TCI - Leading Figures of the Renaissance

How did Renaissance ideas spread throughout Europe?

• It spread through trade.

• It spread through travel.

• It spread through education.

• all of the above

Michelangelo is very well known for

• painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

• publishing a long pamphlet about science.

• inventing a wide array of unique machines.

• building a number of churches and chapels.

What is significant about Michelangelo’s marble sculptures?

• They show his unique abstract style and perspective.

• They show his talent for sculpting miniature figures.

• They show his ability to create lifelike sculptures.

• They show his technique of mixing clay and marble.

Johannes Gutenberg is known for

• inventing the first printing press with moveable type.

• painting the elaborate ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

• creating the very first automatic sewing machine.

• sculpting detailed gargoyles on church towers.

Albrecht Dürer was from

• Germany

• Belgium

• Portugal

• England

Painter Titian trained with Giorgione, an artist known for painting

• chapels

• frescos

• portraits

• fabrics

What was Albrecht Dürer particularly talented at?

• sculpting magnificent miniature figurines

• creating masterpieces using colored glass

• writing stunning poetry about pilgrimage

• making beautiful woodcuts and engravings

Which of the following was an achievement of the Italian painter, Titian?

• He wrote a number of academic essays on topics such as art, religion, and science.

• He was named Italy’s court painter under the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V.

• He established and supervised the very first art school in Western Europe.

• He was the first self-taught artist to become the official painter of Venice.

Vesalius shed light on the errors of ______ ideas on the human body.

• Galen’s

• Dürer’s

• Titian’s

• Dante’s

Andreas Vesalius’ book, On the Structure of the Human Body, is considered to be the first

• written work on anatomy.

• modern medical textbook.

• theory on the human body.

• book that was not secular.