Chapter 22: Renaissance & Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy

The Sistine ceiling represents which of the following themes?

The salvation of humanity

In Leonardo's Last Supper, how did the artist break with traditional iconography?

By placing Judas on the same side of the table as the others

Which aspect of Michelangelo's Pietá caused controversy at the time it was created?

Mary's apparent youth

Leonardo's use of light and dark in Madonna of the Rocks built on the work of which Early Renaissance artist?

Masaccio

Michelangelo's design for the twin tombs of Giuliano and Lorenzo de' Medici, never finished, is believed to have been based on which school of thought?

Neo-Platonism

What did the cleaning of Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling reveal that shocked art historians?

The vivid original colors

After Bellini's death in 1516, who became the official painter of the Republic of Venice?

Titian

This scene of the Assumption of the Virgin is by which painter?

Titian

Which figure is not placed in the standard position in Leonardo's version of the Last Supper?

Judas

In the Creation of Adam, Michelangelo fashioned the conception of God after which earlier type?

Olympian deities

Raphael's painting Galatea was inspired by the poetry of which Italian writer?

Poliziano

What characteristic compositional technique does Leonardo use to unite the figures in Madonna of the Rocks?

Pyramidal grouping

Michelangelo deviated from earlier representations of David in his rendition by portraying which part of the episode?

The encounter before the battle

In Raphael's Stanza della Segnatura, he integrated the philosophies and teachings of Plato and Aristotle, and what other pair?

Humanism and Christianity

Michelangelo's statue of Moses is part of which monument?

Tomb of Julius II

In his representation of Pope Leo X, Raphael did not portray him as head of state, but as what?

A man of learning

The composition of Titian's Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne was most likely inspired by what?

Classical mythology and art

In his David, rather than concentrating his efforts on achieving the standards of ideal beauty, Michelangelo prioritized what aspect?

Depicting pent-up emotion

What do the numerous preparatory sketches and studies Leonardo da Vinci made for the Last Supper indicate about his conceptualization of the figures in the work?

Each figure was treated individually in both pose and emotion expressed.

How does the composition of Titian's Pesaro Madonna differ from that of other High Renaissance works in central Italy?

Figures placed on a steep diagonal

What influence led Raphael to include a self-portrait in the reflection on a brass finial in his painting of Pope Leo X?

Netherlandish art

Which artist was an influence on Raphael's perspective system in his Marriage of the Virgin?

Perugino

In his David, how does Michelangelo break away from the self-containment of earlier standing statues?

Turning his head toward adversary

What is the title of this painting by Titian, which established the standard for the reclining female nude?

Venus of Urbino

In his Assumption of the Virgin, what did Titian use to create intensity and drama?

Vibrant Color