EXAM 3
Which of the following architects wrote influential treatises on painting and architecture?
Alberti
Poussin's painting is most like the work of _______. (Hint: He had a school.)
Annibale Carracci
The development of linear perspective during the Renaissance is credit to ______.
Brunelleschi
Artemisia Gentileschi was one of the followers of _______.
Caravaggio
The work of which three artists influenced Rubens' Elevation of the Cross?
Caravaggio, Tintoretto, and Michaelangelo
The first known Northern European self-portrait by a woman is by _________.
Caterina van Hemessen
The classical principle of contrapposto was reintroduced by the sculptor
Donatello
Bernini's David represents the moment before, during, or after his confrontation of Goliath?
During
Which famous and power individual did Van Dyck paint?
English King Charles I
Who was the winner of the famous competition for the bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery?
Ghiberti
Who won the 1401 competition to design the Baptistery doors for the Cathedral of Florence?
Ghiberti
In Riemenschneider's Assumption of the Virgin, he successfully incorporated ___?
Gothic intricacy
Who was the noble patron who commissioned Les Très Riches Heures?
Jean, Duke of Berry
What was Claude Lorrain is known for?
Landscapes
Who said that he could "contrive various and endless means of offense and defense"?
Leonardo da Vinci
The term terribilitià is most often used to refer to _________
Michaelangelo
Which artist displayed Mannerist characteristics?
Pontormo
Which painter created dynamic compositions, often by means of swirling clouds and fitful light?
Tintoretto
Which of the following is a manifestation of the commitment to private prayer?
a Book of Hours
The facade of Alberti's Sant' Andrea combines_____.
a triumphal arch and a temple front
Grünwald's Isenheim Altarpiece is characterized by ______.
an exacting rendering of pain
In Masaccio's Holy Trinity, the vanishing point can be found _____.
at the foot of the cross
Quinten Massys's Money-Changer and his Wife warns viewers to _____.
balance worldly and spiritual concerns
What was Vermeer known to use to get the exacting details in his paintings?
camera obscura
What is the best description for Annibale Carracci's style?
classical
Why is it unlikely that the Well of Moses by Claus Sluter spouted water?
committed to silence
What types of shapes did Borromini employ at San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane?
concave and convex
What anamorphic element appears in Holbein's French Ambassadors?
death's head as momento mori
From the artist's perspective, what was the subject of the Las Meninas?
declaration of the status of the court artist
How does Gentile da Fabriano reconcile the Adoration of the Magi w/ trends in Florentine?
depicting animals in variety of angles, esp. foreshadowing
The Florentine Pollaiuolo is known for _____.
figures that appear in encorche, the representation of figures in actions, his work for the Medici (all)
Leon Batista Alberti believed that ____.
harmonic proportions achieved beauty in architecture
For Sant' Andrea in Mantua, Alberti deviated from the traditional basilica plan, which was __?
he eliminated isles
How does Dürer's Four Apostles reveal his Lutheran sentiments?
he places Peter behind the gospel writers
Which Renaissance traits are evident in the 1401 competition in Florence?
humility of civic pride and responsibility
How did Fra Anadrea Pozzo create the illusion of Heaven opening above the ceiling for Sant'Ignazio?
illusionistically continuing the church's architecture
How did Masaccio create a sense of bulk for his figures in the Tribute Money?
light source from outside picture
What are the characteristics of Raphael's style?
lighter tonalities, subtle modeling and chiaroscuro, pyramidal composition (not sfumato)
What was Rembrandt is known for? What were the characteristics of this paintings?
masterful use of light and shadow, Protestant interpretations of Scripture, and penetration images of the human soul (all)
Trinity, embodies 2 principal Renaissance interests. 1, realism based on observation & 2. ___?
mathematical application to pictorial organization
In Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini & His Bride, which of the following is an allusion to God?
mirror
What are elements of the iconographical program in the Merode Altarpiece?
mousetrap, sword, water basin & towel (all)
The calendar in Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry depicts
nobility, peasantry, nobility, seasonal tasks (all)
What does tenebrism mean?
painting in the dark manner
Giorgione's paintings are known for their ______.
poetic themes
What does the Palace at Versailles symbolize?
power of the absolute monarch
Which of the following describes the Medieval narrative method?
presenting several episodes in a single frame
What appears on the ground floor of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi?
rustication
In the calendar pages of Les Tres Riches Heures scenes of courtly life alternate with ____.
seasonal tasks
Leonardo da Vinci's paintings are characterized by
sfumato
What is a definitive characteristic of 17th century Italian architecture?
tenebrism
The Latin term horror vacui refers to _____.
the fear of empty spaces
What is a classical reference on Ghiberti's 1401 competition panel?
the naked figure of Isaac
Why did the Florentine leaders select the Sacrifice of Isaac as the theme for the 1401 contest?
to encourage self-sacrifice in the face of potential war
What are some terms associated with still-life painting?
vanitas and momento mori
What are the flowers associated with the Virgin?
violets, roses, lilies
