Mrs. Varner's Class...

The Renaissance

Directions:  Answer each question carefully using the instructions with each question.

1.  Go onto the web and find and write a good definition for the Renaissance.

  What time period did the Renaissance take place?  (dates)

2.  Double click on the following website to answer the next questions:  http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/9983/renaissance.html

Now:  Click one time on Artists and composers.

Using the list provided, answer the following questions about the artists.

a.  Who painted the ceiling of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel?

b.  Name Leonardo da Vinci’s two famous paintings.

c.  This man painted using perspective.  Name the person who painted a three-dimensional world.

3.  Click on Michelangelo.

     Click ENTER

     Click Mid Years (1505-1535)

View several scenes of the Sistine Chapel and describe his work and his commentary on producing this work.

Was Michelangelo a painter only????  What else did he do?

First and Eighth Periods ONLY!

Leonardo da Vinci has been described as a true “Renaissance” man because of all that he did.  Find another awesome “Renaissance” man and tell WHY you believe he deserves fabulous credits!

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