chapter 16

By ____ Donatello revolutionized relief sculpture in his image of Saint George Slaying the Dragon.

creating an atmospheric effect using incised lines

Which of the following architects wrote influential treatises on painting and architecture?

Alberti

The Classical principle of contrapposto, or weight shift, was reintroduced into Western art by the sculptor ____.

Donatello

Which Italian city played the most important role in the development of Renaissance ideas and art forms in the early fifteenth century?

Florence

The fifteenth-century Italian artist whose work showed the most influence of the International style was ____.

Gentile da Fabriano

Which of the following artists was the winner of the famous competition for the bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery?

Ghiberti

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

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

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

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

Which of the following was the most prominent patron of fifteenth-century Florentine art?

Medici family

Which of Brunelleschi's buildings comes the closest to the centralized plan so loved by Renaissance architects?

Pazzi Chapel

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

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

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

To create a visual expression of his authority

Which of the following describes the Medieval narrative method?

presenting several episodes in a single frame

In Perugino's Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to St. Peter, the artist has re-minded 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?

the triumphal arches in the background

How did Masaccio create a sense of bulk for his figures in the Tribute Money?

through modeling with a specific light source outside the picture

Which of the following describes the style of Fra Angelico?

simple and direct

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?

the naked figure of Isaac

The development of linear perspective is generally credited to ____.

Brunelleschi

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

Savonarola's brief span of power

Which of the following artists was most interested in depicting the human body in violent action?

Signorelli