WorksheetsTest High Renaissance
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Italian word for “light and dark”
al dente
Impasto
sfumato
chiaroscuro
Name this piece
The Holy Supper
Jesus and His Disciples
Monastic Meal Time
The Last Supper
Who is the artist that rendered (made) this piece?ca
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael Sanzio
Savonarola
Who painted this piece?
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
What is located behind Jesus's head?
a halo
the Holy Grail
the gateway to heaven
the vanishing point
Which of these is NOT something awful that happened to this piece.
it had acid thrown on it
the disciples had their eyes gouged out
there was a door cut through it
it had horrible restorations done to it many times
What caused the "webbing" on this painting?
age
the medium used to paint it
exposure to moisture
Famous emperor that owned this painting?
Constanine
Adolf Hitler
Napoleon
Wilhelm II
This piece is based on _________beliefs.
pragmatic
humanist
revolutionary
intellectual
Name this piece.
Renaissance Man
Vitruvian Man
Peruvain Man
Man of Math
What was wrong with the medium chosen?
It was experimental so it was controversial
it was experimental and didn't work well
it was considered to secular for a holy piece
it was too colorful
Which of these was NOT a use of the chapel at one time or another.
a barn
a prison
a barracks for soldiers
a hospital
What miraculous thing happened to this painting?
Jesus was documented weeping
it was spared in a bombing
it was blessed by the pope
it was moved in one piece
Who painted this piece?
Raphael Sanzio
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
The background of this piece is done in a technique called
chiaroscuro
sfumato
sprezzatura
The Nazi's stole this piece.
true
false
Who was this woman in real life?
The artist's wife
a housewife and mother
the artist's maid
she's not a real person
Name this piece.
The Great Madonna
Mother of Sorrow
The Pietà
The Sorrow of the Holy Mother
Who made this piece?
Michelangelo
da Vinici
Donatello
How was this piece damaged?
had acid thrown on it
had a mug thrown at it
mad man attacked with a hammer
was damaged in a WWII explosion
Where is this piece?
The Vatican (St. Peter's Basilica)
in the Sistine Chapel
In the Duomo of Florence
The Louvre
Who created it?
Michelangelo
da Vinci
Which is NOT something that happened to this piece?
it had acid thrown on it
a mug was thrown at it
it was stolen
it had a hole punctured through it at the elbow
What is special about her smile?
it was the first one ever painted
smiles were very hard to do and often looked like grimmaces
she hardly ever smiled in real life
it is the first one shown on a woman
What important Catholic event happens here?
Easter services
The new pope is chosen
Christmas mass
it is where all catholic popes are buried.
When the artist painted this he had to lay on his back on scaffolding to do so.
True
False
Name this piece.
St. Peter's Cathedral
The Duomo Chapel
The Sistine Chapel
The Pristine Chapel
The first panel created was
The Creation of Adam
Noah after the flood
Adam and Eve expelled from the garden of Eden
Raphael and Bramante recommended the artist to the pope, because
they were admirers of the artist
they were students of the artist
they wanted to see the artist fail
Who painted it?
Raphael Sanzio
Michelangelo
da Vinci
Bramante
Which is a philosopher/scientist NOT featured in the painting?
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Ptolomy
They are all featured
Where was the place this piece was commissioned to go?
On top of the capital building
On top of the palace
On top of the Florence Cathedral
In the city hall square
Why did the artist put his name on the piece?
it was tradition
vanity
he didn't
he was asked to
The piece was commissioned for
The Vatican
a pope's tomb
A king
The city of Rome
Why does this depiction of Moses have horns?
it was a traditional depiction of biblical leaders
they show sovereignty
they were added later
they are the result of a misinterpretation of the Vulgate
Who accused the artist of being a plagiarist?
da Vinici
Michelangelo
Donatello
Name this piece.
The School of Humanism
The School of Philosophy
The School of Athens
The School of Thinkers
Who made the piece?
Raphael
Donatello
da Vinci
Michelangelo
This piece caused beef between the artist and the Pope that commissioned it. Why?
The artist didn't want to do it because he was working on another piece that he favored
the Pope micromanaged the piece
The artist was a hothead and got into a fist fight with the pope
The pope said the piece was unworthy of the location when it was finished.
During the time this piece was made, what did people call it?
The Monster
David
The Apollo
The Giant
