| A | B |
|---|
| Renaissance | rebirth of classical learning |
| Renaissance Man | a person who is educated and adept in many different fields |
| classical | having to do with Ancient Greek and Rome |
| city-state | a region dominated and ruled by a city |
| republic | a region with elected leaders |
| guild | a tradesmen's group similar to a union |
| condottieri | the leader of an army of paid soldiers |
| patron | wealthy person who supports an artist or architect |
| patronage | the support given to an artist, this was a sign of wealth and power |
| master | an established, well-known artist who taught apprentices |
| fresco | a painting done on wet plaster |
| commission | to hire an artist or architect |
| Humanism | belief in the value of human beings and their ability to solve problems |
| Reformation | religious movement that began to reform the Catholic Church which was seen as to wealthy, powerful, and corrupt |
| trade routes | land and sea routes between Europe and Asia |
| perspective | painting on a flat surface using lines to create the illusion of depth, discovered by Brunelleschi |
| vanishing point | the point in an artwork where parallel lines appear to converge in the distance |
| scaffolding | large, wooden framwork used by artists to reach high places |
| apprentice | someone who is learning a trade from a master |
