For May 13 and 14, please do the following...
1. Enjoy looking at the beautiful Renaissance paintings below. For each painting, I've included a link that will enable you to examine it more closely (either on Google Arts & Culture or another website).
2. Please answer the scavenger hunt questions about the paintings, here.
Saint Catherine of Alexandria, by Caravaggio (explore the painting here)
The Harvesters, by Pieter Bruegel (explore the painting here)
The Adoration of the Magi, by Botticelli (explore the painting here)
The School of Athens, by Raphael (explore the painting here)
Ginevra de Benci, by Leonardo da Vinci (explore the painting here)
La Primavera, by Botticelli (explore the painting here)
The Creation of Adam, by Michelangelo (explore the painting here)
1. One of the characteristics of Renaissance art is the realistic depiction of human movement. Describe a way that a person is moving in one of the paintings that is especially realistic. Which painting did you choose? Which body part(s) is/are moving? How does the painter make the movement look real?
2. Renaissance artists were known for their use of vivid colors. In this set of paintings, can you find something that is turquoise? What is it?
(If you are not sure about the definition of "turquoise," please look up the definition before answering this question!)
3. Look at the painting La Primavera. Why does the subject matter of this painting show that it was made during the Renaissance, rather than during the Middle Ages?
(If you cannot figure out the answer for this question, you should review your chart titled "Characteristics of Medieval Versus Renaissance Art," located in Google Drive)
4. How many Romanesque arches are there in The School of Athens?
5. In The Adoration of the Magi, how many animals are there?
6. In La Primavera, what kind of fruit is growing on the trees?
7. Some Renaissance artists believed that the human body is "God's masterpiece." In these paintings, which of the humans do you think is painted best? What are two details about this person that makes him/her especially well-done?
8. Look at the painting The Harvesters. Why does the subject matter of this painting show that it was made during the Renaissance, rather than from the Middle Ages?
9. In the painting by Caravaggio, what do you think Saint Catherine is going to do with her sword?
10. In this set of paintings, can you find a piece of jewelry? Which painting is the jewelry located in, and what kind of jewelry is it?
11. Renaissance artists were known for their use of vivid colors. In this set of paintings, can you find something that is vermilion? What is it?
(If you are not sure about the definition of "vermilion," please look up the definition before answering this question!)
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