Renaissance Artists

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Questions on this quiz are based on information from
Renaissance Artists.

1. What sculptor was one of the pioneers of Renaissance art with sculptures such as David and the Gattamelata?
a. Leonardo da Vinci
b. Botticelli
c. Michelangelo
d. Caravaggio
e. Donatello

2. What artist is considered by many today to be the true Renaissance Man?
a. Leonardo da Vinci
b. Donatello
c. Michelangelo
d. Masaccio
e. Jan van Eyck

3. What do many people call the artist Masaccio today?
a. The father of oil painting
b. The father of realistic sculpture
c. The father of Renaissance painting
d. The father of humanism
e. The father of artisan pizza

4. What Flemish artist was known for his advances in oil painting as well as his great attention to detail?
a. Michelangelo
b. Jan van Eyck
c. Masaccio
d. Botticelli
e. Leonardo da Vinci

5. What style of art came after Renaissance style and was heavily influenced by the artist Caravaggio?
a. Byzantine
b. Abstract
c. Baroque
d. Impressionism
e. Cubism

6. What artist was considered the greatest artist of his time during the Renaissance? He is most known today for his frescos at the Sistine Chapel.
a. Michelangelo
b. Botticelli
c. Masaccio
d. Donatello
e. Jan van Eyck

7. Who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?
a. Botticelli
b. Jan van Eyck
c. Masaccio
d. Giotto
e. Leonardo da Vinci

8. What nickname is sometimes used to describe Jan van Eyck today?
a. The Father of Sculpture
b. The Father of Oil Painting
c. The Renaissance Man
d. The Detailer
e. The Painterator

9. What artist painted such works as The School of Athens and Portrait of Pope Julius II? He was known for the perfection of his work.
a. Masaccio
b. Botticelli
c. Michelangelo
d. Rafael
e. None of the above

10. What artist worked for the Medici Family in Florence and painted several portraits of them?
a. Masaccio
b. Botticelli
c. Leonardo da Vinci
d. Rafael
e. Jan van Eyck


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