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Italian sculptors Trivia Quiz

Italy is without any doubt the great centre of European sculpture, especially when it comes to Renaissance and Baroque art. And it did not stop there.Check what you remember of your art experiences in "la bella Italia".

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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flem-ish

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4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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148,764

Updated
Jan 31 23

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1. Who is the artist who sculpted the canopy of the High Altar of St. Peter's Rome, the soaring marble, gilded bronze and stucco Chair of St. Peter as well as the symmetrical colonnades of St. Peter's Basilica itself? Hint

Leonardo da Vinci

Benvenuto Cellini

Gianlorenzo Bernini

Michelangelo

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2. Whose bleeding head is brandished by Benvenuto Cellini's "Perseus" on the Piazza della Signoria in Florence? Hint

the Medusa's

a dragon's

Medea's

Holofernes'

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3. What is the name of the famous "Piazza" in Florence where you can see a replica of Michelangelo's "David"? Hint

Piazza del Duomo

Piazza della Signoria

Piazza dei Miracoli

Piazza Navone

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4. Which of these works by Michelangelo is part of the "Tomb of Pope Julius II" in Rome? Hint

Pieta

Moses

Dawn

David

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5. As who did Michelangelo represent himself in his Pieta? Hint

Saint John

Joseph of Arimathea

a Roman soldier

Simon of Cyrene

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6. Where in Italy would you find Michelangelo's tombstones for Giuliano and Lorenzo de Medici, which also include one of his Pietas? Hint

Rome

Siena

Pisa

Florence

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7. Which of these Fountains is/are decorated with sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini? Hint

Fountains of the Villa Aldobrandini, at Frascati

Fontana di Roma, in Tivoli

Fontana di Trevi near the Spanish Steps

Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza Navone in Rome

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8. Sculpting a "David" - often nude or semi-nude - was a popular artist's job in the Italian Renaissance. Which of these four artists did NOT do such a David sculpture? Hint

Donatello

Leonardo da Vinci

Andrea dell Verrochio

Michelangelo

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9. Where in Italy can you see Verrocchio's famous equestrian statue of the great Condottiere Bartolomeo Colleoni? Hint

Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence

Piazza del Santo, Padua

Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice

Piazza Navone, Rome

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10. Also after the Renaissance, Italy kept producing great sculpture. But be mindful: not all sculptors with Italian sounding names are actually Italian, or belong to Renaissance.
So: which of these sculptors with Italian-sounding names, a 20th century "modernist" who can easily be recognized by his matchsticklike figures, is the maker of the "Composition with Seven Figures and a Head" (aka "The Forest") and the "Square Project" for Chase Manhattan Plaza in New York, and is actually Swiss rather than Italian? Hint

Constantin Brancusi

Marino Marini

Giacomo Manzu

Alberto Giacometti

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Gianlorenzo Bernini

Bernini was born in 1562 at Sesto Fiorentino and died in 1629 in Rome. His father Pietro was a famous sculptor as well.

2. Whose bleeding head is brandished by Benvenuto Cellini's "Perseus" on the Piazza della Signoria in Florence?

Answer: the Medusa's

Holofernes was killed by a lady too - Judith was her name, but that was in the Bible, not in Greek mythology.
The dragon killer is Saint George, or the Archangel Michael.
In his autobiography Cellini describes himself as not just a (skillful) goldsmith and jeweller, but also a thief, a liar, a brawler and a sodomist.

3. What is the name of the famous "Piazza" in Florence where you can see a replica of Michelangelo's "David"?

Answer: Piazza della Signoria

The David at the "Piazza della Signoria", in front of the Palazzo Vecchio, is only a copy. The original is at the Accademia. There is another copy at the "Piazza Michelangelo". The "Piazza Navone" is in Rome. For the "Square of the Miracles" you have to visit Pisa. You will find another David statue in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.

4. Which of these works by Michelangelo is part of the "Tomb of Pope Julius II" in Rome?

Answer: Moses

The statue is not in St. Peter's Basilica, but in San Pietro in Vinculis.

5. As who did Michelangelo represent himself in his Pieta?

Answer: Joseph of Arimathea

Simon of Cyrene was the "Chinese volunteer" who acted as an assistant cross-bearer when Christ was taken through the streets of Jerusalem to the Hill of Golgotha. He probably had gone home already when Christ was nailed to the Cross.
The Pieta is in the Medicis Chapel.

6. Where in Italy would you find Michelangelo's tombstones for Giuliano and Lorenzo de Medici, which also include one of his Pietas?

Answer: Florence

Florence is also where you find that other masterpiece of Italian art, the "Gate of Paradise" at the east side of the Battisterio of San Giovanni Church. Sculptor: Lorenzo Ghiberti.

7. Which of these Fountains is/are decorated with sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini?

Answer: Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza Navone in Rome

The Fontana di Roma in the Villa d'Este, at Tivoli is by Pirro Ligorio and Curzio Maccarone, not by Bernini.
The Fontana di Trevi was designed by Nicolo Salvi (18th century), possibly inspired by previous plans by Bernini.
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiume dates back to seventeenth century.
The architect of the Villa Aldobrandini was Giacomo della Porta, a.o.

8. Sculpting a "David" - often nude or semi-nude - was a popular artist's job in the Italian Renaissance. Which of these four artists did NOT do such a David sculpture?

Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

All three statues are excellent quality, but the representation differs.
In Michelangelo's statue the sculpture gets a somewhat purer line because the additional detail of David putting his foot on Goliath's head is left out.
Another famous work by Donatello is his St.George, standing bareheaded and holding a shield in front of himself. (Church of Orsanmichele, in Florence.)

9. Where in Italy can you see Verrocchio's famous equestrian statue of the great Condottiere Bartolomeo Colleoni?

Answer: Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice

The Piazza del Santo, in Padua, is where you can find another Condottiere's equestrian statue: "Gattamelata". Padua is also the site of the Capella dei Scrovegni with the frescoes by Giotto.

10. Also after the Renaissance, Italy kept producing great sculpture. But be mindful: not all sculptors with Italian sounding names are actually Italian, or belong to Renaissance. So: which of these sculptors with Italian-sounding names, a 20th century "modernist" who can easily be recognized by his matchsticklike figures, is the maker of the "Composition with Seven Figures and a Head" (aka "The Forest") and the "Square Project" for Chase Manhattan Plaza in New York, and is actually Swiss rather than Italian?

Answer: Alberto Giacometti

Giacomo Manzu and Marino Marini are real Italians. Giacomo Manzu was born in 1908 at Bergamo, and died in 1991. He is famous for his series of 50 Cardinals. Marino Marini was born in 1901 at Pistoia and died in Viareggio 1980.
Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) was not Italian, but Romanian.
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) was a Swiss Surrealist painter.

Source: Author flem-ish

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