Chapter 21: Quattrocento Italy
Which Venetian palazzo testifies to the continued preference in that city for flowery Gothic ornamentation? a. Palazzo Medici-Riccardi b. Palazzo Rucellai c. Or San Michele d. Ca d'Oro
Ca d'Oro
What term do art historians use to describe the type of illusionism used by Mantegna on the ceiling of the Camera Picta? a. Quadro riportato b. Bel composto c. Quadratura d. Di sotto in sù
Di sotto in sù
Which of the following is NOT a device used by Piero della Francesca in his painting Resurrection? a. Vanishing point b. Diminishing size of figures c. Receding landscape d. Foreshortening
Diminishing size of figures
The Pazzi Chapel is an example of which socioeconomic trend of the Renaissance period? a. Donation of family chapels b. Donation of rural shrines c. Donation of orphanages d. Donation of royal chapels
Donation of family chapels
Which of the following works is NOT a clear example of linear perspective? a. Ghiberti, Isaac and His Sons b. Donatello, Feast of Herod c. Perugino, Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to Saint Peter d. Gentile, Adoration of the Magi
Gentile, Adoration of the Magi
Which artist is credited with creating a Venetian school of High Renaissance painting? a. Giovanni Bellini b. Domenico Ghirlandaio c. Luca Signorelli d. Pietro Vannucci
Giovanni Bellini
What explains Andrea del Castagno's choice of setting for his painting of the Last Supper? a. His talent for painting different types of marble b. Its similarity to the room the painting decorates c. His fidelity to the biblical description of the chamber d. His interest in experimenting with linear perspective
His interest in experimenting with linear perspective
Which mode of thinking inspired the Medici family and many of the artists of the Early Renaissance in Italy? a. Stoicism b. Capitalism c. Paganism d. Humanism
Humanism
Which two practices comprised the system of artistic training in Quattrocento Italy? a. Diversification and emulation b. Imitation and emulation c. Imitation and innovation d. Innovation and evolution
Imitation and emulation
Which of the following classical figures is NOT depicted in Botticelli's Primavera? a. Jupiter b. Three Graces c. Venus d. Mercury
Jupiter
Which sculptural workshop was responsible for many of the funerary monuments in the basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice? a. Mone Cassai family b. Lombardo family c. Rossellino family d. Contarini family
Lombardo family
Who was the patron of Mantuan projects such as Leon Battista Alberti's Sant'Andrea and Andrea Mantegna's Camera degli Sposi of the ducal palace? a. Federico da Montefeltro b. Ludovico Sforza c. Ludovico Gonzaga d. Marino Contarini
Ludovico Gonzaga
What slightly earlier work was the likely inspiration for the arrangement of the central group of figures in Tribute Money? a. Gentile da Fabriano, Adoration of the Magi b. Bernardo Rossellino, tomb of Leonardo Bruni c. Filippo Brunelleschi, Sacrifice of Isaac d. Nanni di Banco, Four Crowned Saints
Nanni di Banco, Four Crowned Saints
Which Florentine monument received sculptural groups by several artists for its exterior niches? a. Or San Michele b. Santa Croce c. Pazzi Chapel d. Baptistery of San Giovanni
Or San Michele
The mixture of orders Leon Battista Alberti uses on the facade of the Palazzo Rucellai reveals his inspiration to be what building? a. Basilica Nova b. Santa Maria Novella c. The Pantheon d. Roman Colosseum
Roman Colosseum
Which church is home to Masaccio's Holy Trinity mural? a. Santa Maria del Carmine b. Santissima Annunziata c. Santa Maria Novella d. Santa Trinità
Santa Maria Novella
Which of the following is NOT a result of the influence of humanist doctrines on Italian Renaissance art of the 15th century? a. Shifting power relations and rise of princely courts b. Revival of portraiture and self-promoting patronage c. Concern with accurate depiction of anatomy d. Popularity of classical subjects
Shifting power relations and rise of princely courts
Which two Early Renaissance artists showed great interest in depicting muscular bodies in frenetic action? a. Botticelli and Uccello b. Mantegna and Bellini c. Perugino and della Francesca d. Signorelli and Pollaiuolo
Signorelli and Pollaiuolo
Which aspect of Domenico Ghirlandaio's painting Birth of the Virgin is NOT an example of the secularization of sacred themes that took place in this period? a. Living women of rank present in a biblical drama b. Display of patrician elegance of the women viewing the biblical scene c. Central position of Ludovica Tornabuoni in the scene d. Statuesque figures and clear spatial representation
Statuesque figures and clear spatial representation
Which funerary sculptural genre came into prominence after Bernardo Rossellino finished the commission for the tomb of Leonardo Bruni? a. Sarcophagus b. Floor tomb c. Wall tomb d. Mausoleum
Wall Tomb