Timeline

Ancient Greece and Rome

Middle Ages

Renaissance

Think Pair Share

Leonardo da Vinci, Virgin of the Rocks, 1483-1486 Michelangelo, David, 1501-1504

How do you see HUMANISM in these two artworks? Think and discuss with your partner.

Pyramid Configuration

Pyramid configuration for harmony and stability

Sfumato technique for hazy appearance

Religious subjects within earthly setting

Chiaroscuro for solid-looking figure

Distant objects appear less detailed, paler, bluer

Leonardo da VinciThe Dreyfus

Madonna with the

Pomegranate

1469

Review• Is this a Renaissance work?

9 YES

• Why or why not?9 Religious figure in earthly

setting9 Pyramidal configuration9 Oil paint9 Depiction of space9 Harmonious, calm, and

controlled9 Chiaroscuro on figures to give

form9 Sfumato

Raphael, Canagiani Madonna, 1507

Tempietto

Make a list of words that describe the overall

feeling of this building.

Photo Credit: Space Odissey

Name: _______________________________________________________ Class: _______________

Italian Renaissance Art Test

List three causes/influences to the beginning of the Renaissance. Then, describe WHY it influenced the beginning of the Renaissance.

1. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________________

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3. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Decide if each statement is true or false of the Renaissance.

4. T F invented fresco paint

5. T F rise of wealthy art patrons who supported art and artists financially

6. T F used diagonal, intersecting lines to show heightened drama

7. T F inspired by the use of perspective and ideals of ancient Egypt

8. T F celebrated human individuality

9. T F designed compositions with geometric shapes to add to harmony to the artwork

10. T F artists used sfumato which is using soft and fuzzy brushstrokes

11. T F artists used chiaroscuro which uses light and dark to create a flattened appearance

12. See Image A for this question. Look carefully at the artwork in Image A. How can you tell that this is an artwork of the Renaissance? Which characteristics of the Renaissance are shown in this work (list the characteristic and explain how it is seen in the work)? Do not list a characteristic of the Renaissance if you cannot see it in the artwork. Explain all of your answers. Describe how this artwork fits into the Renaissance from the style, subject matter, content, etc. You can write your answer as a bullet-pointed list, but please write each point in a complete sentence so I can understand what you mean.