ART History Mid term quiz questions

During the Renaissance there was a renewed interest in __________ that greatly affected all aspects of art, especially the representation of the nude human figure.

"The Classical" [Greek and Roman Culture]

In which year did Jan van Eyck complete the Ghent Altarpiece?

1432

Sandro Botticelli painted Primavera in which year?

1482

Leondardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa between which of the following dates:

1503-1505

The Battle of Issus, which depicts the battle that took place between Alexander the Great and the Persians, was painted in the year_____. 1516

1529

Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor) was painted in the year _______________

1656

Construction on The Palace of Versailles began in which of the following years?

1683

Which of the following artists was often referred to as the "Leonardo Da Vinci of the North" because he was strongly influenced by Italian Renaissance artists and by Classical art and thought?

Albrecht Durer

Who created Knight, Death, and the Devil?

Albrecht Dürer

What is the title of Jan Vermeer's large metaphorical painting, created between the years 1670-1675?

Allegory of the Art of Painting

Which of the following artists created the Fountain of Four Rivers, designed the Piazza in fromt of St. Peter's Cathedral, and created the Baldacchino within St. Peter's?

Bernini

Which of the following would support the argument that the Well of Moses created by Claus Sluter did not actually spout water?

Carthusian commitment to silence would preclude any sound making device.

_________ is an Italian term that means 'counterpose' and is used in the visual arts to describe a human figure standing with most weight on one foot so the shoulders and arms twist off-axis.

Contrapposto

Held between 1545-1563, the ____________ was held to define and defend the importance of the Catholic Church in reaction to the radical philosophy of the Protestant Reformation led by Martin Luther. This council led to a standardized mass and gave Catholicism its definitive shape and substance.

Council of Trent

Which of the following artists sculpted David out of Bronze?

Donatello

Jacopo da Pantormo's painting, _____________, from the Capponi Chapel in Florence 1525-1528, is dramatically different from paintings of the High Renaissance. The figures in this painting have long necks and limbs, are painted in unnatural colors, and appear to swirl in the unbalanced composition.

Entombment of Christ

In this fresco Massaccio portrays nude, grieving figures and paints their anatomy in a way that references ancient Greek and Roman statuary. Which of the following is the title of Massaccio's fresco?

Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden

The Palace of Versailles is located in which of the following modern-day countries?

France

Velásquez was the court painter for Philip IV. He accompanied the king to Fraga during the Aragonese campaign. While there he painted Philip's portrait, it is known as the Fraga Philip. Due to the dynastic inbreeding in the Hapsburg line, Philip inherited the Hapsburg jaw. How did Velásquez compensate for this "jaw" in the Fraga portrait?

He focused attention of the cloak and baldric worn by the king by making them shimmer.

The Garden of Earthly Delights was painted by which of the following artists? Pieter Aerstsen

Hieronymus Bosch

Which of the following artists perfected the use of oil paint?

Jan van Eyck

Who was the noble patron who commissioned Les Très Riches Heures?

Jean, Duke of Berry

Artemesia Gentilescha rose to fame as a painter in an era when women were seldom able to pursue a career. Her most famous composition, __________________ was painted in 1614-1620.

Judith Slaying Holofernes

Albrecht Durer was a skilled printmaker and painter. Which of the following is the title of one of Durer's most famous engravings?

Knight, Death, and the Devil

In the Isenheim Altarpiece, the artist has used specific references, saints and symbols to depict pain, suffering, and salvation and redemption. Which of the following artists painted the Isenheim Altarpiece?

Matthias Grunewald

The following sculpture by Michelangelo was the subject of much controversy when it was unveiled because the Virgin Mary appears to be younger than Christ.

Pieta, 1498-1500

___________ was a younger master painter of the High Renaissance who incorporated elements of Leonardo and Michelangelo's work into his own unique style. He is most famous for his brightly lit paintings of the Madonna and Child. He died young and was buried in the Pantheon.

Raphael

One of the following artists is famous for the etchings and engravings he produced in addition to his painting. Which of the following artists was a successful and sought after printmaker as well as a painter?

Rembrandt

Which city has been generally credited with the birth of the Baroque style?

Rome

___________ painted the Arrival of Marie de' Medici between the years 1622-1625.

Rubens

In Martin Schongauer's engraving he created distinctions of tonal values and textures. He distinguished between skin and cloth, feather and fur. Which of the following is the title of Martin Schongauer's engraving?

Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons

Bramante and Michelangelo were two of the architects who worked on designing and rebuilding ___________ in ________.

San Girogio Maggiore/Venice

In Judith Leyster's Self-Portrait she portrays herself as a confident, accomplished painter, seated in front of her easel working yet taking time to stop work and meet the viewer's eye. Unlike Rembrandt she does not portray herself in a painter's smock. Which of the following would account for this?

She wanted to indicate her social prominence.

____________ - from the Italian word for shadowy is the use of extreme contrasts of light and dark.

Tenebrism

Bernini sculpted ___________ within the Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della vittoria, Rome, Italy. Taken as a whole, the interior of the Cornaro looks like a stage set complete with a golden backdrop and dramatic lighting.

The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

_______________ was a religious and political movement led by Martin Luther that challenged the authority of the pope and the power of the Catholic Church.

The Protestant Reformation

Vermeer was known to have used which of the following tools?

camera obscura

Michelangelo was a skilled sculptor. When asked to paint the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo had to paint in___________, a technique in which he was unskilled. As a result he was forced to redo the first section he completed due to a technical error on his part.

fresco

Which of the following is a type of philosophical thought that became fashionable during the Renaissance, and that emphasizes the secular [non-religious] exploration of individual education and potential?

humanism

The Protestant concern about the role of religious imagery was in many cases outright hostile. Martin Luther spoke about destroying images. This destruction of religious imagery also occurred during the Byzantine period. Which of the following defines this act?

iconoclasm

Jacob van Ruisdael specialized in which of the following genres?

landscapes

Which of the following is not a printmaking technique?

manuscript illumination

Which of the following is a systematic technique, revived during the Renaissance, that creates the illusion of space and distance in 2-D art?

perspective

Which art form grew in popularity partially because of its ability to memorialize the sitter?

portraiture

Leonardo is associated with _________, [from fumare, 'to smoke'] a painting technique where there are no harsh outlines present. Areas blend into one another through tiny brushstrokes, which makes for a rather hazy, albeit more realistic, depiction of light and color.

sfumato

What was the name of the wealthy Florentine family that employed many Renaissance artists?

the Medici family

What is the title of the sculpture created by Claus Sluter for the Carthusian monks in the cloister of Chartreuse de Champmol?

the Well of Moses

The Garden of Earthly Delights was painted on three separate panels that are attached to each other and can fold open or closed. Which of the following words is used to describe a painting on three separate panels that are displayed together?

triptych

______________-derived from the word in Latin that has the same meaning. Paintings addressing this theme represented the futility of all human endeavors.

vanitas