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Botticelli’s Apprent
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the name of Book One in "Botticelli's Apprentice"? | Chicken Girl (page 1) |
| Who is the chicken girl? | Mella (page 2) |
| Who is Botticelli's head apprentice? | Pino (page 2) |
| Who is Botticelli's other apprentice? | Datus (page 3) |
| What color pigment do they need to buy at the beginning of the book? | Lapis (page 3) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, where did they go to buy more lapis? | The color shop by the piazza (page 3) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why could Datus not go to buy more lapis? | He wasn't finished mixing the plaster (page 4) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what was the first rule of mixing plaster? | Mix equal parts lime and chalk (page 4) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what was Mella's job? | Washing brushes and feeding chickens (page 4) |
| What color is the best lapis lazuli for blue paint? | Violet (page 5) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Pino give Mella to buy lapis? | Florins (page 5) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what was a florin? | A gold coin made in the Italian city of Florence and used during the Renaissance (glossary) |
| A gold coin made in the Italian city of Florence and used during the Renaissance (glossary) | About $150 (glossary) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Pino warn Mella not to buy? | Smalt (page 6) |
| What is the physical difference between smalt and lapis? | Smalt is glass, and lapis is a rock. |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what was lapis lazuli? | A semiprecious gemstone used to make expensive blue pigment (glossary) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what was smalt? | A blue glass used to make inexpensive blue pigment (glossary) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what term did they use to refer to Botticelli? | Maestro (page 8) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did the word Maestro mean? | An Italian term of respect for a teacher and/or skilled craftsperson (glossary) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did the color shop say Mella had to wait until tomorrow for violet lapis? | It was not ground all the way (page 9) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, how much did the color seller say two florins would buy? | Four oncie (page 9) |
| What does "oncie" measure? | Expensive powdered materials. |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, how did Mella explain she was doing the color shop a favor? | By buying the lapis unground, they didn't have to spend all day grinding it (page 10) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what deal did Mella end up getting at the color shop? | Four oncie of violet lapis, premium artist's paper and two drawing charcoals (page 10) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did the color shop say would happen if Mella continued haggling? | They would have to put her name on the sign (page 10) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did the color shop say for Botticelli to do next time? | Send his other apprentice (page 12) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Mella first attempt to draw after visiting the color shop? | A cat (page 14) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Mella end up drawing after visiting the color shop? | A dog (page 18) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, how did Mella pay the dog for being her model? | With a treat (page 19) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, who all did Mella visit trying to find the dog's owner? | The musicians, the craft market and the booksellers (page 20-21) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Mella find out about the dog on the bookseller's street? | She was a stray who didn't belong to anyone (page 21) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Mella do with the dog? | She brought her back to work with her (page 23) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, Pino said the dog could stay as long as she was what? | Well behaved (page 24) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Pino allow Mella to do with the lapis? | Make paint (page 25) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Mella use to crush the lapis? | Brass mortar (page 26) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what consistency did Pino tell Mella the texture of the lapis should be? | A little gritty, like sand instead of flour (page 27) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Pino say people should be able to see about the paint on the wall? | It should sparkle (page 27) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what happened to the lapis after Mella made it into the perfect texture? | The dog ate half of it (page 30) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Datus think Mella was jealous of him? | Because he was an apprentice to a master painter and she was a chicken girl (page 36) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what noise did the dog make every time it licked someone or something? | Slurp (page 36) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what was Botticelli asked to add more of at his lunch? | Decorative flourishes of peasantry (page 38) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did "decorative flourishes of peasantry" mean? | More animals (page 38) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what idea did the dog give Botticelli? | To paint her into a corner of The Trials of Moses to kill two birds with one stone (page 40) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Botticelli instruct Datus to sketch? | The dog (page 41) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Datus ask Botticelli for before painting the dog? | A quick sketch to copy (page 41) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, how did Botticelli compare drawing dogs to drawing people? | Just make the nose smaller and the ears bigger (page 41) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Datus confess to Botticelli after being asked to paint a dog? | He wasn't good and drawing dogs or people (page 41) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Botticelli need the lapis for? | To finish the blue drapery on the south Fresco (page 41) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, who owed Pino a favor that would help him get more lapis? | Pinturicchio's assistant (page 44) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Pino tell Mella when she tried to apologize for the dog eating the lapis? | He shouldn't have let her do it in the first place because she wasn't an apprentice (page 45) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, who was Botticelli an apprentice for when he was younger? | Pino's father (page 47) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what time did Pino say his father woke up? | Never before lunch (page 47) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what names did Mella try out for the dog? | Olive, Cilla, Biscotti and Fluffy (page 48) |
| What name does Mella give to the stray dog? | Blue (page 49) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what was the name of the nun making food at the convent? | Suora Agnese (page 51) |
| What does the Italian title "Suora" mean? | An Italian title for nun (glossary) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, who did Mella go to the convent to look for? | Zia Stella (page 51) |
| What does the Italian word "Zia" mean? | The Italian term for aunt (glossary) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, where did Mella find her Zia Stella? | In the convent's scriptorium (page 51) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Zia Stella tell Mella they would put Blue to work doing? | Catching rats (page 53) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, who did Zia Stella say was the only possible rat in the convent? | Suora Maria Mildred (page 54) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Zia Stella do in the scriptorium? | Mostly copy verses (page 55) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, who did Zia Stella tell Mella to write a letter to? | Her Mamma and Babbo (page 55) |
| What does "Babbo" mean? | An affectionate northern Italian nickname for a father (glossary) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, who brought Botticelli letters? | Marcello (page 57) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Marcello tell Pino he hadn't asked out the girl he likes? | She has the plague (page 57) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what was the big letter Marcello delivered to Botticelli? | An invitation to a painting contest from Mona Rosso (page 57) |
| What does the respectful title "Mona" mean? | A respectful title for an Italian noblewoman (glossary) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, where did Mona Rosso live? | Florence (page 58) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did the letter from Botticelli's brother say? | Their father had died (page 58) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, who did Mella ask Marcello to take a letter to? | The Gallina family (page 60) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, where did Mella's family live? | On a chicken farm south of the Botticelli villa (page 60) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Pino think of Datus's first painting of the dog? | Very bad, like it was a prank (page 61), abysmal (page 63) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Mella discover about Datus's dog sketches? | They were not his, but hers (page 62) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what excuse did Datus give for his bad painting of the dog? | He painted in the dark (page 63) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, how did Pino plan on fixing Datus's painting of the dog? | Scrape off the worst bits and cover what they could (page 64) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why was Mella mad at Datus instead of the dog when she couldn't grind pigment anymore? | Because he was a person who should know better but didn't even care (page 68) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what was Mella's brother's name? | Sunny (page 72) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Sunny say their home had been loud? | One of the fancy red hens had thirteen eggs, and they were all roosters (page 72) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what nickname did Mella's parents call her? | Owlet (page 73) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Botticelli forget about Mona Rosso's painting contest? | He went to Rome when his father died and then was so busy with the Medici commission (page 77) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why couldn't Botticelli miss Mona Rosso's contest? | He had already spent the down payment (page 77) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, who offered to paint for Mono Rosso since Botticelli was too busy? | Pino (page 78) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Pino say it was fine for him to do the painting instead of Botticelli? | Because the contest was between studios, not the masters themselves (page 78) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Pino want to paint for Mona Rosso? | Sheep (page 79) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, who did Pino hand the contest drawing off to? | Datus (page 80) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Datus and Mella go to visit Mona Rosso? | To find out what animals she liked (page 80-81) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, who answered Mona Rosso's door? | Isotta (page 83) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what type of dishes did Isotta say she would use for children? | Sturdy dishes (page 86) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, Mona Rosso told the children that Botticelli was the first artist to do what? | Inquire about her preferences (page 87) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what was Mona Rosso's husband's name? | Piero (page 87) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Mona Rosso say her husband's favorite animals were? | Worms (page 88) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, how long ago did Mona Rosso's husband die? | Twenty-five years ago (page 88) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what was the name of Mona Rosso's pet songbird? | Illario (page 88) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, Mona Rosso said Illario was not a pet but a what? | Old friend (page 89) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, how did Mona Rosso get Illario? | He flew into a window and broke his wing nine years ago (page 89) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, could Illario fly? | No one knew if he couldn't or just didn't (page 90) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Mella suggest Datus paint for Mona Rosso? | Her songbird (page 92) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, who did Datus ask for help in painting Mona Rosso's bird? | Pino and Mella (page 94-95) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Mella do when she became upset about Datus asking her for help sketching the bird? | She went home and washed her art off the walls (page 101) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Mella's mother insist on doing to her hair? | Picking knots (page 102) |
| What is the name of Book Two in "Botticelli's Apprentice"? | Apprentice (page 109) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Datus offer to do for Mella in exchange for help on drawing the bird? | All her work for two weeks, and she wanted to be his apprentice (page 111 and 113) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Datus and Mella go back to Mona Rosso's house a second time? | To sketch Illario for the painting (page 117) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Mona Rosso not want paintings of people? | Last time, most artists tried to kiss up with hideous portraits of her (page 119) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Mona Rosso think portraits of women all look the same? | They flatter, lift and smooth (page 120) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what new space did Mona Rosso show Datus and Mella? | Her new art studio (page 123) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Blue drink from in Mona Rosso's new art studio? | The pump to wash brushes (page 124-125) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Datus teach Mella to make for the bird painting? | A square panel (page 130) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did most artists make their panels? | It's cheaper to have their apprentices make them (page 131) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, when Datus couldn't find the right size panel for the bird painting, where did he go? | To see his dad (page 133) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Pino say they needed from Datus's dad? | The circular frames for the Valentinelli portraits (page 133) |
| What is Datus's family business? | Wood carving (page 135) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why was it lucky to have a wood carver as Datus's dad? | Most apprentices had to spend a lot of time sanding rough boards, but his father always saved sanded scraps for him (page 135) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, who worked for the Datus's family's wood carving business? | His mom, dad, five sisters, six brothers, three aunts, four uncles and untold numbers of cousins (page 135) |
| What is Datus's family name? | Luminolegno (page 136) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Datus's dad call Mella? | Bella (page 140) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Mella say after meeting Datus's family? | Now I understand why you talk so much (page 144) |
| What is panel glue made from? | Boiling bones, hooves and parchament scraps (page 147) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what smelled almost as bad as the glue? | Gesso: melted glue and chalk dust (page 152) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why was gesso important to use when making a panel? | It made paint stick to the cloth (page 152) |
| How many layers of gesso are needed on a painting panel? | At least eight, but more are better (page 153) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what happened if the panel cracks? | You would have to pile wet sawdust on it overnight, scrape off all the glue and gesso and let it dry for a month (page 153) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why was it better for Datus's family business for him to be a painter? | His dad figured he'd get more orders for frames (page 155) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what was the last step for the panels before painting? | Polishing them with charcoal dust (page 161) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what type of brush did Datus make himself? | A miniver brush (page 162) |
| What materials are needed to make a miniver brush? | A miniver tail, beeswax, thread, knife and a goose feather (page 165) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what was Mella's goose's name? | Luisa (page 166) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what type of brush did Zia Stella teach Mella to make? | Feather brushes for calligraphy (page 168) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what type of paper did Datus use for tracing sketches? | Drawing paper soaked in linseed oil (page 173) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why was Owlet Mella's nickname? | When she was a baby, she stayed awake all night and only slept during the day (page 174) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, how was the linseed oil-soaked paper used to transfer a sketch to a panel? | By poking holes in it and tapping charcoal pounce into the holes (page 176) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Mella call her grandmother? | Nona (page 180) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why was Datus having trouble drawing eyes onto faces? | He was drawing them flat (page 183) |
| What object does Mella use to demonstrate how to draw eyes? | An egg (page 183) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Isotta come for Mella and Datus late at night? | Mona Rosso wanted them to come and see Illario because he died and was finally still to draw (page 190) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Mella not want to sketch Illario after he died? | He didn't look like himself anymore (page 193) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Piero give Mona Russo when they first got married? | A tiny white kitten with a pink nose and yellow ears named Fragola (page 194) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Fragola sleep on? | An embroidered cushion Mona Russo's daughter made for her (page 194) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Mona Russo not marry again? | As a widow, she had free rein to run the family business (page 196) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Illario do beautifully even if he didn't fly? | Sing (page 198) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Datus say a painting is like? | A memory brought to life (page 201) |
| What is used to make the paint binder for the wood panels? | Egg yolk and water (page 204) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, how much pigment did they need for binder? | It depended on the color. Earth colors needed a little more and blues and green needed less (page 204) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, how were frescoes painted? | On lime plaster which soaked up the paint and bled it all together (page 205) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what paint looked like it glowed? | Tempera paint (page 207) |
| Why does tempera paint look like it glows? | The light went through the paint, bounced off the shiny gesso-and-ink drawing and shined out through the tempera again, making it glow (page 208) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Botticelli and Pino teach Datus? | How to mix paint and put it on panels (page 210) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Datus say he was kind of Mella's apprentice too? | She was teaching him how to draw (page 210) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what is the last step of painting on a panel? | Polishing it with a soft cloth (page 212) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Mella want to prove she was talented enough for an artist in the guild? | So someone would take her on as an apprentice (page 219) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, who was Datus surprised to see invited to Mona Russo's party? | Blue (page 220) |
| What is the name of Book Three in "Botticelli's Apprentice"? | Studio (page 227) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Mella's mom give her for Mona Rosso's party? | A leash for Blue (page 230) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, where were the paintings judged in Mona Rosso's house? | In the great hall (page 231) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what were most of the paintings of in Mona Rosso's contest? | Sheep (page 232) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, who won Mona Rosso's contest? | Leonardo da Vinci (page 234) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Datus tell everyone about Illario's portrait during Mona Rosso's party? | That Mella was the actual painter (page 236) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what did Mella do when no one at the party believed she painted the picture? | She drew Illario's portrait on the wall with charcoal (page 239) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Botticelli say Mona Rosso couldn't commission a painting from Mella? | He couldn't take on a girl as an apprentice, no matter how talented because the artists' guild wouldn't allow it (page 243) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, who turned down working in Mona Rosso's new art studio? | Leonardo da Vinci (page 250) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Leonardo turn down Mona Rosso's new art studio? | He was moving to Milan to paint for Ludovico Maria Sforza (page 250) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why did Mella think she couldn't paint in Mona Rosso's studio? | Because she wasn't an artist or apprentice (page 251) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what first assignment did Mona Rosso give Mella as an artist? | Finishing the fresco in the great hall (page 255) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what made Leonardo da Vinci's writing unique? | He wrote backward, probably because he was left-handed (art notes) |
| What does the nickname "Botticelli" mean? | Little barrel (art notes) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what new building in Rome was Botticelli hired to help paint? | The Sistine Chapel (art notes) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what type of bird was Illario? | A common linnet (art notes) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, what type of dog was Blue? | A small sighthound (art notes) |
| In the book Botticelli's Apprentice, why were there not more women artists in the Italian Renaissance? | Lack of opportunity and education (art notes) |
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