In which country did the Renaissance begin?
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The Renaissance began in Italy in the 14th century, with Florence at its heart.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
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Leonardo da Vinci began the Mona Lisa in the early 1500s; it hangs in the Louvre.
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
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Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling between 1508 and 1512.
What does the word ‘Renaissance’ mean?
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Renaissance is French for ‘rebirth’, referring to the revival of classical learning.
Which banking family dominated Renaissance Florence?
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The Medici bank financed the family’s rule of Florence and its patronage of the arts.
Who developed printing with movable metal type in Europe?
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Gutenberg introduced movable-type printing in Mainz around 1450.
Which Botticelli painting shows a goddess arriving on a scallop shell?
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Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus hangs in the Uffizi in Florence.
Which Michelangelo marble statue, completed in 1504, stands in Florence’s Accademia Gallery?
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Michelangelo’s David was finished in 1504 and moved indoors to the Accademia in 1873.
Which Leonardo mural in Milan shows Jesus with his disciples at a meal?
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Leonardo painted The Last Supper in the 1490s in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie.
Who designed the great dome of Florence Cathedral?
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Brunelleschi’s dome was built between 1420 and 1436.
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