art question list 6

Donatello, David, 1409, Marble & Donatello, David, c. 1440, Bronze Both of these statues depict: 1. An Old Testament hero 2. A New Testament hero 3. A Roman god 4. A Greek athlete

1. An Old Testament hero

Robert Campin, Annunciation, Merodé Triptych, c. 1425 This painting served as: 1. An image used for private devotion 2. An altarpiece in a church 3. A reliquary for a holy relic 4. A decoration for the government headquarters of Ghent

1. An image used for private devotion

Raphael Sanzio, School of Athens, 1511 This scene depicts: 1. Ancient Greco-Roman philosophers and scientists 2. Christian theologians and saints 3. Ancient Greco-Roman poets 4. Christian poets

1. Ancient Greco-Roman philosophers and scientists

Michelangelo Buonarroti, David, 1504 Comparing Michelangelo's David to the bronze David by Donatello, we can see that Michelangelo chose to depict: 1. The same moment in the story that Donatello depicted 2. A moment earlier in the story than the moment Donatello depicted 3. A moment later in the story than the moment Donatello depicted 4. A combination of multiple moments from the story

2. A moment earlier in the story than the moment Donatello depicted

Titian, Bacchanal on the Island of Andros, c. 1523 The subject of this painting is: 1. A group of traveling musicians 2. A mythological drinking party in honor of the god Bacchus 3. A group of peasants dancing and drinking at a festival 4. A party held by the artist's patron, the duke of Mantua, at his private palace

2. A mythological drinking party in honor of the god Bacchus

Jan van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece (closed and open), 1432 Where was this painting originally located? 1. In the home of a member of a wealthy family 2. Above an altar in the cathedral of the city of Ghent 3. In the home of the artist 4. In the city hall of Ghent

2. Above an altar in the cathedral of the city of Ghent

Jan van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece (closed and open), 1432 This painting served as: 1. An image used for private devotion 2. An altarpiece in a church 3. A reliquary for a holy relic 4. A decoration for the government headquarters of Ghent

2. An altarpiece in a church

Raphael Sanzio, School of Athens, 1511 At the center of this composition are two figures—what is the identity of the one on the right, who holds out his hand with palm facing down? 1. Plato 2. Aristotle 3. Quintilian 4. Jesus of Nazareth

2. Aristotle

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1512 What is the medium of this image? 1. Mosaic 2. Fresco 3. Oil paint 4. Tempera paint

2. Fresco

Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, c. 1480 In the 1490s, Botticelli became a follower of: 1. Marsillio Ficino 2. Girolamo Savonarola 3. Bernardino da Siena 4. Bernard of Clairvaux

2. Girolamo Savonarola

Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, c. 1480 Which of the following figures lived in Florence in Botticelli's time, and would likely have disapproved of Botticelli's Venus? 1. Marsillio Ficino 2. Girolamo Savonarola 3. Bernardino da Siena 4. Bernard of Clairvaux

2. Girolamo Savonarola

Titian, Bacchanal on the Island of Andros, c. 1523 Which of the following persons would have been most likely to disapprove of this painting? 1. Marsilio Ficino 2. Girolamo Savonarola 3. The duke of Mantua 4. Cosimo de' Medici

2. Girolamo Savonarola

Sandro Botticelli, Annunciation, c. 1490 The frame of this painting corresponds most closely to which style of architecture? 1. Egyptian 2. Greco-Roman 3. Gothic 4. None of the above

2. Greco-Roman

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1512 What was Michelangelo's opinion of Flemish painters? 1. He thought that they were superior to Italian painters, because they were more skilled at depicting surfaces and the effects of light. 2. He thought that they were inferior to Italian artists, because their work lacked symmetry and proportion 3. He believed that they could not be compared to Italian painters, because they work in a different medium 4. He thought that Flemish painting and Italian painting were different, but equal in quality

2. He thought that they were inferior to Italian artists, because their work lacked symmetry and proportion

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1512 Compared to the figure of Adam in Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece, Michelangelo's figure of Adam on the Sistine ceiling: 1. Is more abstract 2. Is more idealized 3. Displays more realism 4. Is painted with oil paint

2. Is more idealized

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1512 Which of the following is true about the Sistine Chapel?: 1. It is a martyrium built over the tomb of Saint Peter 2. It is the building in which church officials meet to elect new popes 3. Its name is Latin for "sixteen" in honor of Pope Julius XVI 4. It served as a refectory for the members of a local monastery

2. It is the building in which church officials meet to elect new popes

Jan van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece (closed and open), 1432 This medium of this work is: 1. Fresco 2. Oil paint 3. Tempera paint 4. Stained glass

2. Oil paint

Robert Campin, Annunciation, Merodé Triptych, c. 1425 This medium of this painting is: 1. Fresco 2. Oil paint 3. Tempera paint 4. Stained Glass

2. Oil paint

Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, 1503 The technique invented by this artist which produces slightly blurred contours and eliminates sharply defined lines is called 1. Giornata 2. Sfumato 3. Predella 4. Fresco

2. Sfumato

Sandro Botticelli, Annunciation, c. 1490 The original source for the story of the Annunciation is: 1. The Old Testament 2. The New Testament 3. Dante's Divine Comedy 4. Pope Gregory the Great's letter to a French Bishop

2. The New Testament

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1512 The story of the Creation of Adam is told in: 1. The New Testament 2. The Old Testament 3. Plato's Symposium 4. The Egyptian Book of the Dead

2. The Old Testament

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Last Judgment, 1534-41 In which building is this painting located? 1. Sant'Andrea, Mantua 2. The Sistine Chapel, Rome 3. The Duomo of Florence 4. Saint Peter's, Rome

2. The Sistine Chapel, Rome

Robert Campin, Annunciation, Merodé Triptych, c. 1425 The flowers on the table symbolize: 1. The passion of Christ 2. The Trinity 3. Christ as a "trap" set by God to catch Satan 4. Mary's virginity

2. The Trinity

Michelangelo Buonarroti, David, 1504 This statue was: 1. The first free-standing nude statue since antiquity 2. The first "colossal" nude statue since antiquity 3. The first statue to depict David since antiquity 4. The first statue to employ classical contrapposto since antiquity

2. The first "colossal" nude statue since antiquity

Donatello, David, 1409, Marble & Donatello, David, c. 1440, Bronze The bronze statue has the distinction of being 1. The first work of Renaissance art to return to the Greco-Roman style 2. The first freestanding nude statue since ancient times 3. The first depiction of David made by a Florentine artist 4. The last Gothic style work made by Donatello

2. The first freestanding nude statue since ancient times

Raphael Sanzio, School of Athens, 1511 Raphael's School of Athens is part of a series of Frescos located in: 1. The city hall of Florence 2. The papal apartments in the Vatican 3. The church of Sant'Andrea in Mantua 4. The Sistine Chapel

2. The papal apartments in the Vatican

Michelangelo Buonarroti, David, 1504 This original location of this statue was: 1. The exterior of Florence Cathedral 2. The piazza in front of the government headquarters of Florence 3. The home of a member of the Medici family 4. A private side chapel belonging to the Medici family

2. The piazza in front of the government headquarters of Florence

Titian, Bacchanal on the Island of Andros, c. 1523 The artist who made this painting was from: 1. Florence 2. Venice 3. Rome 4. Flanders

2. Venice

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1512 The basilica of "Old Saint Peter's," built in the time of Constantine, was torn down to be rebuilt in Renaissance style in the year: 1. 906 A.D. 2. 1206 A.D. 3. 1506 A.D 4. 1806 A.D.

3. 1506 A.D

Jan van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece (closed and open), 1432 What is reflected in the jewel worn by one of the angels in this painting? 1. The face of God 2. The face of Mary 3. A window 4. A flower

3. A window

Donatello, David, 1409, Marble & Donatello, David, c. 1440, Bronze What aspects of the bronze statue could have been perceived as a threat to Christian doctrine and values? 1. The figure's sensuous nude body 2. The statue's freestanding, "in the round", format 3. All of the above 4. None of the above

3. All of the above

Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, c. 1480 The pose of the figure of Venus in this painting was inspired by: 1. Botticelli's mistress 2. A passage from Polycleitus's treatise on perfect human proportions 3. An ancient Greek statue 4. A passage from Leon Battista Alberti's Treatise on Painting which describes ideal female beauty

3. An ancient Greek statue

Sandro Botticelli, Annunciation, c. 1490 Which of the following is true about the relationship between this painting and Giotto's Madonna Enthroned? 1. Botticelli's painting is more naturalistic than Giotto's 2. Like Giotto's painting, Botticelli's uses gold leaf for the background behind the figures 3. Both Giotto and Botticelli employ Brunelleschi's technique of linear perspective. Like Giotto's painting, Botticelli's places the Virgin Mary in a setting inspired by Gothic architecture

3. Both Giotto and Botticelli employ Brunelleschi's technique of linear perspective. Like Giotto's painting, Botticelli's places the Virgin Mary in a setting inspired by Gothic architecture

Jan van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece (closed and open), 1432 The perspectival technique used here to create an effect of depth and distance by making part of the landscape lighter and more blue in color is called: 1. Atmospheric perspective 2. Diminution 3. Linear perspective 4. Overlapping

1. Atmospheric perspective

Robert Campin, Annunciation, Merodé Triptych, c. 1425 Which of the following is NOT true about the relationship between 15th-century Italian and Flemish painting? 1. Flemish painting tends to be more idealized than Italian painting 2. Flemish artists began to use oil paint before Italians did 3. Flemish painting tends to contain more symbolism than Italian painting 4. Flemish painting is less influenced by Greco-Roman antiquity than Italian painting

1. Flemish painting tends to be more idealized than Italian painting

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Last Judgment, 1534-41 The iconography of this painting is similar to the iconography of a work we have studied by 1. Giotto 2. Jan van Eyck 3. Robert Campin 4. Botticelli

1. Giotto

Robert Campin, Annunciation, Merodé Triptych, c. 1425 Where was this painting originally located? 1. In the home of a member of a wealthy Flemish family 2. Above an altar in the cathedral of the city of Ghent 3. In the home of the artist 4. In the city hall of Ghent

1. In the home of a member of a wealthy Flemish family

Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, 1498 The moment from the Gospel narrative of the Last Supper depicted in this image is: 1. Jesus's announcement that one of the apostles would betray him 2. Jesus's offering of bread and wine as his body and blood 3. Jesus's command to prepare a ritual supper 4. Answers 1 & 2 5. Answers 2 & 3

1. Jesus's announcement that one of the apostles would betray him

Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, c. 1480 Which of the following figures lived in Florence in Botticelli's time, and would likely have approved of Botticelli's Venus? 1. Marsillio Ficino 2. Girolamo Savonarola 3. Bernardino da Siena 4. Bernard of Clairvaux

1. Marsillio Ficino

Sandro Botticelli, Annunciation, c. 1490 An altarpiece is a work of art that is most closely related to which of the following aspects of Christian worship and ritual? 1. Mass 2. Baptism 3. Pilgrimage 4. Private devotion

1. Mass

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Last Judgment, 1534-41 What fault did Giovanni Andrea Gilio find with Michelangelo's Last Judgment? 1. Michelangelo defied iconographic tradition 2. Michelangelo wasted money on paint that could have been used to feed the poor 3. Michelangelo was guilty of idolatry 4. Michelangelo was too proud of the Last Judgment, and would therefore likely be damned after death.

1. Michelangelo defied iconographic tradition

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Last Judgment, 1534-41 Which of the following does Giorgio Vasari say about Michelangelo in his Lives of the Artists? 1. Michelangelo perfected the depiction of the nude 2. Michelangelo was wrong to depict fully nude figures in a Christian church 3. Michelangelo was wrong to depict angels without wings 4. Michelangelo perfected the use of sfumato, first introduced by Leonardo da Vinci

1. Michelangelo perfected the depiction of the nude

Sandro Botticelli, Annunciation, c. 1490 A predella is: 1. Part of an altarpiece 2. Part of a Renaissance façade 3. Part of an illuminated manuscript 4. Part of a fresco painting

1. Part of an altarpiece

Raphael Sanzio, School of Athens, 1511 At the center of this composition are two figures—what is the identity of the one on the left, who points toward the sky? 1. Plato 2. Aristotle 3. Quintilian 4. Jesus of Nazareth

1. Plato

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1512 The Sistine Chapel is part of the complex of buildings surrounding the church of: 1. Saint Peter's 2. Sant' Andrea 3. San Miniato al Monte 4. San Pantaleon

1. Saint Peter's

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1512 In designing the bodies of the nude male figures called the ignudi (meaning "nudes"), Michelangelo was inspired by which work from Greco-Roman antiquity? 1. The Belvedere Torso 2. Praxiteles's Aphrodite of Knidos 3. Donatello's bronze David 4. Myron's Discobolos

1. The Belvedere Torso

Donatello, David, 1409, Marble & Donatello, David, c. 1440, Bronze The original location of the marble statue was: 1. The exterior of Florence Cathedral 2. The headquarters of the republican government of Florence 3. The home of a member of the Medici family 4. A private side chapel belonging to the Medici family

1. The exterior of Florence Cathedral

Titian, Bacchanal on the Island of Andros, c. 1523 What was the original location of this painting? 1. The home of the duke of Mantua 2. The home of a member of the Medici family 3. The home of Girolamo Savonarola 4. The home of Michelangelo

1. The home of the duke of Mantua

Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, 1498 This painting is located in: 1. The refectory of a monastery 2. The palace of the Duke of Milan 3. The cathedral of Florence 4. The home of a wealthy banking family

1. The refectory of a monastery

Robert Campin, Annunciation, Merodé Triptych, c. 1425 Which of the following is true about the relationship between this painting and Sandro Botticelli's Annunciation? 1. This painting has a predella, while Botticelli's does not 2. This painting employs linear perspective, while Botticelli's does not 3. Botticelli's painting is more idealized, while this one displays touches of realism 4. Botticelli's painting was made in Northern Europe, while this painting is the work of an Italian artist 5. Answers 4 & 5

3. Botticelli's painting is more idealized, while this one displays touches of realism

Jan van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece (closed and open), 1432 Jan van Eyck was from 1. Germany 2. Italy 3. Flanders 4. France

3. Flanders

Michelangelo Buonarroti, David, 1504 Why did Michelangelo never return to his native city of Florence during the last 45 years of his life? 1. He could not find work there 2. The journey to Florence was too far from Rome, where he had settled in the 1520s 3. He resented the Medici family for overthrowing the republican government and set themselves up as autocratic rulers of Florence 4. He owed money to bankers in Florence and would be arrested if he entered the city

3. He resented the Medici family for overthrowing the republican government and set themselves up as autocratic rulers of Florence

Sandro Botticelli, Annunciation, c. 1490 The miracle of Jesus's conception, when "God became flesh", is called the: 1. Trinity 2. Immaculate Conception 3. Incarnation 4. Nativity

3. Incarnation

Donatello, David, 1409, Marble & Donatello, David, c. 1440, Bronze Compared to the marble statue, the bronze one is: 1. Later and more Gothic in style 2. Earlier and more Gothic in style 3. Later and more Greco-Roman in style 4. Earlier and more GrecoRoman in style

3. Later and more Greco-Roman in style

Raphael Sanzio, School of Athens, 1511 The room in which this painting was made served as a: 1. Chapel 2. Dining room 3. Library 4. Club for businessmen

3. Library

Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, c. 1480 The subject of this painting was inspired by a painting from ancient Greece described in the writings of which author? 1. Plato 2. Aristotle 3. Pliny 4. Saint Augustine

3. Pliny

Jan van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece (closed and open), 1432 An altarpiece made up of more than three panels joined together is called a: 1. Diptych 2. Triptych 3. Polyptych 4. Predella

3. Polyptych

Raphael Sanzio, School of Athens, 1511 The style of the architecture in the background of this scene is most similar to the interior of which church? 1. San Miniato al Monte, Florence 2. Notre Dame, Chartres 3. Sant'Andrea, Mantua 4. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

3. Sant'Andrea, Mantua

Michelangelo Buonarroti, David, 1504 What event took place in 1494, shortly before this statue was created and installed? 1. Leon Battista Alberti wrote his Treatise on Painting 2. Leon Battista Alberti's family was expelled from Florence 3. The Medici family were expelled from Florence 4. Cosimo de' Medici commissioned Donatello to make a statue of David in bronze.

3. The Medici family were expelled from Florence

Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, c. 1480 The original location of this painting was: 1. The exterior of Florence Cathedral 2. The headquarters of the republican government of Florence 3. The home of a member of the Medici family 4. A private side chapel belonging to the Medici family

3. The home of a member of the Medici family

Titian, Bacchanal on the Island of Andros, c. 1523 Which of the following does this painting have in common with Botticelli's Birth of Venus? 1. The iconography of both derives from the Old Testament 2. The iconography of both derives from the New Testament 3. The iconography of both derives from descriptions in ancient texts of lost Greco-Roman paintings 4. The iconography of both focuses on a story from the life of Venus

3. The iconography of both derives from descriptions in ancient texts of lost Greco-Roman paintings

Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, 1503 Recently discovered documentary evidence suggests that the sitter of this portrait was 1. The wife of a member of the Medici family 2. The daughter of a member of the Medici family 3. The mistress of a member of the Medici family 4. The cook of a member of the Medici family

3. The mistress of a member of the Medici family

Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, 1498 In depicting the twelve apostles, Leonardo's main interest was: 1. To capture minute naturalistic details, in the manner of Jan van Eyck 2. To portray the figures with the imperfections and blemishes that we associate with realism 3. To express a range of psychological states through gesture and expression 4. Answers 1 & 2

3. To express a range of psychological states through gesture and expression

Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, c. 1480 Girolamo Savonarola was: 1. A Florentine banker 2. A Neo-Platonist philosopher 3. A Florentine artist 4. A preacher

4. A preacher

Donatello, David, 1409, Marble & Donatello, David, c. 1440, Bronze The original location of the bronze statue was: 1. The exterior of Florence Cathedral 2. The headquarters of the republican government of Florence 3. The home of a member of the Medici family 4. A private side chapel belonging to the Medici family

4. A private side chapel belonging to the Medici family

Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, 1503 This painting defies fifteenth-century standards of appropriate female decorum because 1. The woman faces the viewer 2. The woman smiles at the viewer 3. The woman is not shown with symbols of female virtue 4. All of the above 5. None of the above

4. All of the above

Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, 1498 Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks contain writings and drawings that reflect his interest in 1. Mechanical devices 2. Human anatomy 3. Ideal proportions 4. All of the above 5. Answers 1 & 2

4. All of the above

Donatello, David, 1409, Marble & Donatello, David, c. 1440, Bronze An inscription on the base of the marble statue: 1. Dedicates the statue to the Medici family 2. Dedicates the statue to a monastery in exchange for the prayers of the monks 3. Commemorates a deceased Florentine soldier 4. Asks God for help in protecting the Florentine Republic from its enemies

4. Asks God for help in protecting the Florentine Republic from its enemies

Jan van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece (closed and open), 1432 The image at the center of the bottom register of this altarpiece represents: 1. The miracle of the Incarnation 2. The mystery of the Trinity 3. Martyrdom as the path to salvation 4. Christ as the fons vitae, source of eternal life

4. Christ as the fons vitae, source of eternal life

Sandro Botticelli, Annunciation, c. 1490 Where was this painting originally located? 1. In the home of a member of the Medici family 2. On the main altar of the cathedral of Florence 3. In the home of the artist 4. In a private side chapel in a Florentine church

4. In a private side chapel in a Florentine church

Titian, Bacchanal on the Island of Andros, c. 1523 In this painting, the soft light and shadows, and the slightly blurred contours show the influence on Venetian painting of which artist? 1. Giotto 2. Robert Campin 3. Michelangelo 4. Leonardo da Vinci

4. Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, 1498 The main reason for the poor condition of this painting is: 1. The building in which it is located was damaged during World War II 2. The building was converted into a mosque in the middle ages, and the Christian paintings were covered over 3. An amateur restorer damaged the painting while attempting to clean it 4. Leonardo experimented with a new mural painting technique which failed to adhere to the wall 5. Answers 2 & 3

4. Leonardo experimented with a new mural painting technique which failed to adhere to the wall

Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, 1498 This painting is located which city? 1. Florence 2. Mantua 3. Siena 4. Milan 5. Rome

4. Milan

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1512 Michelangelo's ceiling frescos in the Sistine chapel were commissioned by 1. Girolamo Savonarola 2. A member of the Medici family 3. The duke of Milan 4. Pope Julius II

4. Pope Julius II

Raphael Sanzio, School of Athens, 1511 This wall fresco was commissioned by 1. Girolamo Savonarola 2. A member of the Medici family 3. The duke of Milan 4. Pope Julius II

4. Pope Julius II

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1512 The naturalism, graceful elegance, and balanced forms of the figures in this scene are characteristic of: 1. Gothic art 2. The style of Giotto 3. The Early Italian Renaissance 4. The High Italian Renaissance

4. The High Italian Renaissance

Raphael Sanzio, School of Athens, 1511 The naturalism, graceful elegance, and balanced forms of the figures in this scene are characteristic of: 1. Gothic art 2. The style of Giotto 3. The Early Italian Renaissance 4. The High Italian Renaissance

4. The High Italian Renaissance

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1512 The ignudi most likely stand for: 1. The sin of lustful temptation 2. The replacement of the God of the Christians with the Gods of the pagans 3. Michelangelo's passion for athletics and working out in the gymnasium 4. The Platonic relationship between beauty and divinity

4. The Platonic relationship between beauty and divinity

Michelangelo Buonarroti, David, 1504 This statue was a symbol of: 1. The Florentine Republic 2. The Medici family 3. Girolamo Savonarola's moral crusade 4. The triumph of paganism over Christianity

4. The triumph of paganism over Christianity

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Last Judgment, 1534-41 This painting was begun approximately how long after the completion of the ceiling frescos in this building? 1. Two years 2. Five years 3. Ten years 4. Twenty years

4. Twenty years

Michelangelo Buonarroti, David, 1504 The psychological characteristic conveyed by David's facial expression is: 1. sadness 2. naiveté 3. serene composure 4. anxious concern

4. anxious concern