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
• Raphael, Galatea, 1513
• Michelangelo, Pietà (Roman), 1498-1500
• Michelangelo, David, 1501-1504
• Michelangelo, Creation of Adam, 1511-1512
• Michelangelo, Last Judgment, 1536-1541
• Bramante, Tempietto, begun 1502
• Michelangelo et al., Saint Peter’s Basilica, 1506-1590

Venetian Renaissance

• Palladio, Villa Rotonda, c. 1550-1570
• Giovanni Bellini and Titian, Feast of the Gods, 1514
• 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
• Correggio, Assumption of the Virgin, 1526-1530
• Michelangelo, Laurentian Library (vestibule), 1524-1534

1. Define the following terms:

1. disegno
2. chiaroscuro
3. sfumato
4. impasto

2. What institute 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. Name one way in which Giulio Romano departs from the rules of classical architecture in the Palazzo del Te.