ARTH 104- Chapter 20

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

Burin

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

Flemish

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

Ghent Altarpiece

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

Goldsmiths

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

Home of the patron

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

Hugo van der Goes

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

Michael Wolgemut

What is the function of accessories, furniture, and utensils in paintings by Flemish artists, such as Robert Campin's (Master of Flémalle) Mérode Triptych?

Religious symbols

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

Riemenschneider, Assumption of the Virgin

Which class of portraiture is represented by Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife?

Secular portraiture

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

Which of the following statements about the production of woodcuts is NOT true?

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

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 and peasantry in the calendar pictures of Les Très Riches Heures?

The compassion and generosity of the duke of Berry

What compositional device does Hugo van der Goes use to position the main characters at the center of the panel in the Portinari Altarpiece?

Tilted ground

What illusionistic device is used by Jan van Eyck, Petrus Christus, and Hans Memling to extend a painting's space into the viewer's space?

Convex mirror

Which aspect of the Altarpiece of the Virgin Mary by Veit Stoss is most informative about the appearance of ancient and medieval sculpture?

Its polychromy

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

Konrad Witz

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

Last Supper

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

Limbourg brothers