Leonardo da Vinci / Renaissance art

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Leonardo Supper Quiz
1. Leonardo's equestrian statue, "Gran cavallo," was never cast in bronze though it inspired awe as a giant clay sculpture. The subject was a __ . a) prince b) eagle c) horse d) castle.
2. L was raised in the vicinity of the city that was a center of Renaissance arts from the 14th to 16th centuries, Firenze. Today Firenze, located on the famous Arno River, is known as __, which means "flower." a) Florence b) Bologna c) Venetia d) Roma.
3. In Firenze visitors find a Medieval enclosed bridge called the "__ Vecchio." This bridge integrated shops into the structure. Once the stores featured butchers; today the storefronts are occupied by jewelers and art dealers.
a) Regulare b) Ponte c) Duomo d) Arco.
4. As a young man L was apprenticed to a studio where he learned drafting, chemistry, metallurgy, metal working, plaster casting, leather working, mechanics and carpentry as well as the artistic skills of drawing, painting, sculpting and modelling. It was the workshop operated by the famous artist __ . a) Michelangelo b) Botticelli c) Ludovico il Moro d) Andrea del Verrocchio.
5. The Last Supper was painted for a __ . a) monastery b) library c) museum d) art gallery
6. The Last Supper is a mural. Such works were ordinarily painted via the style called __, in which paint is applied to wet plaster. a) watercolor b) pastel c) fresco d) relief.
7. The Last Supper is on display in the city of a) Milan b) Florence c) Roma d) Bologna.
8. The figures in Supper are __ life size. a) larger than b) one half c) three quarters.
9. Much of his work was not performed as an artist but as an architect and designer to aid his royal employers in their __ . a) religious duties b) wars c) public buildings d) personal residences.
10. Cesare Borgia's stronghold city, Imola, was celebrated and aided by a __ developed by Leonardo. a) canal b) map c) fortified wall d) system of wells.
11. Leonardo was a bastard, or illegitimate child. T / F
12. His life of 57 years surrounded the year of __ . a) 1300 b) 1400 c) 1500 d) 1600.
13. In traditional paintings of The Last Supper one person is often placed on the other side of the table from the remaining apostles: __ . This was not true in Leonardo's version. a) Peter b) Judas c) Matthew d) Paul.
14. Leonardo did not die in Italy. In has last years he was employed and housed by Francis I, King of __ . a) France b) Germany c) Espana d) England.
15. Leonardo was sporadic and dilatory; his rate of work could be called __ . a) fast b) slow c) erratic.