Chapter 17 Study Guide

Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy

High Renaissance

• Leonardo, Madonna of the Rocks, 1483
• Leonardo, Last Supper, 1495
• Raphael, School of Athens, 1509-1511
• Michelangelo, Pietà (Roman), 1498-1500
• Michelangelo, David, 1501-1504
• Michelangelo, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, 1508-1512
• Michelangelo, Last Judgment, 1536-1541

Venetian Renaissance

• Giorgione, The Tempest, c. 1510
• Titian, Venus of Urbino, 1536-1538
• Tintoretto, Last Supper, 1594
• Veronese, Christ in the House of Levi, 1573

Mannerism

• Pontormo, Entombment of Christ, 1525-1528
• Parmigianino, Madonna with the Long Neck, 1534-1540
• Giovanni (da Bologna), Abduction of the Sabine Women, 1579-1583

Short Answer

1. Define the following terms:
1. disegno
2. chiaroscuro
3. sfumato
4. impasto
2. What institution functioned as the greatest source of artistic patronage in Cinquecento Italy?
3. Why did Leonardo consider painting to be superior to sculpture?
4. Why was Michelangelo resistant to receiving the commission for the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
5. What is the major difference between Early and High Renaissance architecture?
6. What is the major difference between the painting style of Venice and that of central Italy?
7. What is poesia?
8. Identify one major obstacle that prevented many women from pursuing a career in art in the Renaissance.
9. Identify 2 features of Michelangelo’s Laurentian Library that classify it as Mannerist