LESSON 1

• It is a French word which means "rebirth". It was the period of economic and scientific progress in Europe.

  Renaissance
• The renaissance began in the late 14th century in Italy and gave birth to secular art exhibiting great artistic and intellectual achievement.
• The focus on artists in this period was on realistic and humanistic art.
• Renaissance in terms of painting is about

  Real-life figures
• Renaissance in terms of architecture is about:

  Naturalistic portraits of human beings
• Renaissance in terms of sculpture is about:

  Symmetry and balance
• This term is derived from the the Portuguese word "barocco" which means "oddly shaped pearl". It depicts complexity and applies to painting, sculpture, as well as architecture. It was a period of imaginative styles in overstated movement, dramatization, pressure, and greatness.

  Baroque
• It profoundly encouraged the grandeur style to promote and spread Christianity as well as utilized ornate style for architecture and arts to impress and express triumph, power, and control over people.

  The Roman Catholic Church.
• _____ was designed to create spectacle and illusion.

  Architecture
• The straight lines common during the renaissance are replaced by _____

  Flowing curves