Art History II, Reading Assignment 5

In Leonardo's Last Supper, how did the artist break with traditional iconography?

By placing Judas on the same side as Christ and the other disciples

Leonardo's use of light and dark in the Madonna of the Rocks built on the work of the artist________.

Masaccio

In his representation of Pope Leo X, Raphael portrayed him as:

a man of learning and a collector

Based on what we know from Leonardo's numerous preparatory sketches of The Last Supper, he sought to depict his figures:

as individualized

Leonardo's Mona Lisa uses which of the following techniques?

chiaroscuro atmospheric perspective sfumato

Titian's Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne was likely inspired by___________.

classical art

Titian's altarpiece, the Madonna of the Pesaro Family, differed from High Renaissance compositions in central Italy in the __________.

placement of the figures on a steep diagonal

Although it is diverse, the Mannerist style is characterized by a series of artistic techniques intended to:

reveal the artifice by which they were produced

Raphael's School of Athens reconciles the ideas of Plato and Aristotle as well as:

Christianity and Humanism

Venetian painters relied more on ______ than on drawn design plans to structure their work.

Color

Titian's Venus of Urbino is significant because it was the last time an artist sought to depict a reclining female nude.

False

In the Creation of Adam Michelangelo fashioned the conception of God after:

Olympian deities

The major center of art production in the High Renaissance was:

Rome

Pope Paul III convened the Council of Trent in 1545. It was part of which of the following?

The Counter-Reformation

The Sistine Chapel ceiling represents which of the following themes?

The chronology of Christianity

How do the works of Giorgione exemplify Poesia?

the atmosphere is depicted as hazy and smoky the lighting is enigmatic the bodies are fluid and softly modeled

Michelangelo deviated from earlier representations of David in his rendering by portraying_________.

the encounter before the battle

What was the goal of the Counter-Reformation?

to reestablish the supremacy of the Roman Catholic Church

What debate was had between Leonardo and Michelangelo?

whether painting or sculpture was the superior media

In his sculpture of David, Michelangelo depicted the figure:

with pent-up emotion and tension