Chapter 16

Which of the following architects wrote influential treatises on painting and architecture?

Alberti

In Masaccio's Trinity the vanishing point can be found at which of the following?

At the foot of the cross

The development of linear perspective is generally credited to ____.

Brunelleschi

Which of the following was the Dominican painter-friar who combined elements of the new style of art with traditional religious devotional works that did not conflict with the content of the works?

Fra Angelico

The 15th-century Italian artist whose work showed the most influence of the International style was ____.

Gentile da Fabriano

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

Ghiberti

In Masaccio's Trinity he embodies two principal Renaissance interests. One is realism based on observation. Which of the following is the other?

It is the application of the new science of perspective.

In Masaccio's Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden, Adam's feet clearly come into contact with the ground. Which of the following is the interpretation for this?

It marks the human presence on earth.

Often synonymous with the Renaissance, the ____ were great art patrons.

Medici family

____ was one of the first Renaissance buildings conceived as a central-plan structure.

Pazzi Chapel

​____ was the Dominican monk who denounced the secular humanism of the Medici and others.

Savonarola

Which of the following artists was most interested in depicting the human body in violent action?

Signorelli

Ghiberti's competitive panel for the baptistery doors of the Florence Cathedral shows classical references that reflect influences of humanism. Which of the following is a classical reference seen on Ghiberti's panel?

The naked figure of Isaac

In Perugino's Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to Saint Peter, the artist has reminded the viewer of the link among Constantine, Saint Peter, and the basilica of Saint Peter. Which of the following is the vehicle used as that reminder?

The triumphal arches in the background

​How did Masaccio create a sense of bulk for his figures in the Tribute Money?

Through modeling with a specific light source outside the picture

In Ghiberti's Isaac and His Sons, the artist's study of ancient art is especially apparent in the ____.

figure of Rebecca

Nanni di Banco achieved a unified spatial composition by placing the figures ____ and in relation to one another.

in a semicircle

In the treatment of space and narrative, Ghiberti's Isaac and his Sons recall ____.

painting techniques

​____ took a fundamental step forward in his representation of Saint Mark by the contrapposto pose.

​Donatello

In 1401, Ghiberti's entry won the competition for the design of the baptistery doors for the Florence Cathedral partially based stylistically on its ____.

​new spatial illusionism