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 * Reading Questions for The Annotated Mona Lisa 32-45**

The Italian Renaissance

 * 1) What are the four top breakthroughs for Renaissance art? pp.32-34
 * 2) During the early Renaissance who were the first two __painters__ who tried to depict people as though they were real, not like statues?
 * 3) What innovations did Masaccio use? p.33
 * 4) Who was the first great sculptor since Greco-Roman times?
 * 5) What did he do that was so innovative? 33
 * 6) How did Botticelli’s //Birth of Venus// represent a movement __away__ from Renaissance trends in painting? In what way did the same painting move__toward__ the Renaissance? 33
 * 7) Which of the High Renaissance painters came closer than anyone else in achieving the title of Renaissance man? pp.34-35
 * 8) Identify a building designed by Michelangelo. p.37
 * 9) Name two famous pieces of sculpture by Michelangelo. pp.36-37
 * 10) Which artist combined the skills of Michelangelo and DaVinci to make perfectly symmetrical paintings that were very popular? Hint: He was very rich and famous but died young pursuing a lady in a love affair. p.38
 * 11) Who was the late Renaissance painter who worked out of Venice in the late 1500’s? What was the most famous expressive device that he developed in his style of painting? 38
 * 12) Who designed the Pazzi Chapel and the dome (“duomo”) on the Florence cathedral? 39
 * 13) Who wrote //Four Books on Architecture// which influenced later architectural styles to be more classical? 39

**The Northern Renaissance and Mannerism**
14. Who painted the //Arnolfini Wedding//? p.40

15. What countries were location of what is called the “Northern Renaissance”? 40

16. Who painted //The Garden of Earthly Delights// which depicted the evils which could seduce mankind? 41

17. Which painter focused on the everyday lives of peasants, sometimes using satire and other times by painting very detailed landscapes? 41

18. The greatest graphic artist of the Northern Renaissance was a Protestant who made intensely religious woodcuts and engravings during the Reformation Who was this? 41

19. Which painter combined the best painting techniques of the Northern and Southern Renaissance (such as minute realism and precise lines) to become the best portrait painter in Europe? p.42

20. List five characteristics of Mannerism. p.44

21. What are the dates when Mannerism was most influential as a European art style?

22. What elements of Mannerism appear in Tintoretto’s version of //The Last Supper// ?

23. List three ways in which El Greco’s art represented the Mannerist style. p.45