Renaissance Trivia
68 Trivia Questions & Answers
On which continent did the Renaissance take place?
Europe Click to see the answer
The key Renaissance work 'Don Quixote' was first published in which year?
1605
Which priest wrote the classic book Praise and Folly?
Erasmus
In the book 'The Trumpeter of Krakow', what was renovated during the Renaissance?
Old Cloth Hall
Venus of Urbino was painted by which artist?
Titian
Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione was painted by which artist?
Raphael
Which city is generally held to be the cradle of the Renaissance around the 15th century?
Florence Click to see the answer
Portrait of Prince Philip of Spain was painted by which artist?
Titian
What event of 1453 is thought to have contributed substantially to the renaissance of learning and art in Western Europe?
The fall of Constantinople to the Turks
Art historians also describe a second 'Northern' 16th century renaissance. In which modern-day country did it occur?
Netherlands
Who painted the famous 'The Siege of Montemassi'?
Simone Martini
Of what are 'Duchess', 'Princess', 'Renaissance' and 'Rosepoint' all forms ?
Lacework
Paracelsus was a famous ____ during the Renaissance?
Scientist
Which Renaissance King split up the Catholic Church and the Church of England?
Henry VIII
What is the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance called?
The Middle Ages
Renaissance era musical composer, Christopher Tye (1500-1572), was from which country?
United Kingdom
Which country's main historical events include the Renaissance and the Risorgimento?
Italy
In Italian Renaissance art, what is a 'putto'?
Naked cherub
Where is the giant copper statue of a man, woman and child, known as the African Renaissance monument, that was unveiled in April 2010?
Dakar, Senegal
The European Renaissance began in which country?
Italy
What does 'Renaissance' mean in French?
Rebirth
What sort of currency would one have used in Venice during the Renaissance?
Ducat
Which Florentine artists perfected the single-point perspective first?
Brunelleschi
What costly spice would Renaissance women use in combination with sunlight to bleach their hair?
Saffron
Donatello is a major Renaissance figure. What was his particular branch of art?
Sculpture
Which artist helped Donatello sculpt 'David'?
Nanni di Banco
Dante Alighieri wrote which book during the Renaissance?
Divine Comedy Click to see the answer
The Last Judgement is a famous work by which artist?
Michelangelo
Virgin of the Rocks was created in which of these periods?
1483–1486
Benois Madonna was painted by which artist?
Leonardo da Vinci
Virgin of the Rocks was painted by which artist?
Leonardo da Vinci
The Uffizien museum a feast for the eyes for lovers of Renaissance paintings is located in which city?
Florence
Laocoon was painted by which artist?
Hans Brosamer Click to see the answer
What was the Renaissance practice of cutting outer fabric so the inner fabric showed through called?
Slashing
Which Italian Renaissance artist had the nickname 'Il Divino' meaning 'The Divine One'?
Michelangelo
The Entombment was painted by which artist?
Michelangelo
Portrait of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta was painted by which artist?
Piero della Francesca
Which Renaissance painter of Greek origin was ridiculed for his 'elongated'' figure style
El Greco
Bacchus and Ariadne is an oil painting by which artist?
Ttian
Ill-Matched Lovers was painted by which artist?
Quentin Matsys
Bacchus and______ is a famous Renaissance artwork.
Ariadne
Who was the artist who painted 'The Kiss of Judas' circa 1306?
Giotto
Judith and Holofernes was painted by which artist?
Donatello
Complete the name of this early Renaissance artist. Zanobi ___
Strozzi
The Wedding at Cana was painted by which artist?
Paolo Veronese
Which now-common fabric was a luxury item during the Renaissance?
Cotton
Complete the name of this early Renaissance artist. Jacopo della _____.
Quercia
Which of these countries would you NOT associate with the Renaissance?
Brazil
How old was Machiavelli when he died?
58
Madonna of Bruges was painted by which artist?
Michelangelo
Which 2003 historical novel by Sarah Dunant encompasses love, religion and art in Renaissance Florence?
The Birth of Venus
Complete the name of this early Renaissance artist. Bartolome _______
Bermejo Click to see the answer
Who painted 'The Results of Good Government' circa 1337?
Lorenzetti
Complete the name of this early Renaissance artist. Parri ______
Spinelli
Which Renaissance man believed in predestination?
John Calvin
Battle of the Centaurs was painted in which century?
15th Century
Complete the name of this early Renaissance artist. Piero di Niccolo_____
Lamberti
The Crossing into the Underworld' was painted by which artist?
Joachim Patinir Click to see the answer
Doni Tondo was painted by which artist?
Michelangelo
Complete the name of this early Renaissance artist. Zanobi _______
Machiavelli
Christ Carrying the Cross was painted by which artist?
Hieronymus Bosch
Complete the name of this early Renaissance artist. Michelino ______.
da Besozzo
Which famous Renaissance man lived between 1452 - 1519?
Leonardo da Vinci
What Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
Who painted the masterpiece 'The Garden of Earthly Delights'?
Hieronymus Bosch
The famous statue of 'David' was carved by which Renaissance artist?
Michelangelo
Cristo della Minerva was painted by which artist?
Michelangelo
Complete the name of this early Renaissance artist. Michelozzo di _____
Bartolomeo
