Chapter 21 (part 1)

Each floor of the Palazzo Rucellai served a different purpose. Please match the floors to their purpose. a. Servants' quarters b. Receiving guests c. Conducting family business d. Family's private apartments

1. First floor C 2. Second floor B 3. Third floor D 4. Fourth floorA

made figures look like they were moving and really alive, unlike medieval sculpture.

Contrappasto

Alberti designed the Palazzo Rucellai so that it would follow Renaissance values of architecture. It was the first private residence that employed in its design.

Humanism

Donatello's Saint Mark originally stood in a niche in the exterior of and was commissioned by the linen workers' guild.

Orsanmichele

The Duomo's dome was almost as wide as the 's dome.

Pantheon

When the Duomo was built, it was the highest dome that had ever been raised, until the rebuilding of

St peters basilica

The invention of linear perspective is generally attributed to: D

a. Alberti b. Bernini c. Ghiberti d. Brunelleschi

The Palazzo Rucellai is similar to which Ancient Roman structure? D

a. Arch of Titus b. Hadrian's Villa c. the Pantheon d. the Colosseum

Which of the following is NOT true of Brunelleschi's dome? C

a. Brunelleschi created ribs that were supported horizontally that helped to bear the weight of the dome. b. The bricks that make up the dome were placed in locking pattern that helped to secure them in place. c. The bricks are hollow and therefore counter the downward and outward thrust of the dome. d. To help manage the weight of the dome, Brunelleschi created a hollow dome with inner and outer shells.

Gardner's question-- Select all that apply-- Which three tenets underlay Italian humanism? A,D,E

a. Careful study of the known world and a desire to relay it faithfully. b. Emphasis on the inherently abstract and unrelatable nature of religion. c. Adherence to governmental models that emphasize strict caste systems, the subjugation of the poor, and the use of exclusionary tactics to prevent commoners from participating in civic life. d. Obligatory civic duty and the willingness to set aside one's own selfish desires in order to advance the greater good. e. Personal betterment through education in grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history, moral philosophy, and other disciplines.

Which of the following is NOT true of Donatello's St. Mark and its location in Orsanmichele? C

a. Donatello studied classical sculpture and the way that ancient artists represented the body, but also imbued St. Mark with distinctly human behavior. b. This figure was separate from his niche, unlike medieval sculpture that blended niches and sculpture. c. The bottom of the niche was near the ground so that St. Mark would be eye-level with the viewer. d. Florence's guilds commissioned statues for the exterior niches of Orsanmichele, which was a granary and market.

Which of the following is NOT true of Donatello's David? D

a. Donatello's David was the first free-standing classical nude since antiquity. b. Donatello's David shows a revival of the classical interest in and respect for the body. c. This sculpture is made of bronze and was made with the lost wax method, which is the same method that ancient sculptors used. d. The sculpture is typical of its time in that it shows a sense of eroticism.

What was the basis of the wealth of the Medici family? C

a. Engineering b. Goldsmithing c. Banking d. Farming

David, the biblical underdog, defeated his giant enemy with God's help. Who identified with David? C,D

a. The Duke of Milan b. The Siennese c. The Medici family d. The Florentines

Select all that apply--- In the figure of St. Mark, Donatello revived several classical features that were important to later Renaissance sculpture, including . . . A, D

a. contrapposto. b. revealing the body through the drapery. c. use of heavy drapery. d. freestanding marble figures.

Brunelleschi and Ghiberti's competition panels for the Florence doors are sometimes seen as the beginning of the Renaissance.

baptistry

Compared with Brunelleschi's panel, Ghiberti's panel of the "Sacrifice of Isaac" is more as Abraham hesitates as looks directly into Isaac's face.

complex

Gardner's question-- In order for Renaissance buildings to be truly Humanist, they must look to medieval buildings for inspiration.

false

In Donatello's sculpture of St. Mark, St. Mark's face is highly individualized with a lot of detail, showing the influence of medieval spirituality.

false

In his version of "The Sacrifice of Isaac," Ghiberti's Isaac references Ancient Egyptian sculpture.

false

Brunelleschi's panel of the "Sacrifice of Isaac" shows a violent and dramatic moment where Abraham is in the process of killing Isaac before he is stopped by the angel.

true

Dontalleo's "David" shows a return to the admiration of the human body we see in ancient Greek and Roman art.

true

Brunelleschi came up with a way of constructing a dome that did not require the use of

wooden scaffolding