Renaissance Art

The most famous paintings of Leonardo da Vinci were

• Mona Lisa and Last Supper

• Guernica and Head of a Woman

• Women Sewing and Starry Night

• The Night Watch and Danaë

CHIAROSCURO is a term used for

• light-fair

• light-distant

• heavy-light

• light-dark

How did the scientific advancements during the Renaissance influence the techniques used in Renaissance Art?

• They introduced new pigments and materials for painting.

• They led to the development of linear perspective in art.

• They had no influence on art techniques.

• They only influenced sculpture, not painting.

Which scientific principle, rediscovered during the Renaissance, helped artists create more realistic paintings?

• The principle of buoyancy

• The laws of thermodynamics

• The principles of linear perspective

• The theory of relativity

What role did anatomy play in Renaissance Art?

• It was irrelevant to art.

• It helped artists create more lifelike human figures.

• It was only used in sculpture, not painting.

• It was used to create abstract art.

Which Renaissance artist is known for his detailed anatomical drawings that contributed to both art and science?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

• Donatello

How did the invention of the printing press during the Renaissance impact scientific knowledge?

• It had no impact on science.

• It allowed for the widespread dissemination of scientific ideas.

• It only affected literature, not science.

• It made scientific knowledge more exclusive.

What scientific tool, developed during the Renaissance, allowed artists to better understand light and shadow?

• The telescope

• The microscope

• The camera obscura

• The astrolabe

Which scientific discovery during the Renaissance changed the way artists depicted the night sky?

• The discovery of the atom

• The heliocentric model of the solar system

• The theory of evolution

• The discovery of DNA

How did Renaissance artists use mathematics in their work?

• To calculate the cost of materials

• To create accurate proportions and perspective

• To mix colors accurately

• To determine the age of their subjects