Raphael, Madonna del Prato, 1505-1506, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria. Detail.
Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael are celebrity artists known around the world. David, Mona Lisa, and the Sistine Chapel have become global icons. We have grown up with the image of the Vitruvian Man, Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, and Brunelleschi’s dome towering over the Florentine skyline. Are you ready to prove that you are a true Renaissance man? Test how well you know Renaissance art with this quiz!
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Today, the word “Renaissance” is very familiar to us, but for the intellectuals and artists of the 15th and 16th centuries, it was not merely a chronological label, but a statement of intent. What exactly did “rebirth” mean, from their perspective?
Florence, Italy. Photograph by Steve Hersey via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).
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Javier is a journalist and cultural manager with a passion for art and its history. In his free time he loves reading and researching the lives of artists and their works. He loves everything related to the Middle Ages, the Italian Renaissance and the mysteries behind lost works of art.
