Art Appreciation Test 3

Humanism is the belief or philosophy that all human beings have worth or value. The poet Petrarch was 1 of the early proponents of this idea which stressed the importance of education to improve the human condition.

The plague caused the population to crash which, in turn, caused the economy to crash also. Then both will boom back. A large middle class formed and few workers demanded better salaries than they ever did before. For the first time people could afford luxuries like education, books, and other nice things.

The fall of Constantinople in 1435 forced refugees to flee to Italy. They would bring back ideas that have been forgotten by Europeans.

The belief or philosophy that all human beings have worth or value.

When people in the painting are responding realistically to what is happening. A realistic emotional response.
Ex: The Lamentation

An artis's tool to create the illusion of a 3D space on a 2-D pane.
Ex: The Trinity

1. Giotto

2. The Lamentation

3. Halos indicate holy people

1. Masaccio

2. The Trinity

3. It's a fresco

1. Mantegna

2. St. Sebastian

3. he was prayed to to stop the plague

1. Castagno

2. David

3. Painted on a shield

1. Botticelli

2. Birth of Venus

3. First nude painting in 1200 years

1. Donatello

2. David

3. first male nude sculpture in 1200 years

1. Brunelleschi

2. Pazzi Chapel

3. The Pazzi family was originally supposed to be buried there

1. Da Vinci

2. Madonna of the Rocks

3. Uses Chiaroscuro

Painting tachniques invented by Da Vinci. Chiaroscuro means light and dark or clear dark and it is the spotlight or dramatic lighting affect. Sfumato means smoky or hazy.

1. Buonarroti

2. Creation of Man

3. Located in the Sistine Chapel

1. Buonarroti

2. Moses

3. Sculpted for a Pope's tomb