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Renaissance

Renaissance

• Means: rebirth of Greek and Roman art and culture

• Period between 1450-1600

• Started in  Italy

Why in Italy? (1)

• Lots of remains for the Roman period

• Trade: more money and contacts with other cultures (Africa, Middle East, Asia)
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• Genieten van luxe spullen

Why Italy? (2)

• Rich Italians want art (of them self)

• Artist get a lot of money for this 

• Because of the investments the art becomes beter

Anders denken over het leven en de dood

• Memento mori (Remember you will die), becomes carpe diem (Seize the day)

• People start to live more for the now, no longer for life after death

• God and faith stay important, but faith in the Catholic church becomes less

Kenmerken van de Renaissance-kunst (1)

• Rebirth of the Greek and Roman art and culture

• Realistic

• Detailed

• Perspective(Depth)

Kenmerken van de Renaissance-kunst (2)

• Themes:  Greek/Roman myths, but also biblical stories 
  

• Nudity

• Observe, then paint

The original:

About 120 CE

z 120 CE.

The copy:

About 1580 CE.

What do they mean with the word Renaissance?

1. The time of the classics
2. The time of the Greek and the Roman
3. Rebirth
4. The culture of the classical antiquity becomes populair once more

Where did the renaissance start?

1. Low Countries
2. China
3. France
4. Italy

Why did it start in Italy?

1. They were smarter than others
2. They had the Pope
3. The city-states were rich
4. They had lots of Roman ruins

A lot changes in the renaissance also economically. Which of the following statements is wrong?

1. From agriculture as the main livelihood to trade as the main livelihood
2. van handel in Europa en Midden-Oosten naar wereldeconomie
3. People like to spend their money on nice things
4. Not only the church and kings but also civilians give orders to artists

What was the motto of the Renaissance

1. Momento mori
2. Carpe Diem
3. Cogito ergo sum
4. Veni Vidi Vici

What consequences did the renaissance have for science?
which of the following is wrong?

1. Artists want to develop their qualities as broadly as possible (homo universale)
2. Ancient knowledge is rediscovered and expanded.
3. Man feels an obligation to prove ancient knowledge. Like the earth is round.
4. Scientists start to observe, experiment and draw conclusions.

Renaissance art characteristics.
Which of the following is not true about renaissance art?

1. Religious subjects are no longer painted
2. Greco-Roman art is copied
3. Attention is paid to anatomy
4. Attention is paid to perspective

Who found Renaissance art attractive and why?
Which of the following is wrong?

1. Rich citizens: they could show how rich they were by giving orders
2. Monarchs: They could break free from the influence of the church and show their power through art
3. Scholars: they could now study other things than just matters of faith.
4. Artists: they could finally paint naked people.

The relationship between Humanism and the renaissance?
Which of the following is wrong?

1. Humanism assumes the human mind, so knowledge from the antiquities is also important.
2. Humanism assumes that man thinks by himself.
3. By studying the original sources, the classics get rediscovered.
4. Because humanism reasons from man, man becomes selfish.

Which of the following was a famous humanist?

1. Bartholomeus Diaz
2. Vasco da Gama
3. Erasmus
4. Calvijn

What did Erasmus do in his book: "In Praise of Folly"?

1. He made fun of princes, monks and the pope
2. He showed that the bible was not translated correctly
3. He called for reformation
4. He said that everyone had to become a humanist.

How did the renaissance spread from Italy trough the rest of Europe?

1. The printing press
2. Universities
3. Trade

What event was seen as the end of the Middle ages?

1. Discovery of the New World
2. The fall of the Eastern Roman Empire
3. Petrarch Rediscovering ancient greek texts

What made the printing press of Gutenberg special

1. Block printing
2. His printing press was easily transportable
3. He made individually arrangeable letters
4. He created a new type of ink.

Which is not an effect of the printing press?

1. Books became Cheaper
2. Books were less prone to text corruption
3. Books were no longer printed in Latin
4. The output of books increased.

What was not invented by Da Vinci

1. Helicopter
2. Windmill
3. Tank
4. Parachute