ARTF 111 CH22-25 Q&A

Which of the following characterizes Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece?

An exacting rendering of pain/anguish

Vermeer was known to have used which of the following tools?

Camera Obscura

Who commissioned the Tempieto?

Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain

In his ring of the Fall of Man, Dürer demonstrated his knowledge of classical art in the representation of the...?

Figures of Adam and Eve

Who was instrumental in transforming the Mantua court into an important center for art and learning?

Isabella d'Este

Rubens has synthesized the styles of three Italian artists in his Elevation of the Cross. Which of the following are those three artists?

Michelangelo, Titian, and Caravaggio

Does religion influence art today? If so, how? How prevalent is religious art today? Why?

No. Most artworks are secular.

Which painter created dynamic compositions, often by means of swirling clouds and fitful light?

Tintoretto

His remarkable sense of color and his ability to convey light through color emerge in the altarpiece, Assumption of the Virgin. Who was this artist?

Titian

Titian's Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne was most likely inspired by...?

Classical art

Reflected in Poussin's Et in Arcadia Ego, the dominant style in France during the Baroque period was...?

Classicalism

Which artist painted groups of soaring figures on the dome of Parma Cathedral that seemed to ascend through rings of clouds into the sky itself?

Correggio

The destruction of images in German cites that occurred in the 1520s is known as the...?

Great Iconoclasm

Why is Saint Anthony prominently featured in the Isenheim Altarpiece?

His association with diseases and miraculous cures

The Protestant concern about the role of religious imagery was in many cases outright hostile. Martin Luther spoke about destroying images. This destruction of religious imagery also occurred during the Byzantine period. What defines this act?

Iconoclasm

What is an Arcadian reverie?

Idyllic place of rural, rustic peace and simplicity

In Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece, the artist has used specific references, saints and symbols to depict pain, suffering, and salvation and redemption. Which of the following symbols can be interpreted to mean the Son of God?

Lamb

Jacob van Ruisdael specialized in which of the following genres?

Landscapes

In Allegory of Law and Grace, the artist has depicted the differences between the Roman Catholic Church and the followers of Martin Luther. The artist who created this woodcut was dubbed with the title, "painter of the Reformation." Who is the artist?

Lucas Cranach the Elder

What area made up the territory known as the Netherlands in the 16th century?

Luxembourg, Holland, Belgium

Which artist created a series of six paintings showing seasonal changes?

Pieter Bruegel

Titian's altarpiece, the Madonna of the Pesaro Family, differed from High Renaissance compositions in central Italy in the _?

Placement of the figures on a steep diagonal

Poussin was fascinated by ancient Rome and Italian Renaissance cultures. In his Et in Arcadia Ego, that fascination has been translated into a visual text illustrating rational order and classicism. It is reminiscent of which of the following artists?

Raphael

What anamorphic symbol appears in Holbein's French Ambassadors?

Skull

Spain in the 16th century supported...?

The Counter Reformation

Paul III convened the Council of Trent in 1545. It was part of which of the following?

The Counter-Reformation

Mannerism

•Artificial style in contrast to the naturalism of High Renaissance •Expressive forms of art rather than classical •Basic features: elongated figures, "figura serpentinata", imbalance, asymmetry, irrational composition, unusual lighting effects

How does art influence or reflect religion? How does Protestant art differ from Catholic art during the Reformation and Counter Reformation?

•Patrons who commission artworks. •Different subject matters and objectives.

Define Baroque (Age of Expansion)

•Portuguese word "barroco", meaning "irregularly shaped pearl" •Artists and architects were concerned with motion and space, as well as time, the dramatic use of light, and theatricality