Section 13: The High Renaissance (Italian, German, Netherlands) 1. According to 19th-Century scholars, the High
Renaissance period ended with what event? 2. Explain the concept behind da Vinci's Vitruvian
Man. 3. How do the numbers 3 and 4 repeatedly
relate to the characters in da Vinci's The Last Supper? 4. What are the four branches of knowledge according
to the 16th century papacy that Raphael included in the Vatican paintings? 5. What's the difference between a
"pietą" and a "lamentation" of Christ? 6. Michelangelo was a brilliant sculptor, painter and
architect. Give an example work of each medium. 7. Explain the difference in a "latin cross plan"
versus a "greek cross plan" when building the new St. Peter's. 8. Who was Isabella d'Este? (Note: Don't just
say, "Female patron of the arts.") ;-) 9. Describe the process which Tintoretto often used
to create compositions on canvas. 10. How does Mannerism differ from the rest of Italian
Renaissance? 11. Describe at least three characteristics of the
Mannerist style of architecture. 12. List some affects that the Reformation had on
life & art.
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| Raphael, School of Athens, Stanza della Segnatura (Vatican, Rome) 1510-1511. |
da Vinci, The Last Supper, Tempera and Oil on Plaster, 1495-1498. |
da Vinci, Mona Lisa, 1503-1506, Oil on Wood panel. |
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| Raphael, The Small Cowper Madonna, 1505, Oil on Panel | Michelangelo, David, 1501-1504, Marble. |
Sistine Chapel, Vatican, Rome, built 1475-1481. |
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| Church of Il Gesu, Rome (1568-1584). |
Matthias Grünewald, Isenheim Altarpiece, c1510-1515. |
Hans Holbein the Younger, Henry the VIII. 1540. |
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Hieronymus Bosch, Garden of Earthly
Delights Triptych, c1505-1515 (Check out THIS link!) |
Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hunters in The Snow, 1565 |
El Greco, Burial of Count Orgaz, 1586. |