Renaissance & Perspective Crossword Puzzle Study Guide

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  1. 3. The family that was known for being generous patrons of the arts during the Renaissance
  2. 5. The _________ line is where the earth meets the sky, also known as "eye level"
  3. 6. an interest in the art and literature of Ancient Greece and Rome
  4. 7. The artist credited as the first to correctly use linear perspective in a finished work of art
  5. 9. Johannes ____________ perfected the printing press
  6. 15. In linear perspective, __________ lines connect to the vanishing point to show depth
  7. 17. Aerial & Linear are the two main elements of _____ drawing.
  8. 19. The Last _____ was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci
  9. 20. __________ perspective is a graphic system that showed artists how to create the illusion of depth and volume on a flat surface
  10. 21. A type of linear perspective, _____-point perspective is used when the edge of an object is facing you (answer will be a number spelled out, for example: SIX instead of 6)
  11. 23. What artist used perspective when carving sculptures to be placed above eye level
  12. 24. The ___ Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci is considered one of the most famous artworks of all time
  13. 27. The _____ press was one of the most important contributions of the Renaissance.
  14. 29. A ____________ point is a point on the horizon at which parallel lines receding into space appear to meet
  15. 31. A ____ eye view shows an object above the horizon line, as if you are looking up at the object
Down
  1. 1. A ____ eye view shows an object below the horizon line, as if you are looking down onto the object
  2. 2. A period of great awakening
  3. 4. The artist that assisted Ghiberti on the doors for the Baptistry of the Florence Cathedral
  4. 8. The term "Renaissance" means _________.
  5. 10. The artist that won the rights to design the Baptistry Doors of the Florence Cathedral
  6. 11. drawing figures or objects according to the rules of perspective so that they appear to recede or protrude into three-dimensional space
  7. 12. use linear perspective
  8. 13. ____________ lines run alongside each other, are always the same distance from each other, and never meet
  9. 14. A type of linear perspective, _____-point perspective is used with the flat side of an object is facing you (answer will be a number spelled out, for example: SIX instead of 6)
  10. 16. A work of art showing Mary mourning over the body of Christ
  11. 18. The artist that painted the School of Athens
  12. 22. a representation of the human body in which the weight is shifted onto one leg, shoulder, and hip to create an uneven balance to the figure
  13. 25. Filippo ______________ discovered linear perspective
  14. 26. The artist that painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
  15. 28. Masaccio's painting "The Holy ___________" was the first finished work of art to
  16. 30. _________ perspective uses hue, value, and intensity to create the illusion of distance in a work of art