Renaissance

1. – An Italian painter known for The Birth of Venus and Primavera.
4. – A sculptor who revived classical styles and created the bronze David.
7. – An artist admired for his balanced compositions, like The School of Athens.
9. – An Italian city considered the birthplace of the Renaissance.
11. – A painting made on wet plaster, common in Renaissance churches and buildings.
14. – An English playwright and poet whose works, like Romeo and Juliet, explored human emotions.
17. – A painting technique that blends colours and tones softly, without sharp lines (used by Leonardo da Vinci).
20. – An independent city and its surrounding territory, like Florence or Venice, often ruled by powerful families.
21. – An astronomer who used a telescope to support the idea that the Earth orbits the Sun.
23. – A powerful and wealthy family from Florence who supported many Renaissance artists and thinkers.
24. – A technique in art that creates the illusion of depth, making paintings look three-dimensional.
25. – Related to the culture and art of ancient Greece and Rome, which greatly inspired Renaissance artists.
27. – A scientist who proposed that the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun.

2. – The use of strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume in art.
3. – The inventor of the printing press, which revolutionised communication.
5. – The artistic method that gives depth to a flat image by showing how objects appear smaller as they get farther away.
6. – An Italian artist, inventor, and scientist known for The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
8. – The everyday language spoken by ordinary people, as opposed to Latin.
10. – A sculptor, painter, and architect famous for David and the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
12. – A Dutch scholar who promoted education and the study of classical texts.
13. – A period of major advances in science and understanding of the natural world, influenced by Renaissance thinking.
15. – A movement that focused on human potential, achievements, and the study of subjects like history, literature, and philosophy.
16. – A religious movement that began during the Renaissance, leading to the creation of Protestant churches.
18. – A political thinker who wrote The Prince, advising rulers on power and leadership.
19. – A wealthy person who supported artists, writers, or scholars financially.
22. – A period of cultural rebirth in Europe (14th–17th centuries) marked by new interest in art, science, and the ideas of ancient Greece and Rome.
26. – A machine invented by Johannes Gutenberg that made books cheaper and helped spread ideas quickly.