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This is a record of my learning prior to January 2022.
I am still blogging …
but I’ve moved.
to visit my new blog
and see the next stage of my learning journey.
Comments are closed here. Please comment on my new blog.
Michelangelo
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1. Introducing Michelangelo - what year was he born?
1475 b) 1564
c) 1745 d) 2021
2. Michelangelo was not only involved with art but with … ?
a) coding b) architecture
c) engineering d) business
3. What famous art creations is Michelangelo known for ?
a)Mona Lisa b)Madonna
c) David d)Sistine Chapel Ceiling
4. “… His most famous paintings are huge frescos..”
What does the word fresco mean?
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a painting done rapidly in watercolour on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colours penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries.5. True or False: Before Michelangelo passed away, he was still supervising the construction of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
a) True b) False
Explain your answer:
=> Sculpture remained Michelangelo’s true love.
6. Working for the Medici family (most powerful family in Florence), Michelangelo benefited by?
Learning new things about his craft
More recognition for his accomplishments and commission
He was getting free lunches.
His family were too poor to look after him
7. With the artwork from Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, what does Renaissance art include?
Avengers
b) nature, admiration of human beauty
c) architecture
d) Painting, sculptures