1. Define the Following Terms s3

Renaissance Test

Name ______

1. Define the following terms-

Fresco

Patron

Machiavellian

Renaissance

Perspective

Humanism

2. The theme of the Renaissance art was ______

Give me an example of a piece of art which showed this renaissance theme as well as doing it with the thought of humanism. (If you don’t know the name of the piece of art, explain it the best that you can and then tell me why it was both the theme done in a humanistic touch.

3. Why was sculpting the art form that Michelangelo defined himself best with. Give me an example of your answer and tell me the story behind your answer.

4. The moment depicted in Michelangelo’s Pieta what and it focused on what theme? 5. Why did Michelangelo sculpt Mary in the Pieta as a younger woman than what she really would have been?

6. Why did Michelangelo put horns on his statue of Moses?

7. The statue of David when still just a huge piece of uncut marble was nicknamed “The Giant”. Why didn’t any other artist want to carve it?

8. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel tells the story of the ______where as the painting behind the alter shows what scene? ______

9. What painting shows an angry Michelangelo who felt that the Catholic Church misused his talents? How does he portray his anger at the church?

10. Why did we say that the panel of the “Creation of Man” the one piece of art which might best describe the genius of the Renaissance?

11. What did the art world discover as they began to clean the frescos in the Sistine Chapel?

12. Why was Leonardo so interested in flight?

13. Leonardo like Michelangelo would often rob graves and cut up the bodies. What did they learn from doing this nasty deed?

14. Why did fresco painting not work well for Leonardo? 15. List six (6) facts that you learned about the Mona Lisa

16. List six (6) facts about Leonardo’s Last Supper

17. Why did the renaissance start in Italy and what role did people like Lorenzo Medici play?

18. What contribution did the Northern Renaissance make to the art world?

19. What was the best part of the unit you enjoyed? Do you have a favorite piece of art that you really got into and why? What could have made the unit more interesting for you?