Art History 151 Quiz 2: Ch. 21

The work of which of these leading High Renaissance artists is associated with Venice rather than Florence?

Titian

Characteristics of Italian High Renaissance art include all of the following EXCEPT:

Art emphasized individual parts and was unconcerned with the picture as a whole.

As the sixteenth century began, Italian artists followed the example of northern Renaissance artists in adopting the use of oil paint rather than tempera, as they continued working exclusively for Church, court or civic patrons.

False

When Veronese came before the Inquisition to explain his inclusion of figures that the judges considered vulgar in his painting of Jesus at a feast, Veronese agreed to change the painting to avoid penalties.

False

Women artists during the Renaissance in Europe could become recognized female artists due to their studio study of nudes and their capability of travelling for commissions.

False

The Counter-Reformation and the Inquisition had several effects on the arts; which was NOT one of them?

Nontraditional views of religious figures became popular.

Two artists who used multiple assistants in their workshops to produce multiple works rapidly were:

Raphael, involved with Sistene tapestries, and Tintoretto, whose brush strokes were thought careless by some viewers.

(This question refers to Chapter 4 in A Short Guide to Writing about Art.) An art analysis is a separating of the thing into parts in order to understand the whole.

True

Michelangelo left the tomb of Pope Julius II unfinished when Julius pulled him away to paint the Sistene Chapel ceiling, and he left Florence before finishing the Medici Chapel and San Lorenzo library due to dangers from political struggles.

True

The Palazzo del Te foresaw or exemplified Mannerism in its technical excellence and the sophistication of its humor.

True

The architectural plan of Donato Bramante for the rebuilding of St. Peter's symbolized the perfection of God to Renaissance thinkers.

True

The first survey of Italian art history offered biographies and critical art reviews written by Giorgio Vasari.

True

The work of Giorgione introduced a genre of enigmatic pastoral paintings known as painted poems, or poesie.

True

Venetian painters' knowledge of sailing and the negative effects of humidity on Venetian walls are possible reasons for their use of large canvases to support their paintings.

True

The vibrancy of the colors used by Titian can be attributed to:

all of the above.

(This question refers to Chapter 3 in A Short Guide to Writing about Art.) A Short Guide to Writing about Art gives the following definition for "formal analysis":

an examination of elements of form used by the artist (such as line, shape, color, etc.) to discover the meaning of a work

The nonfinito quality of some of the later works of Michelangelo may have been to express:

human imperfection, until perfected in death.

What Renaissance ideal did Raphael's paintings (including The School of Athens) for the pope's library/study show Pope Julius II to uphold?

that he was a leader in philosophy, the arts, and justice as well as in theology

Which of the following is NOT associated with Leonardo da Vinci?

the Sistene Chapel ceiling

Which is characteristic of Venetian painting of the 16th century, rather than Florentine or Roman Mannerism?

the artists' concern for color, light, and patterned surfaces