Question

Which characteristics describe Italian Renaissance artworks?

Choose all answers that are correct.


Artists gave figures a pleasing proportion and ideal beauty.


Artists depicted religious subjects within heavenly settings.


Artists studied anatomy to make the figures in artworks look lifelike.


Artists organized the main objects in paintings using the pyramid configuration.


Artists used chiaroscuro to make figures in paintings look real and solid.


Artists used atmospheric perspective in paintings to show the illusion of depth.

Answer 1

1 2 and 4 sound most accurate

Answer 2

A, C, D and F are the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Renaissance was a period in human history and it was the transition from Middle Ages to Modernity; many scholars indicate that it lasted from the 14th century to the 17th century. This period was specially based on humanism. This encouraged artists to give human a central figure in art; their representations of human bodies were proportional and with an ideal beauty and anatomy gave artworks a realistic impression.

From perspective and the organization of the elements, pyramid configuration and atmospheric perspective were explored and mastered during this period.