WESTERN ART

• He is considered the first of the Renaissance artists. He painted realistic scenes with natural expressions and emotions.

  Giotto di Bondone
• He was an architect and engineer who designed the dome of the Florence Cathedral, one of the most impressive feats of engineering in the Renaissance. 

  Filippo Brunelleschi
• He was a sculptor who revived the classical style of ancient Greece and Rome. He created realistic and expressive figures in bronze and marble.

  Donatello
• He was a painter, inventor, scientist, and engineer who embodied the ideal of the Renaissance man. He painted masterpieces such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, which show his skill in portraying human psychology and anatomy. 

  Leonardo da Vinci
• He was a painter, sculptor, and architect who was one of the most influential artists of the Renaissance. He sculpted the marble statue of David, a symbol of the Florentine Republic; and the Pietà, a depiction of Mary holding the dead body of Jesus.

  Michelangelo Buonarroti 
• He was a painter who was known for his harmony, grace, and beauty. He painted many portraits of popes, nobles, and scholars, as well as religious and mythological scenes. Some of his works in the video are the frescoes of the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican, such as The School of Athens.

  Raphael Sanzio
• He was an Italian painter who was known for his graceful and elegant style. He painted many scenes from classical mythology and literature, such as The Birth of Venus, which shows the goddess of love emerging from the sea; and Primavera, which shows a group of allegorical figures in a garden.

  Sandro Botticelli
• He was a Venetian painter who was the master of color and light. He painted portraits, landscapes, and religious and mythological scenes with rich and vibrant hues. Some of his works in the video are the Venus of Urbino, a sensual and provocative portrait of a nude woman; and Bacchus and Ariadne, which shows the god of wine and the princess of Crete in a dramatic moment.

  Titian
• He was a Flemish painter who was known for his realistic and detailed depictions of peasant life and folk culture. He painted scenes of everyday activities, festivals, and landscapes with humor and satire. Some of his works in the video are The Hunters in the Snow, which shows a winter scene with people and animals; and The Tower of Babel, which shows the biblical story of the construction and destruction of a huge tower.


  Pieter Bruegel the Elder
• He was an Italian painter who was the pioneer of Baroque art. He painted dramatic and realistic scenes with strong contrasts of light and dark, known as chiaroscuro. He often used ordinary people as models for his religious and mythological paintings. Some of his works in the video are The Calling of Saint Matthew, which shows the moment when Jesus invites the tax collector to follow him; and The Conversion of Saint Paul, which shows the moment when the persecutor of Christians falls from his horse and sees a vision of Jesus.

  Caravaggio
• was a period of cultural, artistic, and intellectual revival that spanned from the 14th to the 17th century in Europe

  Renaissance
• The Renaissance was influenced by ____, ____, ____, ____

  the rediscovery of classical Greek and Roman texts,

  the rise of humanism,

  the invention of printing,

  the exploration of new lands
• The Renaissance produced many innovations in art, literature, science, politics, and religion, such as ____, ____, ____, ____, and the ____

  perspective painting, sonnets, heliocentrism, republicanism, the Reformation
• the renaissance began in

  italy
• Renaissance was not a uniform or coherent movement, but rather a diverse and dynamic expression of ____ and ____

  human creativity, curiosity