Test 2 Art History
The term terribilita is most often used to refer to ____?
Michelangelo
Which sculptor believed that the artist must proceed by first finding the ideathe imagelocked in the stone and then release it by chipping away the stone?
Michelangelo
the net-platonic ideals of the medici circle were most congenial to the thinking of which o the following artists
Michelangelo
the dome Bramante design for St. Peter's in Rome would have resembled which of the following
Pantheon, Rome
Who was Raphael's teacher
Perugino
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
Raphael
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? a. Knight, Death, and the Devil
The Battle of Issus
in Leonardo's last supper, the curved pediment above the head of Christ represents which of the following
a halo
which of the following was one of the favorite compositional devices of painters of the High Renaissance
a pyramid
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
In leonardo's last supper, how did the artist break with traditional iconography
by the placement of judas on the same side as Christ and the other Disciples
In his diary Albrecht Dürer described Joachim Patinir as a good ____.
landscape artist
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?
mannerism
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 influence leonardo?
masaccio
In his print of the Fall of Man, Dürer demonstrated his knowledge of classical art in the representation of the ____.
figures in Adam and Eve
Hans Holbein, a master portraitist, combines realism with monumental composition and sculpturesque form. Which of the following traditions does this describe?
flemish and italian
the destruction of images in German cities that occurred in the 1520s is known as the ____.
great iconoclasm
Which of the following artists specialized in portraiture?
hans holbein
Why is Saint Anthony prominently featured in the Isenheim Altarpiece?
his association with diseases and miraculous cures
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
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?
it is a combination of athletic tension and psychological insight
In Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece, the artist has used specific references, saints and symbols to depict pain, suffering, and salvation and redemption. Which of the following symbols can be interpreted to mean the Son of God?
lamb
The first known northern European self-portrait by a woman is purportedly by which of the following? a. Levina Teerlinc
Caterina van Hemessen
who is commissioned the Tempietto
Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
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
Which of the following was not included in Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece?
God the Father
what is an Arcadian reverie
Idyllic place of rural, rustic peace and simplicity
Which of the following was the primary church for the Jesuits in Rome
Il Gesù
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?
It was an attempt to glorify Francis I
Of the following, who was one of the most important Roman patrons of Michelangelo
Julius II
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
The miniature portrait of Elizabeth I, shows an elegant, formally attired young Elizabeth presented as a princess. Who is the artist who created this memorable portrait?
Levina Teerlinc
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
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?
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Which of the following made up the territory known as the Netherlands in the 16th century?
Luxembourg, Holland, and Belgium
Which of the following sculptural conventions did Michelangelo use for the figure of Moses in order to create an expression of "awful wrath"?
The bulging muscles and swollen veins of the figure
Which painter created dynamic compositions, often by means of swirling clouds and fitful light?
Tintoretto
His remarkable sense of color and his ability to convey light through color emerge in the altarpiece, Assumption of the Virgin. Wo was this artist?
Titian
Which of the following is one of the most important cities of the sixteenth-century Low Countries?
antwerp
Titian's Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne was most likely inspired by ____.
classical art
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?
correggio
Who created Knight, Death, and the Devil?
durer
Who said "Depart not from nature according to your fancy, imagining to find aught better by yourself?"
durer
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?
each figure was individualized
In Raphael's Stanza della Segnatura, he reconciled the philosophies and teachings of Plato and Aristotle. Which of the following have also been reconciled?
paganism and Christianity
Sansovino was succeeded as chief architect of the Venetian republic by ____.
palladio
Which of the following developed in 15th century Italy but fully matured in 16th century Italy?
perspectival systems
Which artist that did a series of six paintings showing seasonal changes?
pieter bruegel
Titian's altarpiece, the Madonna of the Pesaro Family, differed from High Renaissance compositions in central Italy in the ________
placement of the figures on a steep diagonal
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 Escorial is in which country?
spain
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
Paul III convened the Council of Trent in 1545. It was part of which of the following?
the Counter-Reformation
Spain in the sixteenth century supported which of the following?
the Counter-Reformation
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?
the cartoon is ordered with pictorial logic and visual unity
The Sistine ceiling represents which of the following themes
the chronology of Christianity
How did Michelangelo's David become a political statement
the placement of figure near the west door of the palazzo della Signoria
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?
the secular life of the Netherlands
How has Michelangelo portrayed David
with stern watchfulness before the battle
