Chapter 20

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

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

Jean, Duke of Berry

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 Demons

What element of Veit Stoss's style recalled the design principles of Late Gothic architecture?

Shape forms that dart in a flame like fashion

Enhancing its meaning, the Portinari Altarpiece contains small scenes, such as ____, in the background.

The arrival of the magi

Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife contains many symbols. Which of the following is an allusion to fidelity?

The mirror

Inspiration for the form of Claus Sluter's Well of Moses may have come from ____.

mystery plays

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Woodcut

A great achievement of the Les Très Riches Heures was that it made manuscripts more closely resemble ____.

panel paintings

____ contributed to the decentralization of religious practice.

Books of Hours

Which city derived its wealth from the wool trade and then expanded into banking?

Bruges

____ are portraits of individuals that accompany religious scenes and became very popular in the 15th century.

Donor portraits

In the 15th century, the dukes of Burgundy wielded power over which of the following counties?

Flanders