Da Vinci Part #1

Multiple Choice

How did Da Vinci nurture his genius?

• He went to a university to further his education.

• He studied painting as an apprentice under Verrocchio in Florence.

• He studied advanced math under famed Renaissance mathematician Luca Pacioli.

• He studied architecture under Filippo Brunelleschi.

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Why was Da Vinci known as a Renaissance Man?

• Because he was good at a bunch of different things like painting, science, and inventing.

• Because he was a famous painter during the Renaissance.

• Because he was a leader of an Italian city-state during the Renaissance.

• Because he is responsible for starting the Renaissance.

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Multiple Choice

How did Da Vinci ensure that people wouldn't read his ideas?

• He hid his notebooks.

• He smeared the ink intentionally.

• He wrote using mirror writing.

• He burned certain pages of this notebook.

Multiple Choice

Where is the Last Supper currently located?

• A library in Rome.

• A museum in Florence.

• A hotel in Venice.

• A monastery in Milan.

Multiple Choice

Da Vinci's Last Supper uses posture, gestures, and expression to convey ____________.

• emotion

• movement

• distance

• story

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When you look at the Last Supper, you're eye is immediately drawn to the middle where Jesus is sitting. What technique did Da Vinci use to do this?

• Chiaroscuro

• Fresco

• Perspective

• Sfumato

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following was NOT something that caused damage to the Last Supper?

• Da Vinci painted on dry plaster causing the paint to flake away within a few years.

• Steam and smoke from the monastery's kitchen has caused damage.

• A door that was cut into the wall removed Jesus' feet.

• The monks have tried to wash the grime and dirt off the wall and, in the process, removed a lot of the original paint.

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Which of the following are TRUE about the Last Supper? Hint...choose 3!!!

• The painting underwent a controversial restoration process which removed a lot of the original paint.

• A flood caused mold to grow on the painting.

• The monastery were the painting resides was bombed during WWII and the painting was exposed to the elements.

• A fire in the kitchen of the monastery caused smoke damage and part of the wall/painting was burned.

• Large groups of visitors come to see the painting everyday and are allowed to take as many pictures as possible in a 30 minute time period.