The Renaissance (Vocab and Terms)

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Across
  1. 4. he was a notable Venetian printer who worked tirelessly to spread knowledge
  2. 6. he was considered a Renaissance Man because he did work in many fields - painting, sculpting, engineering, science, and more!
  3. 10. the church in Rome built by Pope Sixtus |V, its ceiling and walls were painted by Michelangelo
  4. 13. a wealthy person who supports an artist
  5. 14. he invented the printing press with movable type, which made printing faster and more accessable
  6. 16. the family who contributed to the Renaissance by paying for artwork, running an artists' school, and funding the rediscovery
  7. 17. the art of using words effectively in speaking or writing
  8. 21. the author who wrote a book for the Medici family while in exile
  9. 24. one who is highly skilled and highly skilled and has broad interests in many or all of the arts and sciences
Down
  1. 1. the capital city of the papal states where many famous artists were commissioned such as Michelangelo and Raphael
  2. 2. he was known as the 'Father of Humanism'
  3. 3. a person who builds or works with brick or stone
  4. 5. the person, or officer, in charge of a priory, or monastery
  5. 7. the country where the Renaissance began
  6. 8. Leo X's cousin who became pope after him. Rome's status in the Renaissance ended under his leadership.
  7. 9. a famous Florentine painter who painted the Sistine Chapel and helped design St. Peter's Basilica
  8. 11. government of the few. Venice was ruled by the Greater Council
  9. 12. The ________ is a book by Machiavelli that outlined the rules for being a good leader.
  10. 15. a technique that allows artists to show objects as they appear at various distances from the viewer, with distant objects showing
  11. 18. the author and diplomat who wrote The Courtier while serving in the Court of Urbino
  12. 19. to obtain stone from a pit or excavation by cutting, digging, or blasting it
  13. 20. a spanish Renaissance artist originally from Greece who studied under Michelangelo and was known for his brightly colored paints
  14. 22. a person who specializes in a specific academic subject; an expert
  15. 23. the pope who hired famous artists such as Michelangelo and Raphael to paint and design much of the Vatican