All Things Michelangelo

What did Michelangelo believe the role of the sculptor is?

• to bring joy to those who see the sculpture
• to glorify God and the church
• to set the standard of what is appropriate for the Vatican
• to carve away the excess marble to reveal the figure inside

Why was Michelangelo originally called to Rome (1505)?

• to create a monumental tomb for the Pope's burial
• to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
• to finish the work he had begun three years earlier
• as a punishment for being surly and hard to get along with

What are the subjects of the 3 center panels on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

• Life of Jesus
• Greek Mythology
• Stories from the book of Genesis
• Stories from the New Testament

Which of the following is the BEST description of Michelangelo?

• painter
• painter, architect
• painter, architect, poet
• painter, architect, poet, and sculptor

How did Michelangelo sign the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

• Michelangelo Buonarroti
• Michelangelo, genius
• Michelangelo, sculptor
• Michelangelo, artist

What did Michelangelo use to tell of the joys & terrors that people experience at the Judgment?

• bright pigment for joy and muted, dull pigment for terror
• new painting techniques
• the human form
• the faces of his critics

Whose face was used for St. Bartholomew in "The Last Judgment"?

• Pope Julius II
• Michelangelo
• Leonardo
• Raphael

What did Michelangelo add to the original design of St. Peter's Basilica?

• frescoes on the ceiling
• the sculpture of Moses
• a painting of "The Last Judgment" behind the altar
• a ribbed, arched dome

What is the subject of the Pieta?

• the Virgin holding a dead Jesus 
• the Annunciation
• the Lamentation over the body of the dead Christ
• pity and compassion

What is the literal meaning of "Pieta"?

• pain and suffering
• pity and pain
• peace and mercy
• pity and compassion