Raphael and Others

1. How are Raphael's personality traits different from those of Michelangelo and Leonardo? What impact did this have on his commissions?
2. How is geometry used in Raphael's Betrothal of the Virgin?
3. Describe a typical Madonna and Child scene by Raphael.
4. What is the greatest difference in the paintings of Raphael and those of Leonardo and Michelangelo?
5. What is a tondo painting?
6. What was the primary difference between Raphael's and Leonardo's approach to landscape painting?
7. When did Raphael make the transition from "good painter" to "master"?
8. Discuss the stylistic attributes and symbolism of Raphael's School of Athens.
9. What elements of Michelangelo's painting style are evident in the School of Athens?
10. How does Raphael represent his contemporaries in his "School of Athens"?
11. Discuss the psychological attributes of Raphael's portrait of Pope Julius II.
12. How does Raphael communicate the Virgin's role in his Sistine Madonna?
13. How would you describe Raphael's approach to portraiture, as seen in his image of Pope Leo X?
14. Discuss the stylistic attributes and symbolism of Raphael's "The Fornarina"
15. Why were so many artists attracted to Venice?
16. Discuss the stylistic attributes and symbolism of Giorgione's "Col Tempo"
17. How is the landscape in Giorgione's "The Tempest" different from previous landscapes?
18. Compare and contrast the depictions of Venus reclining by Giorgione and Titian.
19. Discuss the stylistic attributes and symbolism of Titian's Bacchanal.
20. Titian is known primarily for his masterful use of ___________.
21. How is Titian's late work seen as a precursor to Mannerism?
22. What is impasto?
23. Discuss the symbolism of Titian's Allegory of Prudence.