16 Questions
Which Italian masters were associated with the zenith of Renaissance art?
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael
What did Renaissance art seek to capture in addition to classical Greco-Roman traditions?
The experience of the individual and the beauty of the natural world
What was the period following the Middle Ages in Europe known as?
The Renaissance
Where did the style of painting, sculpture, and decorative arts identified with the Renaissance emerge?
Italy in the late 14th century
During which period did the origins of Renaissance art emerge in Italy?
Late 13th and early 14th centuries
What were some of the developments accompanying the Renaissance period?
The printing press, a new system of astronomy, and discovery/exploration of new continents
Who practiced all the visual arts and studied a wide range of topics including anatomy, geology, botany, hydraulics, and flight?
Leonardo da Vinci
Which artist made enormous advances in the technique of representing the human body realistically during the proto-Renaissance?
Giotto
Who won a major competition in 1401 to design a new set of bronze doors for the Baptistery of the cathedral of Florence?
Lorenzo Ghiberti
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?
Masaccio
During the early Renaissance, who were the major patrons of the arts?
All of the above
Which family presided over a golden age for the city of Florence from 1434 until 1492?
Medici family
Who is known as 'the Magnificent' for his strong leadership and support of the arts in Florence?
Lorenzo de‘ Medici
What led to the suppression of the proto-Renaissance in the later 14th century?
Plague and war
Which artist was highly influential in the early Renaissance for the intellectual nature of his work and its degree of naturalism?
Masaccio
Which artist practiced all visual arts and studied a wide range of topics including anatomy, geology, botany, hydraulics, and flight?
Leonardo da Vinci
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