one of the
greatest paintings of all
time
Key Descriptive
Words and Phrases
associated with the
Renaissance Movement
-
rebirth,
rediscovery of the
classical world,
publication of Della
Pittura, a book
about the laws of
mathematical perspective
for artists, sfumato,
chiaroscuro,
Savonarola,
spiritually
significant,
illuminated manuscript,
idealized biblical
themes,
scriptorium,
illuminator,
plague, Age
of Discovery, curiosity
about the natural
world, realistic use of
colours and light,
Bonfire of the Vanities,
Old Testament stories,
ethereal and foggy
backgrounds, Gospel
parables, romanticized
landscapes,
Christian symbolism.