Michelangelo: Master of Art

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Where was Michelangelo Buonarroti born?

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Florence, Italy

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At what age did Michelangelo become an apprentice?

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13

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Which sculpture is considered Michelangelo's earliest existing work?

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Madonna of the Stairs

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Who commissioned Michelangelo to sculpt the statue of Bacchus? A wealthy banker, Pope Leo X, Lorenzo de Medici, Pope Clement VII

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A wealthy banker

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What is unique about the Pieta sculpture?

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It is the only work signed by Michelangelo.

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Which of the following is a key feature of Michelangelo's painting style?
Use of bright greens and purples,
Use of reds and yellows against gray or blue,
Use of only black and white,
Use of watercolor paints

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Use of reds and yellows against gray or blue

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What was Michelangelo's first important architectural undertaking?

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The façade of the San Lorenzo church

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Which of the following works was completed by Michelangelo between 1501-1504? The Creation of Adam, The Entombment, David, Battle of the Centaurs

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David

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What does the scene "The Creation of Adam" depict?

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God touching the finger of Adam

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Which of the following is true about the Florentine Pieta? It was commissioned by the Pope, Michelangelo sculpted himself as Nicodemus, It was completed in Michelangelo's early years, It was destroyed during the Renaissance

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Michelangelo sculpted himself as Nicodemus