Which Renaissance artist painted 'The Last Supper'?
- (a)Michelangelo
- (b)Donatello
- (c)Botticelli
- (d)Leonardo da Vinci
Correct — D, Leonardo da Vinci. 'The Last Supper' (c. 1495-1498), the famous mural showing Jesus with his apostles at the moment he announces his betrayal, was painted by Leonardo da Vinci on the refectory wall of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
- (a)Michelangelo — Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and 'The Last Judgement' and sculpted David and the Pieta — not 'The Last Supper'.
- (b)Donatello — Donatello was an early-Renaissance sculptor (his bronze 'David'), not the painter of 'The Last Supper'.
- (c)Botticelli — Sandro Botticelli painted 'The Birth of Venus' and 'Primavera'; 'The Last Supper' is Leonardo's work.
The Italian Renaissance produced several giants. Leonardo da Vinci (Mona Lisa, The Last Supper) was a painter-scientist; Michelangelo (Sistine Chapel, David, Pieta) excelled in painting and sculpture; Donatello was a pioneering sculptor; Botticelli painted mythological scenes. Matching artist to masterpiece is a common test.
Attribute 'The Last Supper' to Leonardo da Vinci. The distractors are all Renaissance masters, but each is linked to different works, so knowing their signature pieces isolates the answer.
- 'The Last Supper' was painted by Leonardo da Vinci (c. 1495-1498).
- It is a mural in Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan.
- Leonardo also painted the Mona Lisa.
- Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling; Botticelli, 'The Birth of Venus'.
- Confusing Leonardo with Michelangelo (Sistine Chapel).
- Attributing the mural to a sculptor (Donatello).
Asked as the painter of 'The Last Supper', or matching Renaissance artists to their masterpieces.
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- practice — not a real PYQ
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was painted by
- (a)Leonardo da Vinci
- (b)Michelangelo
- (c)Raphael
- (d)Botticelli
Answer(b) Michelangelo.
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The 'Mona Lisa' was painted by
- (a)Raphael
- (b)Leonardo da Vinci
- (c)Titian
- (d)Caravaggio
Answer(b) Leonardo da Vinci.