Famous artworks of the Baroque and Renaissance Period

Question 1

Who created David?

Answer 1

This version of David is created by Donatello (Donato di Nicollo di Betto Bardi)

Question 2

Who commissioned The Transfiguration?

Answer 2

Cardinal Giulio de Medici or the Late Pope Clement the VII

Question 3

What does The Transfiguration depict?

Answer 3

The transfiguration of Christ alongside two prophets

Question 4

Who made The Transfiguration?

Answer 4

Raphael Santi

Question 5

When and where was The Transfiguration made?

Answer 5

1520, France

Question 6

What does Pieta depict?

Answer 6

Virgin Mary holding a dying Christ in her arms

Question 7

When and where was Pieta made?

Answer 7

1499, Italy

Question 8

Who made the Pieta (Pity)

Answer 8

Michelangelo Buonarotti

Question 9

Where and when was David made?

Answer 9

Italy, around the 1440s

Question 10

What does David depict?

Answer 10

A more youthful version of David from David and Goliath, he stands at the top of Goliath’s head with a smile; made out of bronze

Question 11

Who made the Mona Lisa?

Answer 11

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 12

When and where was the Mona Lisa made?

Answer 12

Italy, 1506

Question 13

What does the Mona Lisa depict?

Answer 13

Theorized to be Lisa Gherandhini, the commissioner’s wide

Question 14

Who commissioned the Mona Lisa?

Answer 14

Francesco del Giocondo

Question 15

What era can The Transfiguration, Mona Lisa, Pieta, and David be found in?

Answer 15

The Renaissance era

Question 16

Who made the Conversion of St. Paul

Answer 16

Amerighi Da Caravaggio

Question 17

Where and when was the Conversion of St. Paul made?

Answer 17

Rome, Cerasi Chapel, at 1600-1601

Question 18

What does the Conversion of St. Paul depict?

Answer 18

Paul receives a vision of Christ, which helps him to be recognized as an apostle

Question 19

Who made the Portrait of Helene Fourment?

Answer 19

Peter Paul Rubens

Question 20

Where and when was the Portrait of Helene Fourment made?

Answer 20

Belgium at the painter’s house, 1635

Question 21

What does the Portrait of Helene Fourment depict?

Answer 21

The painting of Peter’s 2nd wife, Helene for their marriage and love

Question 22

Who made the Self-Portrait?

Answer 22

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

Question 23

Where and when was the Self-Portrait of Rembrandt made?

Answer 23

1669, Amsterdam

Question 24

Who made the Ecstasy of St. Theresa?

Answer 24

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Question 25

Where and when was the ecstasy of St. Theresa made?

Answer 25

Rome, Santa Maria della Vittoria, 1647-1652

Question 26

What does the ecstasy of St. Theresa depict?

Answer 26

St. Theresa of Avila, and her religious ecstasy with her encounter with an angel

Question 27

Who made Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor)

Answer 27

Diego Velasquez

Question 28

Where and when was Las Meninas made?

Answer 28

1656, Spain

Question 29

What does Las Meninas depict?

Answer 29

Margaret Theresa is surrounded by maids of honor, chaperones, bodyguards, two dwarves, and a dog; all of the figures from the Spanish Court

Question 30

Why was Las Meninas made?

Answer 30

To boost Velasquez’s standing/status

Question 31

What era was the Portrait of Helene Fourment, Self-Portrait of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Ecstasy of St. Theresa, Conversion of St. Paul and Las Meninas made?

Answer 31

Baroque era