How and why did the early style of Michelangelo, as seen in David, change to his later style, as seen in the Last Judgment?
What will be an ideal response?
Essay responses should include these points:
His work became increasingly religious.
He began to subvert the Renaissance ideals of human perfectibility and denied his own youthful idealism.
In the Last Judgment, he painted a writhing swarm of resurrected humanity, with the saved dragged from their graves and pushed up into a vortex of figures around Christ.
David embodies the antique ideal of the athletic male nude, but the emotional power of the facial expression and concentrated gaze is new.
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A. torso B. shoulders C. neck D. all of the above E. none of the above
Although Büchner's play Woyzeck was from the early nineteenth century, it has two strong elements of twentieth-century naturalism (expressionism). What are they?
What will be an ideal response?
Which Renaissance artist was a master of visual arts, architecture, and poetry?
What will be an ideal response?
What detail of Bernini's Cornaro Chapel (Fig. 23-1) helps viewer identify with the event?
A. metal supports that make the sculptural grouping appear to float B. portrait sculptures on both sides appear as viewers witnessing the event taking place before us C. a hidden window illuminating the figures with natural light D. all of the above