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burchfield96 · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

One of Michelangelo's major achievements was:

A. inventing a prototype of the helicopter.
B. redesigning St. Peter's Cathedral.
C. painting the frescoes in Pope Julius II's private library.
D. All of these are major achievements of Michelangelo's: invention of a helicopter prototype, redesigning St. Peter's Cathedral, and painting of frescoes in Pope Julius II's private library.
E. None of these answers is correct.

Question 2

Giorgione's painting The Tempest paved the way for future:

A. iconographic works.
B. portrait painters.
C. patron-seeking artists.
D. landscape paintings.
E. Gothic Mother and Child paintings.

kilada · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Michelangelo took over for the architect Bramante after his death and redesigned the plans for St. Peter's Cathedral.

Answer to Question 2

D
The Tempest makes an important contribution to Renaissance art in the way it is composed. The background was constructed first, then the figures were added, and this method paved the way for the great landscape paintings of centuries to follow.