Question

Match the following descriptions to the appropriate Italian Renaissance artist.

Answer 1

Answer:

Leonardo da Vinci | important works include the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, envisioned the bicycle and the airplane centuries before they were invented

Michelangelo | created the sculptures David and La Pieta, painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Raphael | helped design St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, School of Athens is one of his most famous works

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The correct answers are:

A) He painted numerous murals in the Sistine Chapel.

In 1508 the Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Duomo of the Sistine Chapel, which he finished four years later after a solitary and arduous work.

A) He constructed anatomically accurate sculptures.

Michelangelo was a skilled sculptor since he had a predilection for that field of art. He constructed the David and the Pieta, among several others, with a high level of detail and realism.

B) Pope Julius II was among his loyal patrons.

In 1508 Raphael was invited by the Pope Julius II to collaborate in the construction and ornamentation of the St. Peter's Basilica, and after that, he remained in Rome for the rest of his life under Julius II's patronage.

B) He worked on the construction of St. Peter’s Basilica.

In 1514, after the death of Bramante, Raphael was named architect of the St. Peter's Basilica, position that he occupied until his death in 1520.