74 Michelangelo Trivia Questions with Answers
74 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the title of the most famous panel on the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Answer
The Creation of Adam
Which painter was Michelangelo's first master?
Answer
Domenico Ghirlandaio
In which Tuscan town was Michelangelo born?
Answer
Caprese
What nickname was Michelangelo commonly known by?
Answer
Il Divino
What was the original intended location for Michelangelo's statue of David?
Answer
Florence Cathedral
Who was Michelangelo's close friend and recipient of many of his poems?
Answer
Vittoria Colonna
Which fellow artist broke Michelangelo's nose in a youthful fight?
Answer
Pietro Torrigiano
How old was Michelangelo when he began the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Answer
33 years old
Which Medici chapel contains Michelangelo's sculptures 'Night' and 'Day'?
Answer
New Sacristy
In which church is Michelangelo's sculpture of Moses located?
Answer
San Pietro in Vincoli
What is the name of Michelangelo's famous painting on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel?
Answer
The Last Judgment
What year was Michelangelo born?
Answer
1475
Which fresco cycle did Michelangelo paint on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Answer
Sistine Chapel ceiling