ARTS1304-Chapter 15
One of the most important trading cities of fifteenth-century Netherlands was ____.
Bruges
Which city derived its wealth from banking and the wool trade?
Bruges
Which of the following was Philip the Bold of Burgundy's most significant commission?
Chartreuse de Champmol
The Hundred Years War involved primarily which two kingdoms?
England and France
Which of the following artists specialized in images of the Madonna?
Hans Memling
Stoss Veit reveals the power of the Late Gothic style. Which of the following supports this statement?
He created large carved wooden altarpieces.
Which of the following artists secularized portraiture?
Jan van Eyck
The Dukes of Burgundy commissioned art to reinforce their status as rulers in their dynasty. Which of the following best supports this?
The Dukes wanted to reinforce the view of power and sophistication
Which of the following is a manifestation of the commitment to private prayer?
a Book of Hours
The following phrase from Revelations, "pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb," is depicted in which of the following?
altar of the lamb from the ghent altarpiece
Which of the following accounted for the interest in illusionism in French manuscript illumination?
contact with Italy
Which of the following was NOT included in Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece?
deposition
What does the fountain created by Claus Sluter for the cloister of Chartreuse de Champmol symbolize?
everlasting life
In Riemenschneider's Assumption of the Virgin, the artist had successfully incorporated which of the following elements?
gothic intricacy
The Nuremberg Chronicle is a tribute to the new craft of the printed illustrated book. What was the content of the Nuremberg Chronicle?
it was the history of the world
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
Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry like many Books of Hours contains a calendar. This section of this manuscript in particular depicts which of the following?
seasonal tasks
Emerging capitalism led to urban prosperity. This prosperity led to a growing interest in which of the following art types?
secular portraits
The Portinari Altarpiece contains medieval pictorial devices, small scenes that stress the meaning and significance of the depicted event. Which of the following is one such medieval pictorial device?
the Arrival of the Magi
Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride contains many symbols. Which of the following is an allusion to God?
the mirror
