chapter 15

The following phrase from Revelations, "pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb" is depicted in which of the following?

Altar of the Lamb from the Ghent Altarpiece

One of the most important trading cities of fifteenth-century Netherlands was ____.

Bruges

Which city derived its wealth from banking and the wool trade?

Bruges

Which of the following was a dynastic symbol of Burgundian power?

Chartreuse de Champmol

Which of the following episode from Christ's life was NOT included in Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece?

Deposition

The Hundred Years War involved primarily which two kingdoms?

England and France

In the 15th century, the Dukes of Burgundy wielded power over which of the following counties?

Flanders

Which two entities divided the Burgundian territories after the death of Charles the Bold?

France and the Holy Roman Empire

In Riemenschneider's Assumption of the Virgin, the artist had successfully incorporated which of the following elements?

Gothic intricacy

The Nuremberg Chronicle is a tribute to the new craft of the printed illustrated book. What was the content of the Nuremberg Chronicle?

It was the history of the world.

The illusionism found in French manuscript was influenced by contact with ____?

Italy

Which of the following artists created one of the earliest portraits where the sitter en-gages the viewer?

Jan van Eyck

Who was the noble patron who commissioned Les Très Riches Heures?

Jean, Duke of Berry

In Martin Schongauer's engraving he created distinctions of tonal values and textures. He distinguished between skin and cloth, feather and fur. Which of the following is the title of Martin Schongauer's engraving?

Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons

Which of the following is a manifestation of the commitment to private prayer?

a Book of Hours

Sluter's sculptural works can be characterized as ____.

having little physical movement or weight shift

Hugo van der Goes's Portinari Altarpiece is characterized by which of the following?

its rich colors and a somber mood

Which art form grew in popularity partially because of its ability to memorialize the sitter?

portraiture

In the calendar pages of Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry scenes of courtly life alternate with ____.

seasonal tasks

Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride contains many symbols. Which of the following is an allusion to God?

the mirror