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What is the period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity?
What is the period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity?
- The Baroque period
- The Renaissance (correct)
- The Neoclassical period
- The Gothic period
Who is admired for clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur?
Who is admired for clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur?
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Donatello
- Michelangelo
- Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (correct)
What is the name of the Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance?
What is the name of the Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance?
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (correct)
- Donatello
- Michelangelo
What is depicted in the first-century BC fresco from the villa of Publio Fannio Sinistore in Boscoreale?
What is depicted in the first-century BC fresco from the villa of Publio Fannio Sinistore in Boscoreale?
What technique works by representing the light that passes from a scene through an imaginary rectangle to the viewer's eye?
What technique works by representing the light that passes from a scene through an imaginary rectangle to the viewer's eye?
Which work is known for showing the primitive use of vanishing points?
Which work is known for showing the primitive use of vanishing points?
Who is considered to be part of the traditional trinity of great masters of the Renaissance period?
Who is considered to be part of the traditional trinity of great masters of the Renaissance period?
What is the most characteristic feature of linear perspective?
What is the most characteristic feature of linear perspective?
Who is credited with the 14th-century resurgence of learning based on classical sources?
Who is credited with the 14th-century resurgence of learning based on classical sources?
What does Vitruvian Man represent?
What does Vitruvian Man represent?
What elements did the Roman architect Vitruvius identify as necessary for a well-designed building?
What elements did the Roman architect Vitruvius identify as necessary for a well-designed building?
Which artist's work reflects the social upheaval and terror that followed the plague in medieval Europe?
Which artist's work reflects the social upheaval and terror that followed the plague in medieval Europe?
Which artist's drawing was inspired by the writings of the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius?
Which artist's drawing was inspired by the writings of the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius?
What did the Renaissance encompass as a cultural movement?
What did the Renaissance encompass as a cultural movement?
