Renaissance Art

Before the Renaissance, what was the primary subject of paintings during the Middle Ages?

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• trees

• religion

Did artists from the Renaissance continue to paint pictures on the subject of religion or Christianity?

• Yes

• No

Which of the following is NOT a subject matter of Renaissance art?

• Roman mythology

• portraits of individuals

• historical subjects

• dog sledding

Which period came first?

• High Renaissance

• Early Renaissance

Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were artists during the

• Early Renaissance

• High Renaissance

Giotto, Masaccio, and Donatello were artists during the

• Early Renaissance

• High Renaissance

T/F: During the Early Renaissance, artists imitated Greek and Roman artists by focusing on symmetry & creating the perfect form.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was one of the biggest changes in art during the Renaissance?

• Painting realistic subjects

• Painting an impression of subjects

• Painting abstract subject matter

• Painting subjects in a dream-like state

What is the name of an art technique that adds perspective and depth to paintings? (It's a way of shortening lines to give the illusion of depth.)

• proportion

• sfumato

• balance

• foreshortening

What artistic technique that blurred the lines between subjects was used by Leonardo da Vinci in the Mona Lisa?

• foreshortening

• sfumato

• balance

• perspective