Chapter 23

Anamorphic Image

A distorted image that must be viewed by some special means to be recognized

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?

Bosch

The first known northern European self-portrait by a woman is purportedly by which of the following?

Caterina van Hemessen

Counter-Reformation

Catholic church's attempt to stop the protestant movement and to strengthen the Catholic Church

Hans Holbein, a master portraitist, combines realism with monumental composition and sculpturesque form. Which of the following traditions does this describe?

Flemish and Italian

In the 16th century power was focused on the king. This monarch made a concerted effort to elevate his country's cultural profile by inviting esteemed Italian artists to his court. Who was this monarch?

Francis I

The destruction of images in German cities that occurred in the 1520s is known as the ____.

Great Iconoclasm

Hans Holbein the Younger, The French Ambassadors

Holy Roman Empire, Oil and tempera on wood

Albrecht Dürer, Self-Portrait

Holy Roman Empire, Oil on wood

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?

Late Byzantine and Venetian 16th Century

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?

Limbourg Brothers' Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

Which artist that did a series of six paintings showing seasonal changes?

Pieter Bruegel

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

Pieter Bruegel

Spain in the sixteenth century supported which of the following?

The Counter-Reformation

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hunters in the Snow

The Netherlands, Oil on wood

Iconoclasm

The destruction of religious or sacred images.

Protestant Reformation

a religious movement begun by Martin Luther and others in 1517 to reform the Catholic Church

The Protestant concern about the role of religious imagery was in many cases outright hostile. Martin Luther spoke about destroying images. This destruction of religious imagery also occurred during the Byzantine period. Which of the following defines this act?

iconoclasm

In his diary Albrecht Dürer described Joachim Patinir as a good ____.

landscape artisit

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?

religious references

What anamorphic symbol appears in Holbein's French Ambassadors?

skull

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 ____.

stop Muslim expansion