Middle Ages vs. Renaissance Art

Please draw a balance triangle on the Mona Lisa.

Reorder the following events from earliest to most recent.

• The Renaissance begins in Italy

• Homer writes the Odyssey

• The Black Death kills 25 million people

• Hinduism is Founded in India

• The Big Bang

Fill in the blank:  Artists used (a)   to create three dimensional images on a flat surface.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Artist uses Perspective

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(b) Artist Does Not Use Perspective

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What piece of artwork was the first to use linear perspective?

• The Trinity by Masaccio

• The Virgin on the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci

• The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci

• The Pieta by Michelangelo

Draw a vanishing point, two lines, and two figures (yes stick figures are ok) to make a 3-D image similar to the picture above.

Mark where Leonardo da Vinci placed the vanishing point in the artwork "The Last Supper".

This Renaissance technique created order and balance by using geometrical shapes.

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Art that is connected to God or has a religious purpose.

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Secular

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(b) Sacred

• Symbolizes spiritual beliefs

• Portrays natural landscapes

• Tells a religious story

• Explores human emotions

• Focuses on societal issues

• Represents divine intervention

• Portrays sacred scriptures

• Embodies religious symbolism

• Art that reflects life on earth

• Depicts religious rituals

• Art that is connected to God

• Tells a story about the human experience

• Depicts everyday scenes