Art History: Renaissance to Contemporary 16, 17, 18

Gentile Da Fabriano

15th century italian artist whose work showed the most influence of international style

pazzi chapel

Brunelleschi's building that comes the closest to the centralized plan so loved by renaissance architects

donatello

By creating an atmospheric effect using incised lines, this artist revolutionized relief sculpture in his image of saint george slaying the dragon

It was an attempt to glorify Francis I

Francis I by Jean Clouet presents a worldly prince in an elaborate costume of silk and brocade and wearing a gold chain with the medallion of the Order of St. Michael. Which of the following suggests the purpose of this portrait?

the naked figure of Isaac

Ghiberti's competitive panel for the Baptistery doors of the Florence Cathedral shows classical references that reflect influences of humanism. Which of the following is a classical reference seen on Ghiberti's panel?

Savonarola

He denounced humanist philosophy

Titian

His remarkable sense of color and his ability to convey light through color emerge in the altarpiece, Assumption of the Virgin. Who was this artist?

The placement of figure near the west door of the Palazzo della Signoria

How did Michelangelo's David become a political statement?

He depicted animals from a variety of angles and foreshortened their forms convincingly.

How does Gentile da Fabriano reconcile the Adoration of the Magi with the current trends in Florentine Renaissance art?

With stern watchfulness before the battle

How has Michelangelo portrayed David?

a new pictorial illusionism

In 1401 an important competition was held to determine the design of the Baptistery doors for the Cathedral of Florence. Even at this early date Renaissance traits were evident. Which of the following is one of those traits?

Lucas Cranach the Elder

In Allegory of Law and Grace, the artist has depicted the differences between the Roman Catholic Church and the followers of Martin Luther. The artist who created this woodcut was dubbed with the title, "painter of the Reformation." Who is the artist?

Bosch

In Bruegel's Netherlandish Proverbs, the artist has depicted the Netherlandish obsession with proverbs. The scene is busy with a topsy-turvy multiplicity of figures and activities. It is reminiscent of which of the following artists?

Late Byzantine and Venetian 16th Century

In El Greco's Burial of Count Orgaz, the artist has successfully merged his early and late styles. He combined elongated figures and rich color in this one work. Which of the following describes his early and late styles?

Limbourg Brothers' Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

In Hunters in the Snow, the artist has captured the atmosphere of a cold winter's day. The landscape is snow-covered and stark with the returning hunters wearily trudging home. It is reminiscent of earlier renditions of seasons. Which of the following also described the seasons and might have been influential in the conception of this work?

By the placement of Judas on the same side as Christ and the other Disciples

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

a halo

In Leonardo's Last Supper, the curved pediment above the head of Christ represents which of the following?

Each figure was individualized

In Leonardo's Last Supper, the numerous preparatory sketches and studies he made for the work indicate how carefully he thought about this work as a complete entity representing the entire story and its theme. Based on this which of the following would describe Leonardo's conceptualization of the figures from his Last Supper?

It marks the human presence on earth.

In Masaccio's Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden Adam's feet clearly come into contact with the ground. Which of the following is the interpretation for this?

A Roman triumphal arch

In Masaccio's Trinity there is a coffered barrel-vault reminiscent of which of the following?

It is the application of mathematics to pictorial organization of perspective.

In Masaccio's Trinity, he embodies two principal Renaissance interests. One is realism based on observation. Which of the following is the other?

at the foot of the Cross

In Masaccio's Trinity, the vanishing point can be found at which of the following?

the triumphal arches in the background

In Perugino's Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to St. Peter, the artist has reminded the viewer of the link between Constantine, St. Peter, and the basilica of St. Peter. Which of the following is the vehicle used as that reminder?

religious references

In Pieter Aertsen's Meat Still-Life, the artist has created what appears to be a descriptive genre scene, a butcher's shop displaying its products, as well as fish and pretzels. This work also has embedded within it which of the following?

Paganism and Christianity

In Raphael's Stanza della Segnatura, he reconciled the philosophies and teachings of Plato and Aristotle. Which of the following have also been reconciled?

figures of Adam and Eve

In his print of the Fall of Man, Dürer demonstrated his knowledge of classical art in the representation of the ____.

the secular life of the Netherlands

In the Money Changer and His Wife by Quentin Massys, the artist has given us an image of a professional man transacting business. Massys has provided insight into which of the following?

Raphael

Increasingly in portraiture, artists of the High Renaissance paid particular attention to the subject's personality and psychic state. This could also be said to describe the portraiture of which of the following artists?

Masaccio

Leonardo painted the Virgin of the Rocks, and it is said this work is a masterpiece in expressing emotional states. He modeled the figures with light and shadow-- a technique he learned from earlier works. Which 15th century Italian artist would have influenced Leonardo?

The cartoon is ordered with pictorial logic and visual unity.

Leonardo's style fully emerges in the cartoon, Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and the Infant Saint John. Which of the following describes this work?

It is a combination of athletic tension and psychological insight.

Michelangelo's fascination with the human body was a lifelong pursuit. In his David he presented a perfect body with an attuned mind, prepared and ready for action. Which of the following descriptions of this work would support this statement?

Julius II

Of the following, who was one of the most important Roman patrons of Michelangelo?

the Counter-Reformation

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

Money-Changer and His Wife

Quinten Massys was willing to explore the various styles of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This exploration can be seen in which of the following works?

Palladio

Sansovino was succeeded as chief architect of the Venetian republic by ____.

the Counter-Reformation

Spain in the sixteenth century supported which of the following?

stop Muslim expansion

The Battle of Issus, which depicts the battle that took place between Alexander the Great and the Persians, was selected as a subject by Wilhelm IV because it reflected his endeavors to ____.

Michelangelo

The Neo-Platonic ideals of the Medici circle were most congenial to the thinking of which of the following artists?

the chronology of Christianity

The Sistine ceiling represents which of the following themes?

Pantheon, Rome

The dome Bramante designed for St. Peter's in Rome would have resembled which of the following?

The Battle of Issus

The duke of Bavaria, Wilhelm IV, engaged the invading Turks in a battle for supremacy. Which of the following works of art would be the most likely commission of Wilhelm IV?

To create a visual expression of his authority

The duke of Mantua commissioned the frescoes of the Camera degli Sposi from Mantegna for which of the following purposes?

Rome

The major center for artistic development in the High Renaissance was ____.

mannerism

The personal tastes of the court of Francis I ran to the elegant, erotic, and unorthodox. Which of the following styles would most appeal to this king and his court?

realism in characterization, movement, and surface detail

The style of Ghiberti can be characterized as a rhythmic, unified system for depicting space. He is further credited with which of the following?

Michelangelo

The term terribilita is most often used to refer to ____?

Masaccio

Through modeling with a specific light source outside the picture this artist creates a sense of bulk for his figures in the Tribute Money

Classical art

Titian's Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne was most likely inspired by ____.

placement of the figures on a steep diagonal

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

Idyllic place of rural, rustic peace and simplicity

What is an Arcadian reverie?

Correggio

Which artist painted groups of soaring figures on the dome of Parma Cathedral that seemed to ascend through rings of clouds into the sky itself?

Savonarola's brief span of power

Which of the following accounts for the decline in the role Florence played in the support of the arts at the end of the 15th century?

Hans Holbein

Which of the following artists specialized in portraiture?

Pieter Bruegel

Which of the following artists traveled to Italy yet chose not to incorporate classical elements into his work?

It is an exacting rendering of anguish

Which of the following characterizes Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece?

The figures in varying degrees of projection and postures, move gracefully through a convincing stage space.

Which of the following describes Ghiberti's use of the Medieval narrative method in his Baptistery panel?

presenting several episodes in a single frame

Which of the following describes the Medieval narrative method?

simple and direct

Which of the following describes the style of Fra Angelico?

perspectival systems

Which of the following developed in 15th century Italy but fully matured in 16th century Italy?

Luxembourg, Holland, and Belgium

Which of the following made up the territory known as the Netherlands in the 16th century?

The bulging muscles and swollen veins of the figure

Which of the following sculptural conventions did Michelangelo use for the figure of Moses in order to create an expression of "awful wrath"?

God the Father

Which of the following was not included in Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece?

a pyramid

Which of the following was one of the favorite compositional devices of painters of the High Renaissance?

Il Gesù

Which of the following was the primary church for the Jesuits in Rome?

13th century statues, West Front, Reims Cathedral

Which of the following works represented the beginning of the process of separating architectural sculpture from its architectural setting or niche?

Tintoretto

Which painter created dynamic compositions, often by means of swirling clouds and fitful light?

Michelangelo

Which sculptor believed that the artist must proceed by first finding the idea the image locked in the stone and then release it by chipping away the stone?

Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain

Who commissioned the Tempietto?

Perugino

Who was Raphael's teacher?

Isabella d'Este

Who was instrumental in transforming the Mantua court into an important center for art and learning?

his association with diseases and miraculous cures

Why is Saint Anthony prominently featured in the Isenheim Altarpiece?

hans holbein

a master portraitist, combines realism with monmuntal composition and sclpturesque form in the Flemish and italian tradition

contrapposto

classical principle of weight shift was reintroduced into western art by the sculptor Donatello

landscape artist

in his diary Albrecht Durer described joachim patinir as a good ____.

florence

italian city played the most important role i the development of renaissance ideas and art forms in the early 15th century

Great Iconoclasm

the destruction of images in german cities that occurred in the 1520s is known as the _____.

iconoclasm

the destruction of religious imagery also occured during the byzantine period

Fra Angelico

the dominican painter-friar who combinded elements of the new style of art with tradtional religious devotinal works that did not conflict with the content of the works

spain

the escorial is in which country?

Caterinca van hamessen

the first known northern european self-portrait by a woman is purportedly by this artist

alberti

this architect wrote influential treatises on painting and architecture

ghiberti

this artist actively collected classical sculpture. he was the winner of the famous competition for the bronze doors of florence baptistery

levina Teerlinc

this artist created the miniature portrait of elizabeth 1, shows an elegant formally attired young elizabeth presented as a princess

Pollaiuolo

this artist departed from the rule of frontality that dominated sculpture since the middle ages

signorelli

this artist was most interested in depicting the human body in violent action

lamb

this is a symbol can be interpreted to mean the son of god in grunewald's isenheim altarpiece

francis 1

this monarch made a concerted effort to elevate his country's cultural profling by inviting esteemed italian artist to his court

skull

what anamorpic symbol appears in holbein's french ambassadors?

medici

which family was the most prominet patron of the fifteenth century florentine art

antwerp

which of the following is one of the most important cities of the 16th century low countries?

durer

who created "knight, death, and the devil" and said " depart not from nature according to your fancy imagining to find aught better by yourself?'