Butinone Supper at Bethany

What is the name of the painting?

• Supper at Bethany

• The Last Supper

• The Annunciation

• The Creation of Adam

During the Renaissance, painters relied on commissions from which institution?

• The Catholic Church

• The Royal Court

• The Medici Family

• The Guild of Artists

Why did the Catholic Church commission a large quantity of paintings?

• To support the painters financially

• To educate illiterate people about the Bible

• To decorate their cathedrals

• To promote religious beliefs

What biblical story does Supper at Bethany depict?

• The Last Supper

• The Annunciation

• The Resurrection

• Jesus and Lazarus

What did Mary do during the dinner in the painting?

• Anointed Jesus' feet with perfume

• Washed Jesus' hands with water

• Brought food to the table

• Played music for the guests

What does Mary's act of anointing Jesus' feet symbolize?

• Jesus' birth

• Jesus' resurrection

• Jesus' death

• Jesus' miracles

What is a characteristic of the early Renaissance style in the painting?

• Dull and muted colors

• Abstract and distorted figures

• Carefully selected and placed colors

• Lack of symmetry and balance

Answer explanation

The tempera paint is bright and bold, the colors were carefully selected and placed.

How can the painting be visually divided?

• Into circular and triangular shapes

• Into diagonal and curved lines

• Into horizontal and vertical planes

• Into overlapping and intersecting forms

Answer explanation

The floor, the table, Mary, and the dog are on horizontal planes, while Jesus, the disciples, the pillars, the building and the tree in the background are on vertical planes. This creates a visual symmetry, similar to the tiles on the floor.

What purpose did paintings like Supper at Bethany serve for illiterate people?

• To entertain and amuse

• To teach mathematics and science

• To replace the Bible

• To inspire creativity and imagination

Answer explanation

The verticality of the painting allows the scene to be easily read, from left to right, from front to back, just like a book. This was important, since for many illiterate people of the time, paintings like this one served as a stand-in for the Bible.

What was Bernardino Butinone's profession?

• Painter

• Sculptor

• Architect

• Writer