Questions and Answers
Quiz: Michelangelo - art and life
1.
Michelangelo was born in a _______________________.
Florentine village
2.
When Michelangelo was born?
in March 1475
3.
What's the name of the most popular sculpture of Michelangelo?
David
4.
What year did Michelangelo begin painting the ceiling of the Sistine chapel?
1508
5.
Who was Michelangelo's patron?
Lorenzo de Medici
6.
What was the one statue that Michelangelo carved his name on?
Pieta
7.
What's the title of the sculpture from 1499?
Pieta
8.
Which of these works is NOT attributed to Michelangelo?
The Last Supper
9.
Michelangelo created about 30 sculptures.
True
10.
What's the real name of Michelangelo?
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
11.
What's the title of the painting of Michelangelo?
The Creation of Adam
12.
What material did Michelangelo prefer to work with?
Marble
13.
Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the main chapel of the Vatican Palace, the Sistine Chapel.
True
14.
Where did Michelangelo receive his commission for Bacchus?
In Rome
15.
Along the 12,000-square foot ceiling, Michelangelo painted stories from the __________________________.
Old Testament
16.
Michelangelo is famous for his versatility and genius as a ______________________.
More than one answer is correct.
Painter, Sculptor, Poet, Architect
17.
Where is Michelangelo buried?
In Florence, in Santa Croce
18.
What's the title of the fresco?
The Last Judgement
19.
What year did Michelangelo die?
1564
20.
Tommaso dei Cavalieri was the object of the greatest expression of Michelangelo's love.
True