Nerd Club Art

What does Renaissance mean?

Rebirth

The work of which artist has been long regarded as a turning point that began the Renaissance?

Giotto di Bondone

This fresco piece by Giotto di Bondone depicts the crucified Christ, cradled in his grieving mother’s arms. What is the name of this piece?

Arena Chapel

One method of art used by Giotto di Bondone involved working methodically and rapidly on sections of wall prepared daily with wet plaster. What is this technique?

Fresco

The teachings of this saint had a humanizing influence on Italian painting: Christ was portrayed as a suffering man rather than a triumphant, distant deity. Who was this saint?

Saint Francis

This artist was inspired by classical Roman art to develop a more naturalistic style. His innovative way of painting the human figure with solidity and humanity influenced artists including Giotto, who would have seen his works, including The Last Judgement, in Rome.

Pietro Cavallini

This intenselyesus by identifying him with a kiss of greeting. What is this piece?

The Betrayal of Christ

At the end of the 14th century, Italian artists moved away from the aloofness and rigidity of Byzantine art and toward a new decorative, natural, expressive, and humanity-based style. What is the name of this style?

International Gothic

This altarpiece exhibits expressive and grace contours. It shows the Virgin Mary shrinking away from the Angel Gabriel as he tells her she is to be the mother of Jesus. What is the name of this piece?

The Annunciation

This panel, from Duccio’s Maesta, shows the risen Christ telling Mary Magdalene not to touch him. The piece is known for its intense emotion and the connection between man and divine.

Noli Me Tangre

These Sienese brothers were major painters, with their pieces containing naturalism reminiscent of Giotto. What is the last name of these brothers?

Lorenzetti

This fresco, by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, presents a remarkably naturalistic view of the bustling city of Vienna and its inhabitants. It is one panel of a larger piece, called Allegory of Good and Bad Government. What is this smaller piece?

The Effect of Good Government in the City

Painted by Andrea Orcagno, a member of an important family of Florentine artists, this fresco fragment is part of a trilogy also including Last Judgement and Hell. This piece shows a powerfully dramatic scene featuring grotesque, vividly imagined demons. What is the name of this piece?

Triumph of Death

In 1738, the Western Church is divided when two rival lines of popes are elected, one passed in Rome, and one based in France. What was this division known as?

The Great Schism

This altarpiece was painted for one of the wealthiest citizens in Florence. It was painted by Gentile da Fabriano and displays an elegance underlining the sponsor’s wealth and rank. The painting blends natural looking and decorative detail, and the lighting is noted as remarkable. What is the name of this piece?

Adoration of the Magi

This fresco artist, whose name translates to “Sloppy Joe”, was known as one of the most important artists of his time and became known as a founding father of Renaissance art. Who is this artist?

Masaccio

This fresco, by Masaccio, depicts Christ and his disciples and is split into three sections. In the first section, Christ is confronted by a tax collector demanding a toll. Christ tells Peter to go to the lake, where he will find a fish containing a coin. The fresco finishes with Peter paying the tax collector with the coin. What is the name of this famous piece?

The Tribute Money

This biblical masterpiece, by Piero della Francesca was outlined with geometric shapes and is very proportional as a result. It is a Hallmark of paintings in 15th century Italy as the study of clarity and perspective were added to art. What is the name of this piece?

The Baptism of Christ

This city was home to many of the innovations and cultural achievements of the 15th century. It was the most prosperous city in Italy and developments in many fields thrived there due to the prevalent banker family there, the Medicis. It was nicknamed “the cradle of the Renaissance”. What is the name of this city?

Florence

This banking family were known to be great patrons of the arts, and played a pivotal role in the Renaissance of Florence.

The Medicis

This mathematical system was used to create harmonious proportions and lives on as one of the lasting legacies of the Renaissance. It was a way to represent three-dimensional space on a flat surface. What is the name of this technique?

Linear Perspective

This Dominican friar was one of the most impartists in Florence. His nickname translates to “the angelic brother”. He is best known for his masterpiece, The Annunciation. What is his name?

Fra Angelico

This is another name for the 15th century.

Quattrocento

This fresco, painted for a hospital in Siena by Domenico di Bartolo depicts the sick being treated by friars in vivid and gory detail. What is the name of this piece?

The Care of the Sick

This piece, by Alesso Baldovinetti, depicts the side profile of a wealthy woman.

Portrait of a Lady

This piece, by Andrea Mantegna, is a remarkable display of perspective, as it gives the illusion that the ceiling in which it was painted on opens up to the sky, accompanied by ladies and cherubs. What is the name of this piece?

Oculus from the Painted Room

This masterpiece, by Botticelli, was the first Renaissance painting to give Roman mythology the same respect given to biblical figures. It features a group of Roman gods, including Venus, Mercury, the Graces, and Zephyr. What is the name of this piece?

Primavera

This celebrated painting, by Raphael, epitomizes the grandeur and grace of High Renaissance. It was commissioned by Pope Julius II and depicts the Virgin Mary and Child being watched by two saints as well as two cherubs. What is the name of this piece?

Sistine Madonna

While Early Renaissance artists aimed to create lucid, ordered depictions of nature, paintings of this new era show nature observed, but refined and idealized. Hard-edged naturalism was softened and replaced by an emphasis on grace and subtlety expressed through smooth transitions of form and color. What is the name of this new era?

High Renaissance

Leonardo developed this oil painting technique in which he blurred edges and contours to create the softer lines prevalent in the works of the High Renaissance. What is the name of this technique?

Sfumato

While mathematically plotted linear perspective was central to early Renaissance art, this new method of perspective became a feature of the High Renaissance. This new method would cause distant objects to appear increasingly hazy and blue toward the horizon. What is the name of the new method?

Aerial perspective

This artist was one of the most outstanding figures of the Italian Renaissance. Along painting, he also studied anatomy and created flying machines. Who is this artist?

Leonardo da Vinci

This masterpiece of ancient art was discovered in a vineyard in Rome in 1506. This dramatic ancient marble sculpture shows a Trojan priest and his sons being crushed to death by sea serpents. What is the name of this sculpture?

The Laocoön

This artist was the main force behind the High Renaissance. He absorbed the ideas of Leonardo and Michelangelo, combining them to create unmatched grace. He worked in Rome for a number of years before an early death at 37. Who is this artist?

Raphael

This northern Italian artist is most admired for his spectacular illusionistic frescoes in cathedrals. His paintings often feature mythological figures whose soft edges foreshadows Rococo art. Who is this artist?

Correggio

This painting, by Correggio, shows the nymph Io being seduced by the Roman god Jupiter and utilizes the sfumato technique. What is the name of this piece?

Jupiter and Io

This book, by Vasari, is the primary source of information on Renaissance art during the time period. What is the title of this book?

Lives of the Artists

This masterpiece, by Raphael, depicts a bustling room of philosophers and scientists, including Plato and Aristotle. Uniquely, this piece also contains an easter egg in the form of a self portrait of Raphael among the scholars. What is the name of this painting?

The School of Athens

Painting in early 15th century Venice lagged behind the innovative art of Renaissance Florence, and was still very decorative and Gothic in character. The distinctive Venetian Renaissance style developed mainly through the art of one man. Who is this man?

Giovanni Bellini

What is the name for the mineral pigment that the color orange is created from?

Realgar

What is the name for the mineral pigment that the color yellow is created from?

Orpiment

This piece, by Giovanni Bellini, shows Jesus and his disciples sleeping as his enemies arrive to arrest him. This piece was made using egg tempera, which gives it a unique luminosity. What is the name of this piece?

The Agony in the Garden