CSTU 101-Quiz 6-Chp 18 questions with correct answers

CSTU 101-Quiz 6-Chp 18painting "The Birth of Venus" by Sandro Botticelli in 1482 - correct answer there is a revival of interest in classical themes (able to explore new styles and subject matter with a completely new set of ideas and values) -Venus is a classical goddess ~This is a depiction of a mythological birth, and here she emerges from the ocean riding onto land on an open clamshell. comparing Virgin Mary with Venus (similarities) - correct answer 1) oval shape to the head 2) slight tilting of the head 3) the position of the arms and hands -we see Botticelli taking a traditional form (Virgin Mary) and adapting it to new form-still exhibits many of the stylistic features of the old form What is it that these humanists in the Renaissance are trying to do? - correct answer They are trying to bring their Christianity and their classical pagan humanism over here and bring the two of them together ~It creates a beautiful work of art, but, there are a lot of internal contradictions here -trying to put a Christian head on a pagan goddess Raphael's "The School of Athens" painting around 1510 - correct answer figures in painting are famous poets, play writers, philosophers, mathematicians, politicians, etc. from ancient world. with Plato and Aristotle right in the middle. -Raphael painted himself into the painting-saw themselves as modern men who were recreating the values of the ancient world (Michelangelo in painting as well) Summary of the School of Athens - correct answer So The School of Athens is really best described as a tribute to the ancient world ~ an expression of the veneration that these humanist artists of the Renaissance had for the classical world.