Ask a Historian (Part 2)

Which section of the food pyramid did the Renaissance diet consist of mostly?

• Vegetables, Salads, and Fruit

• Grains, Breads, Potatoes, Pasta, and Rice

• Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese

• Meat, Poultry, Fish, Eggs, Beans, and Nuts

• Fats, Spreads, and Oils

Based on what's been said, how much do you agree with the following Claim?

The Renaissance was only for the wealthy and didn’t impact ordinary people’s lives.

• Completely AGREE

• Kind of AGREE

• Neutral = neither agree or disagree

• Kind of DISAGREE

• Completely DISAGREE

How does Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper reflect the changes in Renaissance art? (compared to how art was done during the medieval period)

• He uses linear perspective (to make it look like it has depth)

• He paints figures with flat, stiff poses like in medieval religious art.

• He uses only gold backgrounds and symbolic imagery, avoiding realism.

• He focuses only on secular (non-religious) themes, removing all religious elements.

What do you think the narrator meant when he said "the movements of the body convey the movement of the soul"?

• The gestures and expressions of the figures show their emotions and reactions, making the scene feel more alive and realistic.

• The figures in the painting have no movement, symbolizing their spiritual stillness and devotion.

• The painting uses bright colors to represent the soul, while the body remains unimportant.

• Each person in the painting is shown as a ghostly figure to represent their souls leaving their bodies.

What do YOU think helped the Renaissance more: rivalries or money?

• rivalries = they pushed city-states and people to keep doing more

• money = they paid for the art and stuff being made during this time

We have another example of pagan subjects being used in Renaissance art. Again, what does this signify or show us about the Renaissance?

• the Renaissance was completely AGAINST religion

• the Renaissance was also ACCEPTING of non-religious topics

• the Renaissance made the use of non-religious subjects ILLEGAL

• the Renaissance DESTROYED all Classical ideas and beliefs