WorksheetsRenaissance art
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Before the Renaissance what was the primary subject of paintings during the Middle Ages?
Perspective
Christianity
Queens and kings
Animals
What period of the renaissance featured the artist Leonardo da Vinci .
High period
None of the above
Early period
French period
What does realism mean when referring to paintings and art?
That the painting is flat with little perspective
That the subjects and background appear as they would in real life
That the subjects are only people
That the paintings are landscapes of nature with no people
What were the characteristics of paintings and art during the Early Renaissance Period?
Symmetry and perfect form
Abstract and flat
Symbolism and lack of perspective
None of the above
What artistic technique makes some objects in a picture look further away than others?
Perspective
Shadows
Balance
Fattening
True or False? Artists from the Renaissance refused to paint pictures on the subject of religion or Christianity.
True
False
What artistic technique that blurred the lines between subjects was used by Leonardo da Vinci in the Mona Lisa?
Sfumato
Foreshortening
Perspective
Proportion
What was foreshortening?
When artists painted people shorter than they really were.
A way of making people look taller than they really were.
When artists used shadow and light to make things appear more dramatic.
A technique where artists shortened lines in their paintings to give the illusion of depth.
Which artist below did NOT work during the High Renaissance period?
Michelangelo
Giotto
Rafael
Leonardo da Vinci
What was the idea or philosophy that changed the way people thought and, therefore, influenced art during the Renaissance?
Confucianism
Humanism
Stoicism
Communism
