Michelangelo Trivia: Sculpted in Genius
1.
What statue did Michelangelo create to reflect the power and determination of Republican Florence?
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David
2.
Michelangelo's sculptures were most often carved out of what bright white or grayish stone?
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Marble
3.
The statues Michelangelo made for Lorenzo de Medici's tomb are "Dawn", "Evening", "Day" and what?
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Night
4.
Since he disliked the habits of his helpers, who helped Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel?
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No One
5.
How tall was the single piece of marble Michelangelo used to create "David"?
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17 Feet
6.
When people claimed his "Pieta" was made by someone else, what did Michelangelo add to the statue?
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His Signature
7.
Michelangelo's "Pieta", a statue of Jesus stretched out in his mother's lap, is of what basic shape?
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Triangle
8.
One of Michelangelo's earliest sculptures was a Madonna sitting on what?
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Stairs
9.
Since the Sistine Chapel ceiling is 60 feet in the air, Michelangelo worked standing up on what?
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Scaffold
10.
Changes in attitudes towards art, led what to be added to the figures in Michelangelo's "Last Judgment"?
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Clothes
11.
Pope Julius II hired Michelangelo to create a monument for what papal possession?
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Tomb
12.
In 1488, Michelangelo was apprenticed to an art workshop even though who didn't approve?
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His Parents
13.
Although Michelangelo's first plan for Julius II's tomb had 40 figures, how many did he make?
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1200%
14.
In 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel; what was Michelangelo's reaction to this?
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He Agreed But He Would Have Preferred To Devote Himself To Sculpture
15.
What job did Michelangelo take on at the Roman Capitol and St. Peter's Church?
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Architect
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