| A | B |
| authentic | real not fake |
| fresco | a painting done on a wet plaster wall |
| heresy | opinion that conflicts with official church beliefs |
| heretic | a person who denied the truth of the church |
| humanists | people who specialize in the study of history poetry grammar etc. |
| lofty | of the highest status |
| manuscripts | a book written by hand |
| masterpiece | a exceptionally good piece of creative work |
| patron | a person who gives money or support to someone in the arts |
| perspective | the appearance of object in art that allows the observer to see distance |
| Reformation | a religious revolution that split the church in western Europe |
| rhetoric | study of public speaking and debate |
| salvation | in Christian belief to be saved from sin or the consequences of sin |
| verify | to prove something is true |
| virtue | the quality of being morally good |