In this chapter you will learn about the rise of the Medici family and their numerous commissions of Florentine art You will learn about the new innovations of visual art created by artists And you will also learn about the effects of Rome s regain of power as the artistic center during the late half of the 15th century Florentine Painters and the Medici Family For the past four generations which prominent banking family became the most powerful family in Florence For the past four generations the Medici family which was a prominent banking family became the most powerful family in Florence During the early Renaissance artists were influenced by the many achievements by which artists During the early Renaissance artists were influenced by the many achievements by Donatello Brunelleschi and Masaccio What is Andrea del Castagno most famous fresco made for a Florentine convent Andrea del Castagno most famous fresco made for a Florentine convent is The Last Supper Who inspired a shift in the display of religious altar panels in the 1440s Fra Angelico inspired a shift in the display of religious altar panels in the 1440s What is the difference between the altarpieces of the earlier century and the altarpieces of the early 15th century Earlier altarpieces were often adorned by elaborate frames but the altarpieces of the later generation were less ornate and more geometrical Furnishing and Sculpture with the Medici Family What is one of the most argued about pieces that stood in the courtyard of the Medici palace One of the most argued about pieces that stood in the courtyard of the Medici palace is Donatello s David The Medici family commissioned which artist to create the table statue Hercules and Antaeus The Medici family commissioned Antonio del Pollaiuolo to create the table statue Hercules and Antaeus What was a Florentine speciality that was featured in homes The tondo was a Florentine specialty that was featured in homes The banker Lioanardo Bartolini Salimbeni was believed to have commissioned which artist to create the Madonna and Child with the Birth of the Virgin The banker Lioanardo Bartolini Salimbeni was believed to have commissioned Fra Filippo Lippi to create the Madonna and Child with the Birth of the Virgin Which Florentine artist was believed to be commissioned by the Medici family to paint the Battle of San Romano It was believed that the Medici family commissioned the Florentine artist Paolo Uccello to paint the Battle of San Romano Who was one of the most favoured painters of the Medici circle Botticelli was one of the most favoured painters of the Medici circle What is Botticelli s most famous image that resides in the Medici villa The Birth of Venus is Botticelli s most famous image that resides in the Medici villa Name one difference and similarity between The Birth of Venus and the Primavera Both paintings feature a Venus in the center of the composition however the space behind the Venus in The Birth of Venus can be seen clearly while the space behind the Venus in Primavera is blocked by trees Portraiture What was favored in secular art Portraiture was also favored in secular art What is Florentine painter Domenico Ghirlandaio s most intimate three dimensional piece Florentine painter Domenico Ghirlandaio s most intimate three dimensional piece is An Old Man and a Young Boy The Renaissance during 1450 1500 What is a piece from Giovanni Bellini that uses a combination of Flemish oil painting and Florentine perspective with the Venetian light and color technique A piece from Giovanni Bellini that uses a combination of Flemish oil painting and Florentine perspective with the Venetian light and color technique is St Francis in the Desert Rome and the Papal States When did Rome regain its power as the artistic center Rome regained its power as the artistic center in the late 15th century The reigning pope Sixtus IV della Rovere commissioned the construction of which Vatican building The reigning pope Sixtus IV della Rovere commissioned the construction of the Sistine Chapel Which influential painters did Sixtus IV commission to create frescoes for the Sistine Chapel Sixtus IV commissioned influential painters such as Botticelli Ghirlandaio and Pietro Vanucci referred to as Perugino to create frescos for the Sistine Chapel What does the symmetry of Perugino s fresco titled The Delivery of Keys represent The symmetry of Perugino s fresco titled The Delivery of Keys represents the importance of the subject Alexander VI who succeeded Sixtus IV commissioned which artist to create a series of frescos for the chapel of San Brizio Alexander VI who succeeded Sixtus IV commissioned Luca Signorelli to create a series of frescos for the chapel of San Brizio What is Signorelli s most remembered fresco Signorelli s most remembered fresco is The Damned Cast in Hell
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