Renaissance Vocabulary

2. An Italian diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise The Prince written in 1513
6. A German inventor, printer, publisher, and goldsmith who made the printing press.
7. Not subjected to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order
9. The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region
10. An English play writer, poet, and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language
13. He was venerated in the catholic church, an English lawyer,judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist.

1. An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect
2. An Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the high Renaissance well known for painting the Sistine Chapel
3. An Italian polymath of the high Renaissance, known best for his dramatic and expressive art work
4. A type of wall painting, term coming from the Italian word for fresh because the plaster is applied to the walls while still wet
5. The revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th-16th centuries (MEANS: REBIRTH)
8. A renaissance cultural movement which turned away from medieval scholasticism and revived interest in Ancient Greek and Roman thoughts
11. A half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci
12. An Italian banking family and political dynasty