Art History: Introduction To The Masters

22 August 2022
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Which artist created Pieta, the sculpture seen below?
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Michelangelo.
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Which of the following are characteristics of the High Renaissance?
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Gravity and balance of individual parts to the whole.
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What was the Counter-Reformation?
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A rebuttal from the Catholics to seek internal reform and renewal.
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Where did much of the Counter-Reformation take place?
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Council of Trent.
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What was the benefit of using oil versus tempera paint?
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Oil paint is more flexible and allows artists to make changes easier.
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How is tempera paint made?
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By binding pigments with egg yolk.
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Which of the following projects was commissioned by popes?
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Sistine Chapel.
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What is the artistic term for an image of Mary holding her dead son Jesus?
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Pieta.
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Who commissioned most of the work during this time period?
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The papacy.
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How did the papacy behave during the High Renaissance?
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They lived like princes.