Italian Renaissance Trivia
From Brunelleschi's massive dome to Michelangelo’s beef with painting, prove you're more than just a 'little barrel' of useless facts.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
In 1515, Pope Leo X commissioned Raphael to design a series of massive tapestries to hang on the lower walls of which famous Vatican chapel?
Sistine Chapel
Depicting the Second Coming of Christ with over 300 figures, Michelangelo's fresco "The Last Judgment" covers the entire altar wall of which Vatican City landmark?
Sistine Chapel
In Leonardo da Vinci's rendition of "The Annunciation," which biblical figure is visited by the angel Gabriel in a naturalistic garden setting?
The Virgin Mary
In the famous 1401 competition to design the Florence Baptistery doors, artists were required to submit a bronze panel depicting the sacrifice of which biblical figure?
Isaac
Known for works like "The Tempest," which 16th-century Venetian master saw his career cut short at age 34 by what specific infectious disease?
The Plague