Art History

El Greco's style is rooted in which of the following traditions? -Ancient Greek sculpture -The paintings of Masaccio -Byzantine icons -The paintings of Raphael

Byzantine icons

Which of the following is does the pose of Albrecht Dürer's self-portrait deliberately recall? -Christ as Salvator Mundi -Christ as Pantocrator -Christ as Crucified -Christ as Apollo

Christ as Salvator Mundi

Landscapes became popular after the 1520s in part due to their connection to the Catholic church. -True of False?

False

Limewood was predominantly used by Spanish sculptors. -True of False?

False

The figures of Saint Anthony and Saint Sebastian from Matthias Grunewald's Isenheim Altarpiece are associated with which of the following? -Plague -Dysentery -Love -Defeating evil

Plague

What is the term for a subject of a portrait? -Sinister -Sitter -Sector -Setter

Sitter

Albrecht Dürer's Adam and Eve represents his first documented use of ideal human proportions based on Roman copies of Greek sculpture. -True of False?

True

Desiderius Erasmus and Martin Luther are seen as two of the most important reformers of the church during the sixteenth century. -True of False?

True

The intensity of feeling in Matthias Grunewald's Isenheim Altarpiece suggests that the painter may have been inspired by the visions of St. Bridget of Sweden. -True of False?

True

The owl in the Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights represents which two characteristics? -Folly and Sin -Grace and Sin -Wisdom and Folly -Wisdom and Grace

Wisdom and Folly