Test #3 Art History II

The Roman Catholic response to the Reformation was formulated at which gathering?

Council of Trent

Amid the realism of the earthly realm in Burial of Count Orgaz, El Greco's careful delineation of individual features reveals his talent for what genre?

Portraiture

In 1648, the Peace of Westphalia, with its recognition of religious freedom, served to validate what?

Protestantism

In Cinquecento the availability of which inexpensive medium allowed drawing to rise to prominence as an artistic pursuit?

Pulp paper

Who was the most renowned female painter of the 17th century?

Artemisia Gentileschi

In Raphael's Stanza della Segnatura, he integrated the philosophies and teachings of Plato and Aristotle, and what other pair?

Humanism and Christianity

Which figure is not placed in the standard position in Leonardo's version of the Last Supper?

Judas

What is the title of this painting by Titian, which established the standard for the reclining female nude?

Venus of Urbino

The Council of Trent in 1545 was part of which wider historical phenomenon?

the Counter-Reformation

Which of the following everyday objects depicted in Money-Changer and His Wife is NOT a symbol of religion commonly appearing in Netherlandish art?

Gold coins

Aside from his skill at drawing, which earlier training contributed to Dürer's extraordinary proficiency in making engravings?

Goldsmith

Who created Knight, Death, and the Devil?

Albrecht Dürer

What do the numerous preparatory sketches and studies Leonardo da Vinci made for the Last Supper indicate about his conceptualization of the figures in the work?

Each figure was treated individually in both pose and emotion expressed

what medium did Dürer create his Melancholia I?

Engraving

Which artist painted a series of still lifes that he described as "offerings to the Virgin," probably a reference to Mary as the source of spiritual food for the faithful?

Juan Sanchez Cotan

The Baroque element of Bernini's sculptural art is most evident in which aspect of his David?

Musculature

Which city-state was the focal point of artistic development in the High Renaissance?

Rome

What did the cleaning of Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling reveal that shocked art historians?

vivid original colors

Bernini places his sculpture Ecstasy of Saint Teresa in a setting that resembles what?

A theater

The first known northern European self-portrait by a woman is purportedly by which artist?

Caterina van Hemessen

What is the physical format of Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights?

Triptych

This first-known self-portrait of a woman artist is by which painter?

Caterina van Hemessen

Which statement accurately describes the doctrinal differences between Protestantism and Catholicism regarding religious imagery?

Catholics felt church decoration distracted viewers from prayer and contemplation

In works such as Madonna in the Meadow, Raphael has clearly adopted Leonardo's use of pyramidal composition for his own work but rejected what interest of Leonardo's?

Heavy chiaroscuro

What painting style takes its name from the importance of the hand of the artist in creating a work?

Mannerism

Many aspects of El Greco's works, such as the placement of elongated figures in an undefined space, are characterized as what style?

Mannerist

What characteristic compositional technique does Leonardo use to unite the figures in Madonna of the Rocks?

Pyramidal grouping