Rennaisance Questions
2015 Q.3 Short Questions (1 Questions):
(v) Mention two features of Renaissance architecture. (2)
2015 Q.4 People in History202
A. Write about the following:
(iii) A named Renaissance writer or scientist. (20)
2014 Q2 Documents 1:
DOCUMENT 1
Extract from the ‘Life of Michelangelo’ by Ascanio Condivi, 1553. He describes the artist’s experience while painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
He finished this entire work in twenty months, without any help whatever, not even someone to grind his colours for him. It is true that I have heard him say that it is not finished as he would have wanted, as he was hampered by the urgency of the pope. On All Saints’ Day, when he revealed the work, the pope saw it with immense satisfaction and all Rome admired it and crowded to see it. What was lacking was the retouching of the work with ultramarine and, in a few places, with gold to give it a richer appearance. Pope Julius really wanted Michelangelo to add these touches but, when Michelangelo thought about the trouble it would give him, he answered that what was lacking was nothing of importance. ‘It really ought to be retouched with gold,’ answered the pope, to whom Michelangelo responded, ‘I do not see that men wear gold.’ The pope said, ‘It will look poor.’ Michelangelo answered in jest, ‘Those who are depicted there, they were poor too,’ and so the work has remained. Because he had spent such a long time painting with his eyes looking up at the vault, Michelangelo then could not see much when he looked down, so that if he had to read a letter or other detailed things, he had to hold them with his arms up over his head. Nonetheless, after a while, he gradually grew accustomed to reading again with his eyes looking down. From this we know how great were the attention and diligence with which he did this work. ‘Michelangelo Paints the Sistine Chapel’, EyeWitness to History,
www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2005).
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Extract from ‘The Life of Michelangelo’ by Ascanio Condivi, 1553. He describes the artist’s experience while painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel:
(i) How long did it take Michelangelo to complete the painting? (1)
(ii) How do we know from the source that people at the time were impressed with Michelangelo’s work? (1)
(iii) Was the Pope fully satisfied with Michelangelo’s work? Give one piece of evidence from the source to support your answer (2)
(iv) What evidence does the writer give of Michelangelo’s diligence and attention to his work? (2)
(v) From your study of the Renaissance, what was a fresco? (2)
2014 Q.3 Short Questions (2 Questions)
(v) Name one Renaissance painter from OUTSIDE Italy and one of that painter’s works.
Painter:
Work: (2)
(vi) Mention two developments in science or medicine during the Renaissance (2)
2013 Q.1 Picture B:
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Picture B:
Questions:
Picture B is a portrait of the Duke of Urbino, patron of Renaissance artist Piero Della Francesca.
(i) Apart from the Duke of Urbino, mention one important Renaissance patron. (1)
(ii) Give two pieces of evidence to show that picture B is a Renaissance painting. (2)
(iii) What evidence is there in picture B to support the view that the Duke of Urbino was a wealthy man? .(2)
2013 Q.3 Short Questions (2 Questions)
(vii) Give two effects of the development of the printing press. (2)
(viii) Name one Renaissance writer and one of that writer’s works.
Writer:
Work: (2)
2012 Q.3 Short Questions (1 Question):
(vii) Give two reasons why the Renaissance began in Italy​
2012 Q.4 People in History:
A. Write about the following:
(ii) A named Renaissance painter from OUTSIDE Italy. (20)
2011 Q1. Picture B:
Picture B:
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Question
Picture B shows The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, an oil painting by Rembrandt:
(i) Why were examinations of dead bodies such as that shown in picture B not very common before the Renaissance? (1)
(ii) Why did Renaissance artists such as Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci study anatomy? .(2)
(iii) Name two Renaissance discoveries that increased scientific knowledge. (2)
2011 Q.3 Short Questions:
(vi) Name one Renaissance sculptor and one of that sculptor’s works.
Sculptor:
Work: (2)
2010 Q.6 (A)
(A) RENAISSANCE
(i) Why were patrons so important during the Renaissance? (2)
(ii) Name two important patrons of the arts in Italy during the Renaissance. (2)
(iii) Mention three changes that took place in painting during the Renaissance. (2x3)
(iv) Write an account of the main developments in two of the following areas during the Renaissance:
(a) Architecture.
(b) Science and medicine.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Printing. (10x2)