Renaissance Art Trivia
From the Mona Lisa's missing eyebrows to Michelangelo’s petty Sistine Chapel frescoes, it’s time to prove you're more than just a bundle of radishes.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
While widely associated with the year 1503, Leonardo da Vinci actually continued refining this iconic portrait until at least 1517.
The Mona Lisa
Michelangelo’s David famously features an oversized head and hands because the statue was originally intended to be seen from what perspective?
Viewed from below
What translucent, slow-drying medium replaced tempera during the Renaissance, allowing artists to master dramatic light and shadow through the use of thin glazes?
Oil paint
What specifically was commissioned for the V&A’s cast of Michelangelo's David to cover its genitalia during visits from Queen Victoria?
A fig leaf
In Raphael's 1504 painting The Marriage of the Virgin, Mary is depicted being wed to which biblical figure?
Joseph