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High Renaissance

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  • What is the animal in this painting called?
    An ermine, or stoat
  • Who is this?
    It's Jesus.
  • Who designed this way to get out of the other thing he designed?
    Leonardo da Vinci- it is a parachute
  • Do you know what this architectural feature is called? (The triangular one)
    Yes/No.
  • Why is this city important for art?
    It was the centre of the Renaissance and home to Leonardo and Michelangelo amongst others
  • Who is this?
    St. Bartholomew
  • Who is he? Was he pretty good?
    Lorenzo de Medici. Yes, he was magnificent.
  • Do you know who this is?
    Yes/No
  • Why are the colours in this painting faded?
    Because it was painted on dry plaster, and the humidity has damaged it.
  • What painting is this from?
    The Last Supper
  • Michelangelo also painted a scene of this man in the Sistine Chapel. Who is it?
    David
  • Why can this picture be interpreted as hopeful?
    In the background there is a man preparing the ground to sow crops, signifying new life
  • Who is this?
    Michelangelo
  • What is happening in this picture?
    God is sending the flood and Noah is rescuing the animals
  • What is this a design for?
    A flying machine
  • Where is this statue?
    Florence (points only if you say it in English)
  • Who drew this design?
    Leonardo da Vinci
  • Who made this?
    Michelangelo
  • What is this feature of a building called? (The triangle bit)
    A lunette
  • Who is this?
    Michelangelo
  • What is happening in this picture?
    Adam and Eve are being expelled from Eden
  • Michelangelo also made a sculpture of one of these characters. Who was it?
    David
  • What does this picture show?
    The perfect proportions of a person