Chapter 17: Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy
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Based on what we know from Leonardo's numerous preparatory sketches of The Last Supper, he sought to depict his figures:
By placing Judas on the same side as Christ and the other disciples
In Leonardo's Last Supper, how did the artist break with traditional iconography?
the perspectival lines converge at Christ's head, thus connecting viewer to Christ
In his composition for The Last Supper, how does Da Vinci organize the perspectival lines and to what effect?
a man of learning and a collector
In his representation of Pope Leo X, Raphael portrayed him as:
with pent-up emotion and tension
In his sculpture of David, Michelangelo depicted the figure:
Olympian deities
In the Creation of Adam Michelangelo fashioned the conception of God after:
the encounter before the battle
Michelangelo deviated from earlier representations of David in his rendering by portraying_________.
Rome
The major center of art production in the High Renaissance was:
classical art
Titian's Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne was likely inspired by___________.
placement of the figures on a steep diagonal
Titian's altarpiece, the Madonna of the Pesaro Family, differed from High Renaissance compositions in central Italy in the __________.
False
True or False: Titian's Venus of Urbino is significant because it was the last time an artist sought to depict a reclining female nude.
color
Venetian painters relied more on ______ than on drawn design plans to structure their work.
the sale of indulgences to fund the Pope's lavish lifestyle
What Church practice was most vehemently criticized by Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers of the early sixteenth century?
the pyramidal organization of the figures
What about Raphael's painting Madonna in the Meadows reflects the influence of Leonardo Da Vinci?
whether painting or sculpture was the superior media
What debate was had between Leonardo and Michelangelo?
to reestablish the supremacy of the Roman Catholic Church
What was the goal of the Counter-Reformation?
reveal the artifice by which they were produced
Although it is diverse, the Mannerist style is characterized by a series of artistic techniques intended to:
increased papal commissions
How did the Catholic Counter-Reformation impacted the arts in Italy?
1. the atmosphere is depicted as hazy and smoky 2. the bodies are fluid and softly modeled 3. the lighting is enigmatic
How do the works of Giorgione exemplify Poesia: poetry through art?
1. chiaroscuro 2. atmospheric perspective 3. sfumato
Leonardo's Mona Lisa uses what techniques?
Masaccio
Leonardo's use of light and dark in the Madonna of the Rocks built on the work of the artist________.
The Counter-Reformation
Pope Paul III convened the Council of Trent in 1545. It was part of which of the following?
Christianity and Humanism
Raphael's School of Athens reconciles the ideas of Plato and Aristotle as well as:
The chronology of Christianity
The Sistine Chapel ceiling represents?