Renaissance Art

Question 1

Who was Michelangelo Buonarroti?

Answer 1

A talented Italian sculptor and painter

Michelangelo was born near Florence in 1475.

Question 1

Who was Michelangelo Buonarroti?

Answer 1

A talented Italian sculptor and painter

Michelangelo was born near Florence in 1475.

Question 2

What was Michelangelo’s first apprenticeship?

Answer 2

He was apprenticed to the sculptor Domenico Ghirlandaio

This influenced his early artistic development.

Question 2

What was Michelangelo’s first apprenticeship?

Answer 2

He was apprenticed to the sculptor Domenico Ghirlandaio

This influenced his early artistic development.

Question 3

Which great Florentine artist did Michelangelo study closely?

Answer 3

Donatello

Question 3

Which great Florentine artist did Michelangelo study closely?

Answer 3

Donatello

Question 4

What significant work brought Michelangelo to the attention of Lorenzo de Medici?

Answer 4

An excellent copy of an ancient Roman statue

Question 4

What significant work brought Michelangelo to the attention of Lorenzo de Medici?

Answer 4

An excellent copy of an ancient Roman statue

Question 5

What does ‘Pietà’ mean?

Answer 5

Sorrow

Question 5

What does ‘Pietà’ mean?

Answer 5

Sorrow

Question 6

What is the Pietà?

Answer 6

A white marble statue showing Mary holding the body of Jesus

It is housed in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

Question 6

What is the Pietà?

Answer 6

A white marble statue showing Mary holding the body of Jesus

It is housed in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

Question 7

What is notable about Michelangelo’s statue of David?

Answer 7

It is five meters high and the largest free-standing statue since Ancient Rome

Represents the ideal human body.

Question 7

What is notable about Michelangelo’s statue of David?

Answer 7

It is five meters high and the largest free-standing statue since Ancient Rome

Represents the ideal human body.

Question 8

What biblical story does the statue of David represent?

Answer 8

David and Goliath

Question 8

What biblical story does the statue of David represent?

Answer 8

David and Goliath

Question 9

What did Michelangelo paint on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Answer 9

Scenes from the Old Testament, especially the book of Genesis

Question 9

What did Michelangelo paint on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Answer 9

Scenes from the Old Testament, especially the book of Genesis

Question 10

How many figures are depicted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

Answer 10

Over 300

Question 10

How many figures are depicted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

Answer 10

Over 300

Question 11

Who commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

Answer 11

Pope Julius II

Question 11

Who commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

Answer 11

Pope Julius II

Question 12

How long did it take Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

Answer 12

Four years

Question 12

How long did it take Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

Answer 12

Four years

Question 13

What did Michelangelo paint on the wall behind the altar of the Sistine Chapel?

Answer 13

The Last Judgement

Question 13

What did Michelangelo paint on the wall behind the altar of the Sistine Chapel?

Answer 13

The Last Judgement

Question 14

What role did Michelangelo take on later in his life?

Answer 14

Chief architect for St Peter’s Basilica

Question 14

What role did Michelangelo take on later in his life?

Answer 14

Chief architect for St Peter’s Basilica

Question 15

What was the epitaph on Michelangelo's tomb?

Answer 15

'ilDivino Michelangelo' ('the divine Michelangelo')

Question 15

What was the epitaph on Michelangelo's tomb?

Answer 15

'ilDivino Michelangelo' ('the divine Michelangelo')

Question 16

When was William Shakespeare born?

Answer 16

1564

Question 16

When was William Shakespeare born?

Answer 16

1564

Question 17

Where was William Shakespeare born?

Answer 17

Stratford-on-Avon, England

Question 17

Where was William Shakespeare born?

Answer 17

Stratford-on-Avon, England

Question 18

Who did William Shakespeare marry?

Answer 18

Anne Hathaway

Question 18

Who did William Shakespeare marry?

Answer 18

Anne Hathaway

Question 19

What was Shakespeare's first play?

Answer 19

The Comedy of Errors

Question 19

What was Shakespeare's first play?

Answer 19

The Comedy of Errors

Question 20

What was the name of the acting company Shakespeare joined?

Answer 20

The King’s Men

Question 20

What was the name of the acting company Shakespeare joined?

Answer 20

The King’s Men

Question 21

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

Answer 21

38

Question 21

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

Answer 21

38

Question 22

List some of Shakespeare's comedies.

Answer 22

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice

Question 22

List some of Shakespeare's comedies.

Answer 22

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice

Question 23

List some of Shakespeare's tragedies.

Answer 23

Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth

Question 23

List some of Shakespeare's tragedies.

Answer 23

Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth

Question 24

What is a sonnet?

Answer 24

A fourteen-line rhyming poem form popular during the Renaissance

Question 24

What is a sonnet?

Answer 24

A fourteen-line rhyming poem form popular during the Renaissance

Question 25

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

Answer 25

154

Question 25

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

Answer 25

154

Question 26

What did Shakespeare do after becoming rich?

Answer 26

Retired to his home town

Question 26

What did Shakespeare do after becoming rich?

Answer 26

Retired to his home town

Question 27

When did Shakespeare die?

Answer 27

1616

Question 27

When did Shakespeare die?

Answer 27

1616