WHII Module 1.3 Artistic Achievements of the Renaissance

During the Renaissance, an artist who was considered a “Renaissance man” because of his expertise in several areas was

• Michelangelo

• Donatello

• da Vinci

• Botticelli

Which statement best explains how the development of humanism during the Renaissance affected artists differently than during the Middle Ages?

• Renaissance artists focused more on creating human, lifelike figures than Medieval artists did.

• Renaissance artists focused less on creating human, lifelike figures than Medieval artists did.

• Renaissance artists focused more on creating religious, powerful figures than Medieval artists did.

• Renaissance artists focused less on creating religious, powerful figures than Medieval artists did.

The artistic technique used in this painting (The Adoration of the Magi by Sandro Botticelli) is best described as

• naturalism

• secularism

• patronage

• perspective

An artist who was famous for his lifelike depictions of the human body during the Renaissance was

• Botticelli

• Donatello

• Saint Mark

• Michelangelo

Which sentence best describes characteristics of Renaissance art?

• Renaissance art had both religious and Medieval themes.

• Renaissance art had both religious and European themes.

• Renaissance art had both religious and secular themes.

• Renaissance art had both religious and political themes.

Compared with Medieval art, the purpose of Renaissance art was to

• support the role of patrons.

• support the role of the Church.

• show the wealth of the patrons.

• show the wealth of the Church.

Which describes the location of the famous ceiling that Michelangelo painted?

• inside the Sistine Chapel

• in Athens, Greece

• inside St. Peter's Basilica

• in Florence, Italy

Compared with Medieval art, Renaissance art often appeared to be

• unrealistic

• lifelike

• ordinary

• religious

Which best describes the images that Michelangelo painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

• stories from the New Testament of the Bible

• stories from the Old Testament of the Bible

• lessons the Church wanted to teach

• lessons Michelangelo wanted to teach.

Supporters of art during the Renaissance were called:

• clergy.

• patrons.

• humanists.

• popes.