Download Renaissance Art Questions

Renaissance Art Questions
Go to the AP European History part of the website (http://mrdivis.yolasite.com/). On the lefthand side under “Module 1 - Late Medieval Era and the Renaissance (1450-1550),” click on
“Renaissance Art PPT”. This is a slideshow of some of the most well-known artists and
paintings from the Renaissance art era. To answer the follow questions, scroll through the slides.
1. During the Renaissance, what was the “queen of the arts,” and what was its “castle”?
2. Why was the vast majority of art from the Italian Renaissance religiously based? Provide one
example of a specific painting that illustrates this.
3. What was it about Brunelleschi’s Dome that epitomized the Renaissance and the concept of
humanism?
4. Which family were the main patrons of Brunelleschi, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo da
Vinci, Michelangelo, and Giorgio Vasari?
5. What message was Botticelli trying to make with Adoration of the Magi?
6. What is the difference between Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus and Perugino’s Virgin and
Child with Saints?
7. In your opinion, why is da Vinci’s Mona Lisa widely considered the most famous painting in
Western art history?
8. How is da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man an example of humanism?
9. What is the message of Michelangelo’s The Last Judgment?
10. Compare and contrast Michelangelo’s David and Donatello’s David.
11. What is the message Raphael was trying to make with School of Athens?
12. Who coined the term “renaissance”, made the Florentine artists widely known and popular,
and further perpetuated the myth of the Dark Ages?
13. Who were two of the Venetian painters during this era?
14. What is the difference between da Vinci’s The Last Supper and Tintoretto’s The Last
Supper?
15. In the Italian Renaissance paintings and sculptures, what are two of the main Biblical stories
that you noticed that are frequently portrayed?
16. Veronese, Hieronymus Bosch, and Michelangelo all painted The Temptation of St. Anthony.
What message were they trying to get across with this theme, and how do they do this differently
and uniquely?
17. Who are two of the Northern Renaissance artists?
18. What stands out as the main difference between Titian’s Christ Carrying the Cross (from the
Italian Renaissance) and Hieronymus Bosch’s Christ Carrying the Cross (from the Northern
Renaissance)?
19. How would you best describe Pieter Bruegel’s work, especially Peasant Wedding and The
Harvesters?
20. How does a painting like Bruegel’s The Triumph of Death or Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly
Delights differ from the Italian Renaissance paintings?
21. Which Northern Renaissance artists primarily worked in woodcuts?
22. What does it say about Lucas Cranach the Elder and the Younger that they both painted
numerous paintings of Martin Luther?