Question 1

Who painted Venus of Urbino ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giorgione 
B)  Sanzio 
C)  Titian 
D)  Strozzi 
A)  Giorgione 
B)  Sanzio 
C)  Titian 
D)  Strozzi C

Question 2

In the Sistine Chapel, what are the subjects of the famous ceiling frescoes?

Accepted Answer

A)  scenes and figures from Dante's poetry 
B)  scenes and figures from the Bible 
C)  scenes and figures from Greek mythology 
D)  scenes and figures from Roman history 
A)  scenes and figures from Dante's poetry 
B)  scenes and figures from the Bible 
C)  scenes and figures from Greek mythology 
D)  scenes and figures from Roman history B

Question 3

Which artist created the Madonna of the Rocks and The Last Supper ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leonardo 
B)  Tintoretto 
C)  Titian 
D)  Raphael 
A)  Leonardo 
B)  Tintoretto 
C)  Titian 
D)  Raphael A

Question 4

What was the nickname of Pope Julius II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Il Re Magnifico 
B)  Il Sovrano Straordinario 
C)  Il Pastore Forte 
D)  Il Terribilis 
A)  Il Re Magnifico 
B)  Il Sovrano Straordinario 
C)  Il Pastore Forte 
D)  Il Terribilis

Question 5

Which artist was summoned to Rome to create a monumental tomb for Pope Julius II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leonardo 
B)  Palladio 
C)  Giovanni da Bologna 
D)  Michelangelo 
A)  Leonardo 
B)  Palladio 
C)  Giovanni da Bologna 
D)  Michelangelo

Question 6

Which term best describes Palestrina's music?

Accepted Answer

A)  dissonant 
B)  conservative 
C)  disturbing 
D)  virtuosic 
A)  dissonant 
B)  conservative 
C)  disturbing 
D)  virtuosic

Question 7

What are the Mannerist characteristics of Michelangelo's design for the vestibule of the Laurentian Library?

Accepted Answer

The vestibule is an eclectic adaptation

Question 8

One of the most famous panels on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, partly because of its use of negative space, is

Accepted Answer

A)  The Creation of Adam . 
B)  The Last Supper . 
C)  The Last Judgment . 
D)  Moses . 
A)  The Creation of Adam . 
B)  The Last Supper . 
C)  The Last Judgment . 
D)  Moses .

Question 9

How did Cellini's life compare with the ideal set forth by Castiglione?

Accepted Answer

In contrast to the balanced pu

Question 10

Which Renaissance sculptor believed that his role was to carve away the excess in a block of marble to liberate the figure within?

Accepted Answer

A)  Donatello 
B)  Raphael 
C)  Michelangelo 
D)  Bramante 
A)  Donatello 
B)  Raphael 
C)  Michelangelo 
D)  Bramante

Question 11

Who was the leading architect of northern Italy during the High Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrea Palladio 
B)  Michelangelo Buonarroti 
C)  Donato Bramante 
D)  Benvenuto Cellini 
A)  Andrea Palladio 
B)  Michelangelo Buonarroti 
C)  Donato Bramante 
D)  Benvenuto Cellini

Question 12

Who sang in the Sistine Choir?

Accepted Answer

A)  unaccompanied female voices 
B)  accompanied female voices 
C)  unaccompanied male voices 
D)  a mixture of male and female voices 
A)  unaccompanied female voices 
B)  accompanied female voices 
C)  unaccompanied male voices 
D)  a mixture of male and female voices

Question 13

What did Lavinia Fontana's painting Noli Me Tangere depict?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Virgin Mary 
B)  Mary Magdalene 
C)  an autumnal landscape 
D)  a wealthy patron 
A)  the Virgin Mary 
B)  Mary Magdalene 
C)  an autumnal landscape 
D)  a wealthy patron

Question 14

Which sculptor's Abduction of the Sabine Women uses a complex spiral composition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Michelangelo Buonarroti 
B)  Benvenuto Cellini 
C)  Giovanni da Bologna 
D)  Leonardo da Vinci 
A)  Michelangelo Buonarroti 
B)  Benvenuto Cellini 
C)  Giovanni da Bologna 
D)  Leonardo da Vinci

Question 15

What did Michelangelo add to Bramante's original design of St. Peter's Basilica?

Accepted Answer

A)  a covered walkway 
B)  a large, ribbed dome 
C)  a series of stained-glass windows 
D)  a burial site 
A)  a covered walkway 
B)  a large, ribbed dome 
C)  a series of stained-glass windows 
D)  a burial site

Question 16

In Italian, the word terribilità means which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a horrific monster 
B)  awe-inspiring power, intractable will 
C)  a devastating tragedy 
D)  of extremely poor quality 
A)  a horrific monster 
B)  awe-inspiring power, intractable will 
C)  a devastating tragedy 
D)  of extremely poor quality

Question 17

In The Creation of Adam , why is the finger of God reaching out to man?

Accepted Answer

A)  to give him a warning 
B)  to punish him 
C)  to reveal truth to him 
D)  to bring him to life 
A)  to give him a warning 
B)  to punish him 
C)  to reveal truth to him 
D)  to bring him to life

Question 18

Which Italian city was famous for its oil paintings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Florence 
B)  Mantua 
C)  Venice 
D)  Palermo 
A)  Florence 
B)  Mantua 
C)  Venice 
D)  Palermo

Question 19

How does the content of Mannerist art compare with the content of other art of the Renaissance? Why are Pontormo's Entombment (c. 1528) and Bronzino's Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time (c. 1546) good examples of Mannerist art?

Accepted Answer

Mannerist art shows figures in abnormal

Question 20

Who was Sofonisba Anguissola? What is she known for and what did she depict in her work?

Accepted Answer

Sofonisba Anguissola was a painter. Her

Exam 13: The High Renaissance in Italy

Who painted Venus of Urbino ?

In the Sistine Chapel, what are the subjects of the famous ceiling frescoes?

Which artist created the Madonna of the Rocks and The Last Supper ?

What was the nickname of Pope Julius II?

Which artist was summoned to Rome to create a monumental tomb for Pope Julius II?

Which term best describes Palestrina's music?

What are the Mannerist characteristics of Michelangelo's design for the vestibule of the Laurentian Library?

One of the most famous panels on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, partly because of its use of negative space, is

How did Cellini's life compare with the ideal set forth by Castiglione?

Which Renaissance sculptor believed that his role was to carve away the excess in a block of marble to liberate the figure within?

Who was the leading architect of northern Italy during the High Renaissance?

Who sang in the Sistine Choir?

What did Lavinia Fontana's painting Noli Me Tangere depict?

Which sculptor's Abduction of the Sabine Women uses a complex spiral composition?

What did Michelangelo add to Bramante's original design of St. Peter's Basilica?

In Italian, the word terribilità means which of the following?

In The Creation of Adam , why is the finger of God reaching out to man?

Which Italian city was famous for its oil paintings?

How does the content of Mannerist art compare with the content of other art of the Renaissance? Why are Pontormo's Entombment (c. 1528) and Bronzino's Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time (c. 1546) good examples of Mannerist art?

Who was Sofonisba Anguissola? What is she known for and what did she depict in her work?

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