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Renaissance Art

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word Renaissance means _______________ of culture.

a)

End

b)

Rebirth

c)

Creation

d)

Finale

2.

The Renaissance affected many aspects of society including art, literature, _____________ and ______________.

a)

baking and building.

b)

fashion and cosmetics.

c)

time and space.

d)

music and science.

3.

What movement led to the decrease of power in the church

a)

Protestant Reformation

b)

the Crusades

c)

World War I

d)

the Revolutionary war

4.

Which was NOT one of the major breakthroughs in art in the Renaissance?

a)

oil on canvas

b)

perspective

c)

the printing press

d)

chiaroscuro

5.

Which artist is known for his use of perspective in his painting "The Tribute Money"?

a)

Giotto

b)

Duccio

c)

Palladio

d)

Masaccio

6.

Which Renaissance artist created human-like sculptures that he was known for yelling at?

a)

Donatello

b)

Raphael

c)

Michael

d)

Leonardo

7.

Which artist reintroduced mythology and nudity into art with his painting "The Birth of Venus"?

a)

Donatello

b)

Masacchio

c)

Botticelli

d)

Michelangelo

8.

What is a man called who multi talented in many different areas?

a)

Rocket man

b)

Renaissance man

c)

Clairvoyant

d)

Flutist

9.

Who is known as the original Renaissance man?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Rembrant

d)

Titian

10.

In which area did Da Vinci NOT become a master?

a)

anatomy

b)

architecture

c)

engineering

d)

baking

11.

What painting is considered the ultimate Renaissance portrait?

a)

Birth of Venus

b)

Mona Lisa

c)

School of Athens

d)

Tribute Money

12.

Why did the Mona Lisa become so famous?

a)

It caught on fire.

b)

It was fake.

c)

It was actually a man.

d)

It was stolen.

13.

Which famous artist refused to train apprentices or let anyone watch him work?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo

c)

Raphael

d)

Titian

14.

Which famous sculpture made Michelangelo the greatest sculptor in Italy?

a)

Tribute Money

b)

Venus di MIlo

c)

Mary

d)

David

15.

Michelangelo painted the ceiling of

a)

Notre Dame

b)

Hagia Sophia

c)

Sistine Chapel

d)

Vatican

16.

Which young artist was commissioned by the pope to paint all of the rooms in the Vatican?

a)

El Greco

b)

Raphael

c)

Leonardo

d)

Vermeer

17.

Which painter was known for painting red underneath all of his paintings to give them strong, warm colors?

a)

Raphael

b)

Titian

c)

Greco

d)

Michelangelo

18.

What is it called when the objects farthest from the viewer appear lighter and hazier?

a)

Pyramid configuration

b)

Chiaroscuro

c)

Atmospheric perspective

d)

insurance

19.

Who was the Flemish painter who perfected realism and was known for his excessive attention to detail?

a)

Raphael

b)

Jan van Eyck

c)

Titian

d)

El Greco

20.

Which artist depicted nightmarish scenes of punishment for sinners?

a)

Hieronymous Bosch

b)

El Greco

c)

Titian

d)

Jan Van Eyck

21.

Which artist panted like Bosch but his subject matter was mostly peasant life?

a)

Hieronymous Bosch

b)

El Greco

c)

Titian

d)

Bruegel the Elder

22.

Which artist was fascinated with his own image leaving a large series of self-portraits?

a)

Bosch

b)

Brugel

c)

Titian

d)

Durer

23.

Albrecht Durer was the first to make ________________ a major medium for art?

a)

printmaking

b)

photography

c)

painting

d)

drawing

24.

Who was the Greek painter who lived and painted in Spain for most of his life?

a)

Titian

b)

Bosch

c)

Van Eyck

d)

El Greco