Unit 5 Renaissance Review

Which of the following statements best supports the idea that the word Renaissance means "rebirth"?

• During the Renaissance, new ideas were born and old ideas were reborn.

• The Renaissance movement was revolutionary and led to the creation of art.

• The Renaissance movement was inspired by modern culture.

• Forms of expression during this period communicated what was happening.

The term classical works refers to:

• stain glass windows

• Leonardo's art

• the Colosseum in Rome

• works from ancient Greece and Rome

Increased _________ in Italy contributed to the growth of wealth and influence among the growing middle class.

• patronage

• fame

• trade

• interest in art

Which of the following statements describes a patron?

• A patron swept floors, fetched supplies, and made brushes.

• A patron would charge fees to exchange foreign money for local money.

• A patron might provide the artist with food, clothing, and a house while the artist worked.

• A patron was part of a special group of craftsmen and merchants of Florence who joined together.

Which two statements best support the idea that the Renaissance was marked by an interest in the natural world?

• A study of the past prompted many to examine the present, and an increased interest in certain subjects led to a greater understanding of the natural world.

• More and more people had the opportunity to learn about literature, art, and the government of ancient Greece and Rome.

• By the mid-1400s, Cosimo de Medici had built a thriving banking business, taking advantage of the success of Italian merchants.

• Renaissance artists developed techniques that allowed them to paint the human form in a much more realistic way.

The text states, "Painter, inventor, scientist, musician and more, Leonardo embodies the belief that anything is possible." Which of the following statements provides the best support for this quotation?

• Leonardo practiced drawing every day.

• In Milan, Leonardo continued to make works of art, but also worked as a military engineer.

• It didn't take long for people to notice Leonardo's works.

• Leonardo was a man of boundless curiosity, multiple talents, and visionary imagination.

Which of Michelangelo's works is described as a "strong, muscular human form?"

• Pieta

• a faun

• David

• the ceiling of the Sistene Chapel

Raphael's The School of Athens represents the idea that man can do anything through its:

• use of perspective

• depiction of many scholars and philosophers learning about a variety of ideas

• lifelike presentation of human figures

• placement of Plato and Aristotle in the middle

________ was a highly influential source of patronage in Florence and _________ was one of the most important patrons in Rome.

• The Medici family and the Pope

• The Medici family and Savonarola

• Nobility and the Pope

Patrons supported painters and sculptors because...

• they were good friends

• the amazing works they commissioned brought their families fame

• it made them wealthy

• it promoted democracy