Chapter 14

The politics of the Italian city-states were turbulent and violent. Governments were overthrown and reinstated. The Sienese government commissioned a series of frescoes offering a new view, the need for a fair and just administration. The artist of note for this series is which of the following?

Ambrogio Lorenzetti.

The International Style illustrated rich color, intricate patterns, and weightless figures. which of the following works depicts this style?

Annunciation.

Who is the architect of the cathedral of Florence?

Arnolfo di Cambio.

Giovanni Pisano's works show which of the following?

Burgeoning naturalism.

The work of Giovanni Pisano as seen in his pulpit for Sant'Andrea, Pistoia, shows a nervous energy and emotion not found in the work of his father. It can be said that the work of Giovanni shows an interest in which of the following?

Burgeoning naturalism.

The Roman fresco tradition can best be seen in the work of which of the following artists?

Cavallini.

The word Renaissance means rebirth. Which of the following was a revived interest during this time?

Classical culture.

Who most strongly influenced the art of Pietro Lorenzetti?

Duccio.

This historian Giovanni Villani, wrote in the 14th century that this city was "the daughter and creature of Rome" suggesting a preeminence inherited from the Roman Empire. Which of the following city-states does this phrase describe?

Florence.

In 1305, the College of Cardinals elected a pope from which of the following countries?

France.

Which of the following is the monastic order that influenced art through its stress on nature and the primacy of personal experience?

Franciscan.

The frontality, stiff poses, and lack of modelling as seen in Berlinghieri's Saint Francis Altarpiece can be said to be which of the of the of the following?

Fundamentally medieval.

He restored the naturalistic approach to painting as practiced in Antiquity. He inaugurated a method of pictorial expression based on observation. He revealed nature and its visible order. This describes which of the following artist?

Giotto.

The artist projected on a flat surface the illusion of space. He also projected the illusion of solid bodies moving through that space. This description describes which of the following artists?

Giotto.

Whose work is best characterised by the use of solid volumes resting firmly on the flat and horizontal surface of this earth?

Giotto.

Which of the following works describes the Roman school of painting that replaced Byzantine stylised dignity with the careful depiction of light?

Last Judgement.

What are confraternities?

Lay people dedicated to strict religious observance.

Which of the following is the sculptor whose work showed the greatest influence of the forms of classical antiquity?

Nicola Pisano.

Which city was at its heigh of political and economic power when it employed the talents of the sculptor Nicola Pisano?

Pisa.

Which of the following cities established itself as a major shipping power?

Pisa.

Which of the following cities was considered the rightful capital of the Roman Catholic Church?

Rome.

The most devastating natural disaster in Europe during the late 1300s was which of the following?

The Black Death.

Giotto's Entrhoned Madonna reflected the new trend toward naturalism and classical modelling of the figures. Which of the following describes this new trend?

The Virgin is solid and has mass.

What did the humanist cult of fame emphasise?

The importance of creative individuals.

What element did Duccio bring to the Maestà?

The modelled figures.

The Triumph of Death is a powerful depiction of death and the folly of pleasure and the inevitability of death. The Dominicans, an order committed to a life of poverty, participated in the design of this work. Based ion this which of the following groups would be portrayed in a negative light?

The young aristocrats.

Which of the following is a medieval element depicted on the pulpit for the Baptistry of Pisa Cathedral?

Trilobed arches.

Which of the following was characteristic of the work of Simone Martini?

Use of elegant flowing contour.

Duccio's work occupies the very centre of the sanctuary and must be splendid and rich in converting its precious message. Which of the following works does this describe?

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints (Maestà).