Italy through history and art

Rome was founded by twin brothers

Benito Mussolini's Party was the

The Renaissance started as a cultural movement in

Mozart, a German composer, wrote many operas in Italian

The name of the city Naples, in Greek Neapolis, means

Leonardo da Vinci is primarily known as a

The month of August is named after the roman emperor Augustus

The surname of Michelangelo is

Claretta Petacci, who was killed with Mussolini, was his

William Shakesphere wrote 38 plays; how many of them were set in Italy?

The Birth of Venus is a famous painting by Italian artist

'sfumato' means blended, is an art technique created by which Italian Renaissance artist?

Caravaggio mastered the painting technique known as chiaroscuro

Unlike other Renaissance artists, Leonardo da Vinci never received any kind of formal education

Leonardo's famous painting The Last Supper can be admired

In 1348, what plague hit Italy, killing a third of the population?

The artist Caravaggio used street women as models for his paintings

A famous Italian opera is

Italy shows evidence of habitation by anatomically modern humans beginning about

Opera was born in Italy around the year

Benito Mussolini was known as 'Il Duce' meaning

During the last Ice Age the island of Sicily was connected to the mainland

When Michelangelo started working on the statue of David he was