AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

Italian Renaissance Vocabulary and People

Terms : Hide Images
158376566Patronperson who financially supports the arts
158376567Humanisma Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements
158376568Humanitiesstudy of subjects taught in ancient Greece and Rome, such as grammar, rhetoric, poetry, and history
158376569Perspectivetechnique that shows three dimensions on a flat surface
158376570de'MediciItalian statesman and scholar who supported many artists and humanists including Michelangelo and Leonardo and Botticelli (1449-1492)
158376571Petrarchone of the first humanists, lived from 1304 to 1374, famous scholar/teacher/poet, believed that classical writings (greek and roman) should be studied and imitated
158376572da VinciItalian Renaissance artist that painted The Last Supper and Mona Lisa, he was also an engineer, architect, sculptor, and scientist.
158376573MichelangeloItalian Renaissance artist that painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted the statue of David.
158376574Raphael(1483-1520) Italian Renaissance painter; he painted frescos, his most famous being The School of Athens.
158376575MachiavelliItalian Renaissance writer, described government in the way it actually worked (ruthless). He wrote The Prince (the end justifies the mean).
160078148engravingart form in which an artist etches a design on a metal plate with acid and then uses the plate to make multiple prints
160078149vernaculareveryday language of ordinary people
160078150Utopiancharacteristic of an ideal society; visionary
160078151Durera leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528)
160078152van Eyckfirst to use oils in painting
160078153BruegelPainted everyday scenes of peasant life such as weddings and harvests. Flemish.
160078154ErasmusDutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe
160078155MoreEnglish humanist and author of Utopia
160078156CervantesAuthor of Don Quixote
160078157GutenbergInventor of the printing press

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!