The Early Renaissance

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1. Renaissance is a French term derived from the Italian word Rinascimento which meant ______? return redux remembrance rebirth

2. Who was the great Humanist preceding the Renaissance who wrote about his secret conversation with St. Augustine, heralding future thinkers to 'Reflect upon yourself'? Bracciolini Boccacio Petrarch Cola di Rienzi

3. In 1348 this particular fellow wrote the first novel of modernity, composed of 100 stories, mainly of very ribald and salacious matters. Who was he? G. Aurispa Ficino Leonardo Bruni Giovanni Boccaccio

4. Who was the painter of the 'The Kiss of Judas' circa 1306 to whom the anecdote of drawing the 'perfect circle' is often associated? Giotto Masaccio Mantegna Raphael

5. Who painted the magnificent fresco entitled 'The Results of Good Government' around 1337? Seisenegger Parmigianino Correggio Lorenzetti

6. Who was the great painter often considered Giotto's rival, the court painter to King Robert, and the creator of the semi-great painting called 'The Siege of Montemassi'? Masaccio Simone Martini Hans Holbein Michelangelo

7. International style (Gothic) was the prevailing style circa 1400, characterized by delicate figures, graceful architectural features, and decorative backgrounds. Who was the early guy who painted the altarpiece 'Annunciation and Visitation' circa 1409, that represented the essence of this movement? Melchior Broederlam Carpaccio Masaccio Gozzoli

8. The height of the International Style was reached with the work entitled 'Les Tres Riches Heures du duc de Berry' or the 'Book of Hours'. Who were the brothers that created this work? Answer: (Surname only)

9. Who was the artist of the Late Gothic period who created the lovely bronze doors for the baptistery in Florence? Mantegna Donatello Ghiberti Giotto

10. Who was the member of the first-generation of Florentine artists who perfected the single-point perspective? Alberti Leonardo da Vinci Brunelleschi Michelangelo

11. Who was the author of 'Della Pittura' the first modern manual of painting? Alberti Giotto Leonardo da Vinci Giorgione

12. Who helped Donatello sculpt 'David' and place it in the Palazzo Vecchio? Michelangelo Mantegna Masaccio Nanni di Banco

13. Who was the coeval artist with Masaccio whose obsession with Aves gave him the nickname 'Uccello' or bird? Paolo di Credi Correggio Rolletai Paolo di Dono

14. The Renaissance began with four people to whom the title 'Inventors of the New Style' are accredited. Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, Donatello, and ________ made up this famous quartet. Whose name belongs in the blank? Mantegna Masaccio Giotto Leonardo da Vinci

15. Antonio P. (1395-1455) created medallions of vain princes and princesses which circulated widely throughout Italy; they were the precursors to the portraiture style which was mimetically followed by the next generation of artists. Who was this artist? Answer: (Surname only)

16. Mr 'True-eye' or Andrea di Cioni received from Donatello circa 1436, the 2nd largest studio in Florence, with famous graduates like Leonardo da Vinci, Ghirlandaio, Perugino, and di Cridi coming out of it...what was Mr. True-eye's more familiar name? Answer: (Surname or full name)

17. Who was the famous monk-painter from the monastery in San Marco, ca. 1440, who painted 41 frescoes on the walls of its monastery? Francesco Clemente Fra Angelico Correggio Tatooine

18. Who was the famed artist from Umbria that painted 'Double Portrait of Battista Sforza and Frederico da Montefeltro' and the controversial painting 'The Flagellation of Christ'? Leonardo da Vinci Bronzino Raphael Piero della Francesca

19. Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi worked for Giuliano Medici(assassinated by the Pazzi family) and was responsible for painting the most iconic paintings: 'Birth of Venus' and 'Primavera'. By what name was he better known? Broderbund Scarlatti Sandro Botticelli Domenic Ghirlandaio

20. Who was the Flemish Renaissance painter whi, ca. 1466-1473, created the great masterpiece called 'Last Judgment' under the patronage of Angelo Tani? Hans Memonical Hans Memling Hans Dietrich Hans Belmer

21. Who was the great artist of the High Renaissance who gave the advice to draw figures naturally without muscular exaggeration so they will not resemble a 'sack of nuts'? Raphael Giotto Michelangelo Leonardo da Vinci

22. Luca Signorelli was the unique example of combining literature and the Bible to depict grotesque scenes of the world coming to an end. What literary figure was Luca primarily influenced by? Answer: (writer)

23. Michelangelo Buonarroti was an example of an 'homo universal', but he had a really bad temper that even frightened his childhood friend Pope Leo X. It seems there was some reconciliation since another Pope offered him the commission to paint the Sistine Chapel as he wished. Who was the brave Pope to commission the painting? Julius II Julius I Julius III Leo XI

24. The Netherlands were influenced by the Italian Renaissance as well, especially the sfumato techniques of Leonardo da Vinci. My favorite is the painting called 'The Crossing into the Underworld', ca. 1515. Who was the painter? Albrecht Duerer Quentin Massys Joachim Patinier Gossaert

25. Lastly, my favorite of all the paintings from the Renaissance is entitled 'The Garden of Earthly Delights'. Who painted this masterpiece? Albrecht Duerer Pieter Brueghal Hieronymus Bosch Hans Baldung