REVIEW QUESTIONS
CHAPTER 9–THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
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REVIEW
1
What stance, developed by the Greeks, did Donatello use in his David to indicate motion?
2
List three ways Masaccio’s Tribute Money was different from Gothic paintings.
3
Define the term renaissance.
4
How many times larger than you is Michelangelo’s David?
INTERPRET
1
How is Brunelleschi’s Church of San Lorenzo different from Gothic churches?
2
Compare Donatello’s bronze David to Michelangelo’s marble David.
3
Analyze the composition in Leonard da Vinci’s Last Supper. What techniques did he use to
show depth in this painting? What type of compositional balance did he use? What is the
center of interest? How did he direct the viewer’s gaze toward this focal point?
4
Describe Raphael’s School of Athens. Explain why this painting is such a good example of
Renaissance art. Analyze its composition. Who are the central figures in this painting?
9.1
1
Which family ruled Florence during most of the fifteenth century?
2
Who designed the dome of the Florence cathedral?
3
Tell the story of the competition to select an artist to design the doors for the Florence
baptistry. Describe Brunelleschi’s and Ghiberti’s panels for the competition.
4
What statue was the first life-size, freestanding nude made since those of classical Rome?
5
Which Roman statue was probably the inspiration for Donatello’s equestrian statue of
Gattamelata in Padua?
6
In what art principle was Uccello most interested in his The Battle of San Romano?
7
What is the subject of Piero della Francesca’s frescoes in the Church of San Francisco in
Arezzo, Italy?
8
Describe Botticelli’s The Adoration of the Magi. Whose portraits were painted as the faces of
the guests?
9
What means did Mantegna use to dramatize his painting of the Dead Christ?
10
From what city was Bellini? What characteristics in his paintings demonstrate the influence of
Northern European painters?
9.2
1
When was the High Renaissance in Italy?
2
How did most people’s perception of painters and sculptors change during the Renaissance?
3
Name four fields of knowledge other than art in which Leonardo da Vinci was an expert.
4
Describe Leonardo da Vinci’s Virgin of the Rocks. What type of composition has he used?
Who are the people in this painting?
5
Describe the Mona Lisa. What technique did Leonardo use to show distance in the
background?
6
As a teenager where did Michelangelo study sculpture?
7
Why did Michelangelo carve the huge statue of Moses?
8
Define chiaroscuro.
9
Describe Titian’s painting technique.
10
Compare Titian’s Doge Andrea Gritti to Bellini’s Doge Leonardo Loredan.
9.3
1
In what country did El Greco make most of his paintings?
2
Name two elements in Rosso Fiorentino’s The Descent from the Cross that jarred most
sixteenth-century viewers.
3
Which artist is credited with introducing common, everyday activities into formal portraiture?
4
Study Tintoretto’s Christ at the Sea of Galilee. Who has Tintoretto put as the center of
interest? What is happening in this picture?
5
Give an example of Veronese’s art that demonstrates his love of opulent fabrics.