Chapter 13 Study guide Note: For all paintings and sculptures, you need to know they are from the Renaissance Era and have a Renaissance style of art. 1) Name the individual who brought the papal states back under the control of Rome after the Avignon papacy and planned to glorify Rome, using art and architecture to establish his power and wealth and to guarantee his legacy. 2) Who were the prominent patrons of the arts and letters during the High Renaissance (Late Renaissance)? 3) Which Italian city became the center of artistic excellence, humanist learning, and the revival of all things antiquity? 4) Who painted the following? Mention the characteristic that shows the painter's signature humanization? 5) Define chiaroscuro 6) What painting technique creates a blurry, soft, or vague effect? Who invented it? 7) Who painted the Last Supper? What technique (medium) did the artist employ here? 8) What is the name of this composition? Who created it? How did the artist modernize the genre of portraiture? Where is it located? (name the museum and country) 9) a) Who created The School of Athens? b) What is the type of perspective the artist uses? (hint: when parallel lines converge at a single vanishing point on the horizon, and it is used to create the illusion of depth) Note: in the exam, this painting may be presented without the implied lines since they are not part of the original work. 10) Who created La pieta? Where is it located? (name of building, city, country) 11) Who created David? Where is it located? (city and country) 12) Why did Michelangelo sign the Sistine Chapel Fresco "Michelangelo, Sculptor"? 13) Who painted this Fresco (in the ceiling)? What is the name of this building and its location? 14) What is a Dome? ( Search this information online) 15) What is the name of this building? Its location? Who designed its dome? 16) What was the main source of inspiration for architect Andrea Palladio? 17) What is the name of this building? Architect? Architectural Style? 18) What are two characteristics found in the architecture above that show a perfect example of the Renaissance revival of classical ideals? Note: The term classical has several meanings, but one refers to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture. 19) How important are form and color to the Renaissance painters of Florence and Rome, and those of Venice? 20) What are some benefits of oil painting? 21) Who was the master of the colorist methods and painting techniques for which Venice was renowned? 22) Who created Vinus of Urbino? 23) What are the characteristics of Mannerist art? Who did they oppose? 24) Define Iconography 25) Are conventional narratives or iconography relevant for mannerists? 26) Who created this .

1. Chapter 13 Study guide
Note: For all paintings and sculptures, you need to know they
are from the Renaissance Era and have a Renaissance style of
art.
1) Name the individual who brought the papal states back under
the control of Rome after the Avignon papacy and planned to
glorify Rome, using art and architecture to establish his power
and wealth and to guarantee his legacy.
2) Who were the prominent patrons of the arts and letters during
the High Renaissance (Late Renaissance)?
3) Which Italian city became the center of artistic excellence,
humanist learning, and the revival of all things antiquity?
4) Who painted the following?
Mention the characteristic that shows the painter's signature
humanization?
5) Define
chiaroscuro
6) What painting technique creates a blurry, soft, or vague
effect? Who invented it?
7) Who painted the
Last Supper? What technique (medium) did the artist
employ here?
8) What is the name of this composition? Who created it? How

2. did the artist modernize the genre of portraiture? Where is it
located? (name the museum and country)
9) a) Who created
The School of Athens?
b) What is the type of perspective the artist uses? (hint: when
parallel lines converge at a single vanishing point on the
horizon, and it is used to create the illusion of depth)
Note: in the exam, this painting may be presented without the
implied lines since they are not part of the original work.
10) Who created
La pieta? Where is it located? (name of building, city,
country)
11) Who created
David? Where is it located? (city and country)
12) Why did Michelangelo sign the Sistine Chapel Fresco
"Michelangelo, Sculptor"?
13) Who painted this Fresco (in the ceiling)? What is the name
of this building and its location?
14) What is a Dome? ( Search this information online)
15) What is the name of this building? Its location? Who
designed its dome?
16) What was the main source of inspiration for architect
Andrea Palladio?

3. 17) What is the name of this building? Architect? Architectural
Style?
18) What are two characteristics found in the architecture above
that show a perfect example of the Renaissance revival of
classical ideals?
Note: The term classical has several meanings, but one refers to
ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture.
19) How important are
form and color to the Renaissance painters of Florence
and Rome, and those of Venice?
20) What are some benefits of oil painting?
21) Who was the master of the colorist methods and painting
techniques for which Venice was renowned?
22) Who created
Vinus of Urbino?
23) What are the characteristics of Mannerist art? Who did they
oppose?
24) Define
Iconography
25) Are conventional narratives or iconography relevant for
mannerists?
26) Who created this composition? What is the style?
27) What is something noteworthy of Lavinia Fontana's
Noli Me Tangere (Do not touch me) ?
28) Who composed the
Abduction of The Sabine Women? what is its style?

4. 29) Name some ways Michelangelo broke tradition with
established conventions and any notion that form needs to be
connected with function when he created this staircase? What
style is this?
Music
30) What is the meaning of Acapella?
31) Name the composer considered a bridge figure between the
music of the Middle Ages (the era before the Renaissance) and
the Renaissance.
32) What are madrigals? What are motets? (the definition of
motet is in in the Vol I; therefore, you can look up the
definition online)
33) a) What is polyphony?
b) What is Monophony? (In the music terms video lecture, I talk
about this, you can look it up online as well)
34) Who composed
Missa Papae Marcelli (listen to a part of it below-
Credo)? What is the type of musical texture (Monophony or
Polyphony?) You will hear the music in the exam without
visuals. You won’t see the title either. Listen to it and associate
the answer with what you hear.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd6tM3gMzdk
35) What are some of the musical innovations of the Venetians?
(mention the choirs and the instruments)
Literature
36)
The Book of the Courtier lays out the model for the
perfect Renaissance gentleman. Describe this perfect gentleman
(see description in Pg. 446)
Note: Know that this book is from the Renaissance and that it

5. was written by Baldassare Castiglione
37) What is
Terza rima?
38) Name the most famous courtesan in Venice who was
schooled in Classical literature.
VeronIca Franco
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