Ginevra de' Benci

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the artist?Leonardo da Vinci
2. What is the subject?Ginevra de' Benci, a Florentine aristocrat
3. Who was Ginevra de' Benci?Ginevra de' Benci was a noblewoman born around 1458 in Florence. She came from a wealthy family and was painted by Leonardo da Vinci.
4. Why is Leonardo's painting of Ginevra special?It is the only Leonardo da Vinci painting that can be seen in the Americas. The work shows his early style with soft shading and a deep look into her character.

Sfumato: A painting technique using subtle gradations of tone or color to blur sharp outlines.
Provenance: The history of ownership of a work of art.
Humanism: An intellectual movement during the Renaissance that emphasized human potential and achievements.
Renaissance: A period of significant cultural, artistic, and intellectual rebirth in Europe, roughly from the 14th to the 16th century.