Chapter 17
What biblical figure was a key subject for Florentine sculptors and patrons?
David
Which group believed they were responsible fort the Renaissance?
Italians
What device contributes to the dramatic lighting of this sculpture?
a hidden skylight above
What is one characteristic that distinguished Giotto's paintings from Byzantine and Gothic style?
an interest in portraying Greek gods and goddesses
What was Paolo Veronese's defense at the Inquisition trial over his painting representing the Last Supper?
artistic freedom
Most of the figures in The School of Athens are
based on classical antiquity
What accounted for the spread of Andrea Palladio's architectural designs?
book publications
What is a function of the mirror in Diego Velazquez's The Maids of Honor and Jan van Eyck's The Arnolfini Portrait?
both reveal a portrait within a portrait
This painting reflects a Renaissance interest in...
classical mythology
In addition to his role as an artist, Peter Paul Rubens was also a....
dilpomat
Who were the greatest patrons of the Rococo style?
french aristocrats
The Creation of Adam demonstrates a humanist concept of God because....
god is shown as an idealized, rational man
How did Paolo Veronese avoid punishment from the Inquisition for his painting of the Last Supper?
he changed the title
What was one reason that some of the Roman clergy rejected the religious works of Caravaggio?
his rejection of idealized aristocratic images
What was one place where Rococo flourished?
hotels
What was a criticism of Rococo?
it was too superficial
Which group adhered most to classical ideals of restraint and harmony in their art?
italian renaissance artists
What new technique did Masaccio use to paint The Holy Trinity?
linear perspective
What is one characteristic that is typical of central Italian Mannerism?
pictorial strangeness
One consequence of humanist thought was a greater shift to the...
potential value of humans to solve their problems
What message is conveyed in Paul Preaching at Athens, one of Raphael's cartoons for the tapestries intended for the Sistine Chapel walls?
reason can transmit religious truths
Albrecht Durer believed that artists should be...
seen as creative individuals
What is one way that scholars argue that Artemisia Gentileschi identified with the painting Judith and the Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes?
she painted her features onto the figure of judith
What category of painting enjoyed a new vogue in the Netherlands and Spain during the Baroque period?
still life
What did the smoky chiaroscuro invented by Leonardo da Vinci achieve in a painting?
subtle gradations of light and dark
Who encouraged Sandro Botticelli's use of Neoplatonist philosophy in The Birth of Venus?
the Medici family
What detail of Pieter Bruegel's Hunters in the Snow recalls the tradition of medieval calendars?
the depiction of hunting in winter
What was one consequence of the Protestant Reformation for artists?
the development of genre painting
How does Gianlorenzo Bernini's David exemplify Baroque art's difference from art of the Renaissance?
the dramatic sense of movement
What about Rembrandt van Rijn's Return of the Prodigal Son suggests a genre painting?
the everyday human interaction
What was one influence of the Council of Trent on Baroque art for religious subjects?
the glorification of saints
Which aspect of Donatello's Davis most reflects the influence of humanism on Italian Renaissance art?
the nudity
What is one characteristic that distinguishes the Italian Baroque from Renaissance painting?
the painting appeals to the emotions first
What distinguishes the Rococo style of Jean Honore Fragonard's Happy Accidents of the Swing from paintings of the Baroque period?
the playful nature of the subject matter
What is one example of Jan can Eyck's use of iconography in the Arnolfini Portrait?
the symbolic associations of the dog and the lighted candle
How did Vermeer focus on the physical qualities of everyday life in this genre painting?
through the use of light to reveal color and texture
Flemish painters used oil instead of tempera paint because oil...
was flexible and created brilliant color
