Chapter 19

Which naturalistic device did Hugo van der Goes use in the Portinari Altarpiece (Fig. 19-19)?

Atmospheric Perspective

Who were the most powerful rulers and art patrons in northern Europe for most of the fifteenth century?

Dukes of Burgundy

Where did painters perfect the technique of painting with an oil medium?

Flanders

Which of the following belonged to the second generation of Flemish painters?

Petrus Christus

An altarpiece which has multiple, movable wings, attached to the altar's central, stationary section is known as a...

Polytych

An altarpiece may be placed on a base, known as a...

Predella

The second generation of Flemish painters was largely responsible for...

The rapid spread of Flemish style through Europe.

How does Martin Schongauer intensify the moment portrayed in his The Temptations of St. Anthony (Fig. 19-28)?

implying circular motion around the main figure

What feature is used to unite the interior and exterior spaces and draw the viewer into the painting in Petrus Christus's A Goldsmith in His Shop (Fig. 19-17)?

mirror

How did the artists visually distinguish the duke of Berry in the illustration for the calendar page for January in the Très Riches Heures (Fig. 19-6)?

the banner with Heraldic arms above him.