Chapter 19
Which naturalistic device did Hugo van der Goes use in the Portinari Altarpiece (Fig. 19-19)?
Atmospheric Perspective
Who were the most powerful rulers and art patrons in northern Europe for most of the fifteenth century?
Dukes of Burgundy
Where did painters perfect the technique of painting with an oil medium?
Flanders
Which of the following belonged to the second generation of Flemish painters?
Petrus Christus
An altarpiece which has multiple, movable wings, attached to the altar's central, stationary section is known as a...
Polytych
An altarpiece may be placed on a base, known as a...
Predella
The second generation of Flemish painters was largely responsible for...
The rapid spread of Flemish style through Europe.
How does Martin Schongauer intensify the moment portrayed in his The Temptations of St. Anthony (Fig. 19-28)?
implying circular motion around the main figure
What feature is used to unite the interior and exterior spaces and draw the viewer into the painting in Petrus Christus's A Goldsmith in His Shop (Fig. 19-17)?
mirror
How did the artists visually distinguish the duke of Berry in the illustration for the calendar page for January in the Très Riches Heures (Fig. 19-6)?
the banner with Heraldic arms above him.
