Art History II

What term do art historians use to describe the type of illusionism used by Mantegna on the ceiling of the Camera Picta? a. Quadro riportato b. Bel composto c. Quadratura d. Di sotto in sù

Di sotto in sù

Which aspect of the altar piece of the virgin Mary by Veit Stoss is most Informative about the appearance of ancient mid evil sculpture

It's polychromy

Which of the following building types served as a model for the Château de Chambord?

Italian Renaissance palazzo

El Greco's painting View of Toledo breaks with tradition in which aspect of the work?

Its abstraction and narrow color palette

Which of the following classical figures is NOT depicted in Botticelli's Primavera? a. Jupiter b. Three Graces c. Venus d. Mercury

Jupiter

Which artist is known for great skill in the depiction of water effects?

Konrad Witz

As evidenced by his painting Battle of Issus, Albrecht Altdorfer revived what painting genre in the face of Protestant iconoclastic tendencies?

Landscapes

In which work does the Flemish painter Dieric Bouts show in early interest in using linear perspective to create the illusion of death?

Last supper

Who was commissioned by the duke of berry to produce to work now known as Les Très Riches Heures ?

Limbourg brothers

Which physical element on the exterior of the Isenheim Altarpiece has been incorporated into the iconography of disease and sickness?

Line

What compensational device does Hugo van Der goes used to position the main characters at the center of the panel in the Portinari Altarpiece ?

Tilted ground

What was the goal of Giotto in his approach to art?

To emulate the natural world

What was the function of the machicolated galleries of the tower of Siena's Palazzo Pubblico?

To serve as defensive platform from which to send down stones and hot liquids

In which of the following works has the painter enhanced the trompe l'oeil effect of a painted ceiling by adding painted stucco sculpted figures?

Triumph of the name of jesus

Which artist was ahead of his time in understanding color science and recognizing that shadows are not colorless?

Vermeer

Which funerary sculptural genre came into prominence after Bernardo Rossellino finished the commission for the tomb of Leonardo Bruni? a. Sarcophagus b. Floor tomb c. Wall tomb d. Mausoleum

Wall Tomb

How do art historians believe that Artemesia Gentileschi accomplished the feat of painting a self-portrait in which she is not looking at the viewer?

used a two mirror set up

Which tradition did NOT contribute to the distinctive art of 14th-century Italy?

Anglo-Saxon

Who was the first artist outside Italy to become an international art celebrity?

Albrecht Durer

Which painting did Johannes Vermeer consider his most important, retaining it as a display piece in his studio?

Allegory of the Art of Painting

Which artist painted landscape scenes that are some of the first in Western art since antiquity?

Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Which Italian Baroque painter trained in his native Bologna and produced a series of frescoes for the gallery ceilings of the Palazzo Farnese?

Annibale Carracci

Which painter is the presumed teacher of Giotto?

. Cimabue

Which king fostered a revival of Roman sculpture and decoration in Sicily and southern Italy in the 13th century?

. Frederick II

Which of the following best describes these two paintings?

. In one, the space recedes at a diagonal, from the lower left to the upper right; in the other the space recedes evenly from front to back.

Which feature of Andrea Pisano's south doors for the Baptistery of San Giovanni suggests that French Gothic sculpture served as an influence on the work?

. Quatrefoil frames

What is the setting for this scene of Mary, Jesus, and John the Baptist?

A meadow with flowers and trees

Which artist was given the commission for a fountain in the Piazza Navona despite having failed at erecting bell towers on the facade of Saint Peter's and benefitting from Urban VIII's excessive spending?

Bernini

Which of the following led to significant numbers of religious behests and commissions of devotional images in Italy during the 14th century?

Black Death

Bruegel's Hunters in the Snow is part of a series of paintings of seasonal changes that grew out of what tradition?

Book of Hours

These paintings both depict the Last Supper. How do they compare?

Both paintings put a visual emphasis on Christ within the composition.

The dissolution in 1477 of what entity led to a realignment in the European geopolitical landscape?

Burgundian Netherlands

What tool was used by engravers to manually carve an image in a metal plate to produce in an engraving?

Burin

What do art historians believe was the source for the narrative scenes featuring the miracles performed by Saint Francis in Berlinghieri's altarpiece?

Byzantine illuminated manuscripts

Which Venetian palazzo testifies to the continued preference in that city for flowery Gothic ornamentation? a. Palazzo Medici-Riccardi b. Palazzo Rucellai c. Or San Michele d. Ca d'Oro

Ca d'Oro

The beliefs of which branch of Protestantism we're responsible for the lack of religious art in the Netherlands in the 17th century?

Calvinism

What innovative technique did Hans Baldung Grien use to produce his print Witches' Sabbath?

Chiaroscuro woodcut

Which of the following best describes the figure of Christ in the upper center of Michelangelo's Last Judgment wall painting?

Christ is portrayed as a powerful, muscular figure in a twisting position.

Which work demonstrates Rembrandt's mastery of both engraving and etching?

Christ with the Sick Around Him

Which English architect was responsible for the design and construction of Saint Paul's Cathedral in London?

Christopher Wren

Which painter used painted architectural elements to introduce a kind of spatial illusionism that had not been seen in Italy for more than a thousand years?

Cimabue, Madonna Enthroned (WRONG)

Which of the following is NOT one of the illusionistic devices used by Carracci in his Loves of the Gods?

Circular green compositions with figures seem to imitate bronze reliefs. (WRONG)

During artistic training, which of the following tasks would a painting assistant NOT be asked to do?

Complete decorative details (WRONG)

What illusionistic device is used by Jan Van Eyck, Petrus Christi's, and Hans Memling to extend a paintings space into the viewer's space ?

Convex mirror

Which of the following best describes the expression on the woman's face in this portrait?

Cool and detached

Which of the following is NOT a device used by Piero della Francesca in his painting Resurrection? a. Vanishing point b. Diminishing size of figures c. Receding landscape d. Foreshortening

Diminishing size of figures

The Pazzi Chapel is an example of which socioeconomic trend of the Renaissance period? a. Donation of family chapels b. Donation of rural shrines c. Donation of orphanages d. Donation of royal chapels

Donation of family chapels

Which Mannerist artist made Toledo, Spain, his home after studying Venetian color and Byzantine mosaics in Italy?

El Greco

Which element of the portrait of Louis XIV can be securely attributed to the hand of Rigaud rather than his assistants?

Face

Which of the following best describes the composition of this scene?

Figures float around the scene in unorganized chaos. (WRONG)

Which group of artist were the 1st o employ oils extensively?

Flemish

Which group of artists were the first to employ oils extensively?

Flemish

In which of his works does Dürer demonstrate his support for the theology of Martin Luther?

Four Apostles

What contemporary trend if reflected by Le Nain's depiction of the peasants in "Family of Country People"?

French social theories

In Pieter Aertsen's painting Butcher's Stall, the artist embeds religious images within what standard scene type?

Genre painting

Which of the following works is NOT a clear example of linear perspective? a. Ghiberti, Isaac and His Sons b. Donatello, Feast of Herod c. Perugino, Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to Saint Peter d. Gentile, Adoration of the Magi

Gentile, Adoration of the Magi

What work did Jan Van Eyck create as the centerpiece for the vyd chapel in the church of Saint John the Baptist ?

Ghent Altarpiece

Which artist is credited with creating a Venetian school of High Renaissance painting? a. Giovanni Bellini b. Domenico Ghirlandaio c. Luca Signorelli d. Pietro Vannucci

Giovanni Bellini

What material/technique was used to create the pattern on the facade of the Doge's Palace in Venice?

Glass mosaic (WRONG)

Which of the ornamental objects in Kalf's "Still Life with a Late Ming Ginger Jar" would qualify the work as a vanitas painting?

Gold watch

The skills needed to make the 15th century engravings used in printmaking were most similar to those of which artist?

Goldsmiths

Which pioneering aspect of this painting by Pietro Cavallini appears to have influenced the works of Giotto?

Groupings of figures (WRONG)

Which German artist is known for his exploration of nontraditional subjects, such as witchcraft, in his works?

Hans Baldung Grien

What explains Andrea del Castagno's choice of setting for his painting of the Last Supper? a. His talent for painting different types of marble b. Its similarity to the room the painting decorates c. His fidelity to the biblical description of the chamber d. His interest in experimenting with linear perspective

His interest in experimenting with linear perspective

What is the setting of the Diptych of Martin Van Nieuwenhove ?

Home of the patron

Which later Flemish painter was in admired in Italy for his detail realism and his depiction of human character ?

Hugo van def goes

Which mode of thinking inspired the Medici family and many of the artists of the Early Renaissance in Italy? a. Stoicism b. Capitalism c. Paganism d. Humanism

Humanism

What royal structure was originally on the site of the French palace of Versailles?

Hunting lodge

Which two practices comprised the system of artistic training in Quattrocento Italy? a. Diversification and emulation b. Imitation and emulation c. Imitation and innovation d. Innovation and evolution

Imitation and emulation

How do the figures of Mary compare in these two works?

In one, the Virgin cradles the sleeping Christ child, while in the other, she cradles the adult Christ.

Which of the following is NOT an element of the George's de la Tour's "Adoration of the Shepherds"?

Inclusion of religious iconography

How did the Great Schism affect the art of Italy in the 14th century?

It allowed the rise of monastic orders that commissioned art

Which sculptural workshop was responsible for many of the funerary monuments in the basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice? a. Mone Cassai family b. Lombardo family c. Rossellino family d. Contarini family

Lombardo family

At the palace of Versailles, which device was used in the Galerie des Glaces to illusionistically expand that room's width?

Long line of mirrors

Who was the preeminent art patron of 17th century France?

Louis XIV

Who was the patron of Mantuan projects such as Leon Battista Alberti's Sant'Andrea and Andrea Mantegna's Camera degli Sposi of the ducal palace? a. Federico da Montefeltro b. Ludovico Sforza c. Ludovico Gonzaga d. Marino Contarini

Ludovico Gonzaga

Pope Paul V commissioned which architect to oversee the completion of the church of Saint Peter in Rome?

Maderno

What is the term art historians use to refer to the Italo-Byzantine style of painting?

Maniera greca

Which aristocratic patron hired Peter Paul Rubens to paint a serious of historical-allegorical works for the Luxembourg Palace in Paris?

Marie de' Medici

Which individual sparked the Reformation in 1517 through the posting of the Ninety-five Theses at Wittenberg?

Martin Luther

The workshop of which artist provided the woodcut illustrations for the Nuremburg Chronicle ?

Michael Wolgemug

The heavily muscled men and straining poses of Ruben's "Elevation of the Cross" are evidence of Ruben's emulation of which Renaissance master?

Michelangelo

Much Dutch art of the 17th century catered to the tastes of which group?

Middle class

Matthias Grünewald adapted the themes of the paintings on the Isenheim Altarpiece to its intended setting, which was what?

Monastic hospital

How many vignettes illustrating proverbs does Pieter Bruegel the Elder include in his painting of the subject?

More than a hundred

Which artist was responsible for creating the canonical iconography of scenes of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary?

Murillo

What slightly earlier work was the likely inspiration for the arrangement of the central group of figures in Tribute Money? a. Gentile da Fabriano, Adoration of the Magi b. Bernardo Rossellino, tomb of Leonardo Bruni c. Filippo Brunelleschi, Sacrifice of Isaac d. Nanni di Banco, Four Crowned Saints

Nanni di Banco, Four Crowned Saints

Who is credited for ultimately being responsible for establishing classical painting as an important component of 17th century France art?

Nicolas Poussin

These two works both depict the Virgin Mary with Christ. How do they compare?

One employs multiple colors; the other has one color.

Which Florentine monument received sculptural groups by several artists for its exterior niches? a. Or San Michele b. Santa Croce c. Pazzi Chapel d. Baptistery of San Giovanni

Or San Michele

Which Spanish monarch was the early and continual patron of Spanish Diego Velázquez?

Philip IV

Which architect oversaw the 16th-century renovations to the Louvre palace and produced the Cour Carrée?

Pierre Lescot

What city is home to the burial ground (Camposanto) adorned by the Triumph of Death fresco?

Pisa

How does van Dyck make Charles I the focus of the viewers attention in this portrait? ("Charles I at The Hunt")

Places him in a silhouette against a light colored sky

What is the shape of an ogival arch?

Pointed

Which pope played a key role in funding and organizing the lengthy campaign to reestablish the Church's prominence by rebuilding Rome?

Pope Sixtus

What is the function of accessories, furniture, and utensils and paintings by Flemish artists such as Robert Campin's ( master of flemalle) Meride Triptych ?

Religious symbols

The use of light and shade to convey emotional differences in theater and film is a contribution to which artist?

Rembrandt

Which Dutch artists trained as a history painter in Leiden and became known as a a master in light and shadow as well as a proponent of a Protestant conception of scripture?

Rembrandt van Rijn

Which of the following works cannot be said to have been created for private devotional use?

Riemenschneider, Assumption of the virgin

The mixture of orders Leon Battista Alberti uses on the facade of the Palazzo Rucellai reveals his inspiration to be what building? a. Basilica Nova b. Santa Maria Novella c. The Pantheon d. Roman Colosseum

Roman Colosseum

The classical and idealized landscapes of Claude Lorrain were most often set around which city?

Rome

Which Baroque building succeeds in the full unification of interior space with the shape of the dome exactly continuing the plan of the building itself?

San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (WRONG)

Which church is home to Masaccio's Holy Trinity mural? a. Santa Maria del Carmine b. Santissima Annunziata c. Santa Maria Novella d. Santa Trinità

Santa Maria Novella

Which class of portraiture is represented by Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife?

Secular Portraiture

Which of the following is NOT a result of the influence of humanist doctrines on Italian Renaissance art of the 15th century? a. Shifting power relations and rise of princely courts b. Revival of portraiture and self-promoting patronage c. Concern with accurate depiction of anatomy d. Popularity of classical subjects

Shifting power relations and rise of princely courts

Which two Early Renaissance artists showed great interest in depicting muscular bodies in frenetic action? a. Botticelli and Uccello b. Mantegna and Bellini c. Perugino and della Francesca d. Signorelli and Pollaiuolo

Signorelli and Pollaiuolo

The Plateresque architectural style in Spain, which is characterized by delicately executed ornamentation resembling metalwork, is named after a Spanish word (platero), meaning what?

Silversmith

Which aspect of Domenico Ghirlandaio's painting Birth of the Virgin is NOT an example of the secularization of sacred themes that took place in this period? a. Living women of rank present in a biblical drama b. Display of patrician elegance of the women viewing the biblical scene c. Central position of Ludovica Tornabuoni in the scene d. Statuesque figures and clear spatial representation

Statuesque figures and clear spatial representation

What is the purpose of the maulstick evident in the painter Caterina van Hemessen's self-portrait?

Steady the hand while painting

In which two aspects of this early work does Diego Velázquez reveal his admiration for the paintings of Caravaggio?

Tenebrism and commonplace characters

The economy of the city-state of Florence was strengthened by its control of which industry?

Textile

Which gathering of Catholic theologians rejected Protestant objections to using images in religious worship?

The Council of Trent

Much of the bronze for the tall columns of Bernini's Baldacchino was taken from what earlier building?

The Pantheon

Which part of the process of buon fresco painting does the term giornata refer to?

The amount of final image painted in a day

Which of the following describes this double portrait?

The artist has employed rich, dynamic patterns on all surfaces in this portrait.(WRONG)

Which of the following statements about the production of wood cut is NOT true ?

The artist works to carve thin, fluid, and closely spaced lines in the wood block

What project was endowed by Philip the bold as a dynastic symbol of the power of the dukes of burgundy ?

The chartreuse de champmol in Dijon

What is the intended symbolism of the mixture of Romanesque and gothic architectural forms on the exterior of the Retable de Champmol ?

The coming of the new order under Christ.

What is the overall theme of the scenes of nobility in peasantry in the calendar pictures of Les Tres Heures ?

The compassion and generosity of the duke of Berry

Which statement best describes the theme of Lucas Cranach the Elder's woodcut entitled Law and Gospel?

The contrast between Catholicism and Protestantism

How do Bernini's piazza and colonnades in front of Saint Peter's reiterate the message of the Catholic Church during the Counter-Reformation?

The curving colonnades extended a sense of welcome to the devout.

In Lamentation from the Arena Chapel, which of the following elements does NOT serve to direct the viewer's gaze to the main subject of the painting?

The diagonal rocky ledge (WRONG)

In his Ecstasy of Saint Teresa for the Cornaro chapel, Bernini utilizes the expressive capabilities of sculpture, architecture, and painting by setting the principal scene within what larger context?

a theater

The cultural and artistic production of the 17th and early 18th centuries in the West is often described by what term?

baroque

Which of these works by Baroque painters does not contain a self-portrait?

da Cortona, Triumph of the Barberini

The niche-like space in which Juan Sánchez Cotán arranged the individual items of his still lifes is probably a reference to the Virgin Mary in what guise?

fenestra coeli "window to Heaven"

In Triumph of the Barberini, the crown of stars to be bestowed on the Barberini family is meant to symbolize what?

immortality

What source provides art historians with a good deal of insight into the artist Artemesia Gentileschi?

letters of AG

Works such as Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights and El Greco's View of Toledo point toward which later artistic style?

surrealism