sistine madonna raphel

Question 1

artist

Answer 1

raphael

Question 2

subject

Answer 2

virgin and child flanked by saint sixties and Saint Barbara

putti at bottom

Question 3

Virgin Mary

Answer 3

-centrally placed

-cradles child with protective and sorrowful look on face

-looks directly at viewer

-floats in contraposto pose

Question 4

cherubs

Answer 4

-cherubs are putti, symbolising the transition of souls from earth to heaven

-rest their elbows on a wood ledge that symbolises coffin

Question 5

commission

Answer 5

-commissioned by pope julius ii to mark the expansion of Papal States into Northern Territory to piacenza

Question 6

significance of saint sixtus

Answer 6

-early christian pope
-pope julius’s uncle chose his papal name based off of him
-wears della rovre family colour garments

Question 7

significance of Saint Barbara

Answer 7

-patron saint of artillery men

-relates to pope julius ii’s identity as the ‘warrior pope’

-also patron saint of the hour of death

Question 8

significance of curtains

Answer 8

-curtains seperates viewer from scene emphasising the divinity opf this moment

Question 9

triangular arrangement

Answer 9

-balances composition through triangulsr arrangement
-evokes holy trinity

Question 10

significance of the tiara

Answer 10

-rests on ledge
-papal tiara suggests below altar is pope julius ii’s body

Question 11

humanism

Answer 11

-naturalistic expressions and emotions

-blend of humanity and divinity

Question 12

how does it show the high renaissance

Answer 12

-geometric triangular composition

-focus on depth and form

-interaction between figures