Art history exam 1

In Masaccio's Holy Trinity, the coffered barrel vault is reminiscent of which of the following?

A Roman triumphal arch

The development of linear perspective is generally credited to which artist?

Brunelleschi

In Leonardo's Last Supper how did the artist break with tradition?

By placing Judas on the same side of the table as the others

In his David, rather than concentrating his efforts on achieving the standards of ideal beauty, Michelangelo prioritized what aspect?

Depicting pent-up emotion

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

Flanders

Which of the following artists was the winner of the famous competition for the bronze doors of the Florence baptistery?

Ghiberti

Which mode of thinking inspired the leading families and many artists of the Early Renaissance in Italy?

Humanism

What is significant about the landscape depiction in Konrad Witz's Miraculous Draft of Fish?

It shows a specific place on the shore of Lake Geneva.

In the calendar pages of Les Ires Riches Heures du Due de Berry, scenes of courtly life alternate with what?

Lists of seasonal tasks

Parmigianino's Madonna with a Long Neck is the perfect example of what art style?

Mannerism

Often synonymous with the Renaissance, what family were great patrons of the arts in Florence?

Medici

Who are the two central figures represented in Raphael's School of Athens?

Plato and Aristotle

Hugo van der Goes revived medieval pictorial devices by including what component in the Portinari Altarpiece?

Small background scenes and a varied scale of figures

What main Renaissance idea is embodied in Masaccio's Holy Trinity besides realism based on observation?

The application of the new science of perspective

In Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife, which of the following elements is an allusion to fidelity (loyalty)?

The dog

The Sistine ceiling represents which of the following themes?

The fall and salvation of humanity

Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece has multiple hinged panels that can be folded or opened to show a variety of different scenes and painted figures. What is the term for this kind of altarpiece?

polyptych

What compositional technique does Leonardo use to unite the figures in Madonna of the Rocks?

pyramidal composition

In Four Crowned Saints, Nanni di Banco achieved a unified spatial composition by arranging the figures in what way?

semicircle

In his Assumption of the Virgin, what did Titian use to create intensity and drama?

vibrant color