Rucellai Madonna Quiz

What is the Rucellai Madonna known for?

• Its original name given by Duccio

• Being three times the height of a normal person

• Its location in the Uffizi

• Being painted in the 14th century

Who commissioned the Rucellai Madonna?

• The Franciscans

• The Laudesi confraternity

• The merchants of Florence

• The Dominican monks

What was the primary purpose of the confraternity that commissioned the painting?

• To compete with other confraternities

• To focus their prayer

• To decorate the church

• To display wealth

What divided the church, restricting access to certain areas?

• A velvet rope

• A series of columns

• A choir screen called the tramezzo

• A large altar

How are the angels depicted in the Rucellai Madonna?

• Flying above the throne

• Kneeling and carrying the throne

• Standing on the ground

• Sitting beside Mary

What is the significance of the blue cloak worn by Mary?

• It is made of an expensive material, lapis lazuli

• It is a common color for clothing

• It represents the sea

• It symbolizes the sky

What does the pseudo-script on Mary's hem represent?

• Actual Latin writing

• A decorative pattern

• Letters resembling Eastern scripts

• A secret message

Which two cities were rivals during the time of the painting's creation?

• Milan and Naples

• Rome and Venice

• Florence and Siena

• Pisa and Genoa

What artistic tradition influenced the form of the Rucellai Madonna?

• Gothic

• Renaissance

• Byzantine

• Baroque

What innovation is seen in Duccio's work that later artists like Giotto would develop?

• Use of bright colors

• Depiction of divine figures in naturalistic spaces

• Inclusion of detailed backgrounds

• Focus on abstract forms