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Which Italian masters were associated with the zenith of Renaissance art?
Which Italian masters were associated with the zenith of Renaissance art?
- Botticelli, Giotto, and Verrocchio
- Fra Angelico, Mantegna, and Bellini
- Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael (correct)
- Donatello, Caravaggio, and Titian
What did Renaissance art seek to capture in addition to classical Greco-Roman traditions?
What did Renaissance art seek to capture in addition to classical Greco-Roman traditions?
- The rise of modern science and technology
- The grandeur of medieval castles and fortresses
- The experience of the individual and the beauty of the natural world (correct)
- The industrial revolution and its impact on society
What was the period following the Middle Ages in Europe known as?
What was the period following the Middle Ages in Europe known as?
- The Baroque Era
- The Industrial Revolution
- The Renaissance (correct)
- The Enlightenment
Where did the style of painting, sculpture, and decorative arts identified with the Renaissance emerge?
Where did the style of painting, sculpture, and decorative arts identified with the Renaissance emerge?
During which period did the origins of Renaissance art emerge in Italy?
During which period did the origins of Renaissance art emerge in Italy?
What were some of the developments accompanying the Renaissance period?
What were some of the developments accompanying the Renaissance period?
Who practiced all the visual arts and studied a wide range of topics including anatomy, geology, botany, hydraulics, and flight?
Who practiced all the visual arts and studied a wide range of topics including anatomy, geology, botany, hydraulics, and flight?
Which artist made enormous advances in the technique of representing the human body realistically during the proto-Renaissance?
Which artist made enormous advances in the technique of representing the human body realistically during the proto-Renaissance?
Who won a major competition in 1401 to design a new set of bronze doors for the Baptistery of the cathedral of Florence?
Who won a major competition in 1401 to design a new set of bronze doors for the Baptistery of the cathedral of Florence?
Which painter is known for his murals of the Trinity in the Church of Santa Maria Novella and the Brancacci Chapel of the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence?
Which painter is known for his murals of the Trinity in the Church of Santa Maria Novella and the Brancacci Chapel of the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence?
During the early Renaissance, who were the major patrons of the arts?
During the early Renaissance, who were the major patrons of the arts?
Which family presided over a golden age for the city of Florence from 1434 until 1492?
Which family presided over a golden age for the city of Florence from 1434 until 1492?
Who is known as 'the Magnificent' for his strong leadership and support of the arts in Florence?
Who is known as 'the Magnificent' for his strong leadership and support of the arts in Florence?
What led to the suppression of the proto-Renaissance in the later 14th century?
What led to the suppression of the proto-Renaissance in the later 14th century?
Which artist was highly influential in the early Renaissance for the intellectual nature of his work and its degree of naturalism?
Which artist was highly influential in the early Renaissance for the intellectual nature of his work and its degree of naturalism?
Which artist practiced all visual arts and studied a wide range of topics including anatomy, geology, botany, hydraulics, and flight?
Which artist practiced all visual arts and studied a wide range of topics including anatomy, geology, botany, hydraulics, and flight?
