Critical Thinking – Chapter 22
1. In what way does Michelangelo’s Last Judgment reflect a change in his beliefs
from the ones that informed his earlier frescoes in the Sistine Chapel?
2. How is Leonardo’s Virgin on the Rocks innovative?
3. Evaluate the development of Mannerist sculpture.
4. How does the art of Venice contrast with that of Rome during the 16th century?
Use Examples.
5. Evaluate the effects of the Counter-Reformation on the visual arts of the 16th
century. Use examples.
6. Compare Raphael’s School of Athens with Veronese’s Christ in the House of Levi.
How did each work reflect the environments of Rome and Venice?
7. Evaluate the significance of Leonardo’s Last Supper. How did this work reflect
the changes in the art of the 16th century? Consider pervious versions from the
15th century in your analysis.
8. Evaluate the development of mannerist paintings. Use examples.
9. Evaluate the importance of the architecture of Bramante. In what way does his
architecture represent the attitudes and aesthetics of the High Renaissance? Use
examples.
10. Contrast three works from Leonardo and Michelangelo. How did these two
artists impact the art of the 16th century Italy and Europe? Use examples.