dark values to create the illusion of form; darker shades of color make certain parts of a painting look farther away creating a 3-D effect.

a technique of adding depth to paintings by making objects in the background smaller than objects in the foreground

Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; a true "Renaissance Man" who excelled in many disciplines

Painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the Passover meal that became Jesus' last meal with his disciples before his crucifixion

A painting by Leonardo da Vinci of a woman with a mysterious smile. It is now of the most readily recognized paintings in the world.

Italian Renaissance sculptor, architect, painter, and poet

A Catholic church in Vatican City, Italy. Its ceiling was painted by the Renaissance artist Michelangelo.

Artist who created the sculpted bronze door panels of Florence's baptistery- "Gates of Paradise"

Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance; known for the Dome of Florence Cathedral

Branches of knowledge concerned with human beings and their culture: philosophy, literature, and the fine arts, as distinguished from the sciences

"Father of Humanism"

Wrote "The Courtier" which was about education and manners and had a great influence.