The Renaissance

6. the rebirth of European interest in the civilisations of Ancient Greece and Rome. During this period, people began to question old ideas from the Middle Ages and develop new ideas about art, architecture, science, literature and medicine.
9. the study of the structure of the human body.
11. capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.
12. family of wealthy bankers who sponsored artists and architects, opened schools for the study of Roman and Greek manuscripts and established an academy for sculptors in their own palace.

1. a shift in mindset from a focus on God to a focus on human knowledge.
2. city known as the birthplace of the Renaissance
3. meaning 'smoky', blurring or smudging lines and colours to soften textures and create 'smoky' effect.
4. meaning 'fresh', paintings done onto walls while the plaster was wet
5. technique used to create depth and distance in a painting.
7. paint produced from the mixing of egg yolk and pigment
8. a wealthy person who commissioned (hired) an artist to produce a work of art for them.
10. pope who commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel