Michelangelo Buonarroti

1. Who was Donato Bramante?
2. Discuss the treatises of Alberti exhibited in Bramante's Tempietto.
3. Explain Pope Julius II's impact on renaissance art.
4. Discuss Bramante's plan for the new Church of St. Peter's and Michelangelo's alterations.
5. What is a pieta?
6. Discuss the stylistic attributes and symbolism of Michelangelo's Pieta.
7. Discuss the stylistic attributes and symbolism of Michelangelo's David.
8. How was Michelangelo's approach to sculpture similar to Leonardo's approach to painting?
9. What was Michelangelo's initial response to the commission to paint the fresoes in the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
10. What did the 1994 restoration of the Sistine Chapel ceiling reveal about Michelangelo's use of color?
11. How is Michelangelo's love of the human form translated into his painting style?
12. What are the images of the Sistine chapel ceiling (biblical sources)? What images are in the lunettes?
13. How is his painting style different in his wall depicting the Last Judgement? Where do we find Michelangelo's self-portrait in this work?
14. How is Michelangelo's late painting style seen as a precursor to Mannerism?
15. What is a martyr?