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Middle Ages art had a ___ theme, was unrealistic and ___ dimensional
Greek mythology; three
nature; two
Christian; two
Christian; three
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Why is this painting from the era in #12?
Christian theme, saints, 2-D
halos, 3-D
bright colors, Christian theme, 3-D
3
In contrast, Renaissance art had the themes of
Nature, mythology, Christian themes
Nature and mythology
secular themes like mythology
only nature
4
This man wrote about how to obtain and maintain power, dedicated a Medici, prince of Florence.
Petrarch
Erasmus
Castiglione
Machiavelli
5
What is the Renaissance a rebirth of?
religion
ancient philosophy
Greco-Roman culture
art
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Who was the Renaissance architect to create the first dome since Roman times, in Florence?
Bernini
Michelangelo
Leonardo
Brunelleschi
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New technology was invented in the Renaissance painting. One showed 3-D called
single point perspective
symmetry
oil paints
use of geometric shapes
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The idea of a Renaissance Man, talented in many fields, was developed. Who is an example?
Leonardo da Vinci
Bernini
Donatello
Raphael
9
Who painted this famous painting? Who was the patron?
Leonardo; Medici family
Raphael; Pope Julius II
Michelangelo; Medici family
10
Greek subjects were taught in school - philosophy, math, science, rhetoric, history. This is
both B and C
education for a well balanced person
humanistic education
technical education
11
Four of the great High Italian Renaissance artists were
Leonardo, Bernini, Raphael, Donatello
Monet, Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo
Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello
12
Why is the image in #15 from that era?
Christian theme, 2-D
Christian theme, ideal beauty, 3-D
experimental paints for bright colors, 2-D
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Next two questions. What era is this painting from?
Middle Ages
Renaissance
ancient Greece
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What writer of the Renaissance wrote of the ideal man who was educated and powerful in battle?
Machiavelli
Erasmus
Castiglione
Petrarch
15
Why did the Renaissance start in the Italian city states?
the Italians were smarter than the rest of Europe
trade routes ended in Italian city states
Italian city states had kept trading in Middle Ages & rich
Roman Empire had been located on Italian Peninsula
16
What was the role of the newly invented printing press in the Renaissance?
published pictures of paintings
created art books for the rich, who could afford them
allowed art critics to write
spread ideas of the Renaissance
17
Middle Ages art was the way it was because ___
individual was not important
present life was more important than future
future life was more important than present
individual was very important
18
The one credited with being the father of the Renaissance was __ .
Petrarch
Plutarch
Michelangelo
Leonardo
19
Painting colors were brighter thanks to this new technology.
use of geometric shapes
single point perspective
oil paints
linseed oil and turpentine
20
What event began in Italy in 1350 then all Europe, broke back of serfdom, allowed opportunity?
Joan of Arc heard voices to lead the French army & won
France beat England in the Hundred Years War
Pope Urban II called for the Crusades to take back Holy Land
Bubonic plague killed 1/3-1/2 of Europe
21
A woman Renaissance artist who used dramatic lighting was
Artemesia Gentilische
Christine Pisan
Isabella d'Este
22
Two of the main patrons of the arts in the Renaissance were
pope and Medici family
Isabella d'Este and Medici
Sforza and pope
Hapsburg and Medici family
23
Why is the Renaissance so very important?
all of the above
importance of humanism, individualism
it is the beginning of the modern world
people questioned traditional institutions, answers
24
Art reflected classical culture with a return to realism & celebrated the human body. This is
ideal beauty
individualism
humanism
immodesty
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The painting on the right is from which era?
ancient Greece
Middle Ages
Renaissance