Chapter 20: Late Medieval & Early Renaissance Northern Europe
These two paintings adorn which type of object?
Diptych
What term describes portraits of individuals that accompany religious scenes?
Donor portraits
The Nuremberg Chronicle, a tribute to the new craft of the printed illustrated book, had what as its topic?
History of the world
The illusionism found in French manuscript painting was influenced by contact with which area?
Italy
Which artist created the first known Western portrait in which the sitter looks directly at the viewer?
Jan van Eyck
What noble patron commissioned Les Très Riches Heures?
Jean, duke of Berry
Which work do art historians consider to include a detailed self-portrait of Jan van Eyck?
Man in a Red Turban
Who painted A Goldsmith in His Shop?
Petrus Christus
What has Rogier van der Weyden painted this panel to resemble?
Relief Carving
What artwork appears in this image?
Retable de Champmol (closed)
In Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife, which of the following elements is an allusion to fidelity?
The Dog
Which artistic trend contributed to the decentralization of religious practice?
The availability of Books of Hours
The painting Miraculous Draft of Fish was created in which region?
Holy Roman Empire
What is the title of this altarpiece by Hans Memling?
Saint John Altarpiece
This unpainted retable was painted by which artist?
Tilman Riemenschneider
Which of the following is a produced by the relief method of printing?
Woodcut
Which city derived its wealth from the wool trade and then expanded into banking?
Bruges
Which of the following artists specialized in images of the Madonna and Child?
Hans Memling
Who painted the Ghent Altarpiece?
Hubert and Jan van Eyck
How do oil paints differ from tempera paints?
They are easier to rework.
Cross-hatching is a device used in which artistic genre?
Engraving
Which of the following would explain why the Well of Moses created by Claus Sluter did not actually spout water?
Carthusian commitment to silence would preclude any water sounds.
Who were the most powerful northern European rulers during much of the 15th century?
Dukes of Burgundy
The Hundred Years' War primarily involved which two kingdoms?
England and France
What method was used to produce this artwork?
Engraving
