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WorksheetsHumanism & Renaissance
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 16mins
What was Humanism?
Religious movement
Artistic movement
Cultural movement
Scientific movement
... is the medieval belief that God is at the centre of the world.
Anthropocentrism
Heliocentrism
Theocentrism
... is the modern belief that human beings are at the centre of nature.
Anthropocentrism
Heliocentrism
Theocentrism
Which famous figure is associated with the spread of Humanism?
Leonardo da Vinci
Martin Luther
Galileo Galilei
William Shakespeare
Which of the following is associated with Humanism (focus on the individual)?
the ideas of the middle ages
the ideas of Greece & Rome
the ideas of ancient China
the ideas of ancient India
A person with expertise in multiple disciplines is a...
Patron
Humanist man
Renaissance artist
Renaissance man
According to Humanists a person's prestige was based on...
family lineage and wealth
political influence
religious merits beliefs
individual achievements and contributions to society (education)
Who were the patrons?
Art critics who review artworks
When and who invented the printing press?
Leonardo da Vinci invented the printing press in 1540.
Humanist thinkers based their cultural & artistic production on...
mythological tales
traditional beliefs
the scientific method
religious faith
... was an artistic movement that began in the Modern Age in Western Europe and borrowed elements of classical Greek and Roman culture.
The Baroque
Humanism
The Renaissance
What does the word Renaissance mean?
Return
The Renaissance departed from older ... forms
Baroque
Romanesque
Gothic
Classical
Which techniques did Humanist artists incorporate in painting?
The use of the perspective, chiaroscuro, and anatomical accuracy.
Two-dymensional representations
Colour was more important than drawing
Hieratic attitude of the figures
Who designed the dome of Cattedrale di Santa María del Fiore?
Who designed Villa Capra, or Rotonda?
Which structural elements can be found in Renaissance buildings?
Columns, capitels, semi-circular arches, domes, entablatures.
Who painted the Birth of Venus?
Which affirmation is true about the Birth of Adam in the Sistine Chapel?
It is a Michelangelo's painting
It is an oil on canvas (pintura al óleo)
It is a fresco painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
It is in Rome
Who sculpted The Piety?
Artistic style developed by Michelangelo characterised by the contained strength and great expressiveness of the figures
Terribilitá
Sfumato
Chiaroscuro
Venetian school
Who were the members of the Venetian School?
Titian
Da Vinci
Michelangelo
Tintoretto
