1. Renaissance “Rebirth,” from French This term refers to the rebirth of classical thought and style in art and architecture at the end of the Middle Ages.

2. Humanism The inspiration of the art of ancient Greece and Rome – human form was the epitome of perfection. Man was the “measure of all things.” In other words, in the ancient world, man was worshipped instead of God. Renaissance humanism did not abandon belief in God as modern secular humanism does however, it led to a false assumption of man’s goodness

3. Neo-Platonism A philosophy that struggled to reconcile classical philosophies with Christianity

4. Vanishing point

5. Pieter Brueghel, the Elder; Landscape with the Parable of the Sower; 1557

6. Caravaggio; Supper at Emmaus; 1601 - 02

7. Donatello; St. Mark; 1411 - 1413

8. Michelangelo; Pietà; St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican

9. Brunelleschi; St. Maria del Fiore, Italy 1418 – 1436 Diameter on inside of larger dome is same as the Pantheon in Rome Cupola Cupola; Thomas M. Cooley High School, Detroit, Michigan This is a school built in the 20 th century in Detroit, Michigan using Spanish style architecture. The building is on the National Registry of Historic Sites due to the architectural style. Cupola

10. Sandro Botticelli Madonna of the Pomegranate AD 1487; Tempera on Panel 143.5 cm diameter Workshop of Andre and Giovanni Della Robbia Madonna Adoring the Sleeping Child with St. John the Baptist as a child and two Cherubim Glazed terra cotta; AD 1500

11. Chiaro scuro Chiaro – light scuro – dark or obscure Caravaggio The Incredulity of St. Thomas 1601 – 1602; Oil on Canvas 107 cm X 146 cm 42 inches X 57 inches

12. Johannes Vermeer The Milkmaid or The Kitchen Maid AD 1658; oil on canvas 45.5 X 41 cm 17 7/8 X 16 1/8 inches Pieter Brueghel the Elder The Dutch Proverbs 1559

13. Giovanni Francesco Barbieri “Guercino” Jesus and The Woman Taken in Adultery 1621; painting 982 mm X 1227 mm 38.66 inches X 48.31 inches