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History Chp7
The Renaissance
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Renaissance | The period in Europe between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries that saw a rebirth of art. literature and learning |
| City-States | Cities in Italy in the fifteenth century which ruled themselves and were very wealthy, e.g. Milan, Florence |
| Patron | A wealthy person who supported artists by commissioning paintings and scultures |
| Anatomy | The study of the structure of humans, animals and plants |
| Perspective | A technique to show space and distance between objects in a painting. |
| Vanishing Point | The point in a painting from where all lines of perspective come. |
| Fresco | A method of painting directly onto wet plaster. |
| Philosophy | The study of how and why people exist in the world. |
| Botany | The study of plants. |
| Sfumato | A painting technique that blurs lines to create a 'smoky' effect. |
| Dissected | To cut open a corpse (dead body) in order to examine it. |
| Dome | A rounded roof built on a circular base. |
| Engraving | Sketches on copper plate |
| Vernacular | The everyday language of people in each country. |
| Telescope | A magnifying lens invented in 1608 by Jan Lippershey |
| Humanism | an interest in the lives of people. |
| Inquisition | A special court set up to question and punish those who questioned the beliefs of the Church |
| Bloodletting | An ancient "cure" of cutting a sick person's body to release 'bad blood'. |
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