Unit 6

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?

Attempt to glorify Francis I

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

Caterina Van Hemessen

The use of the Sacrificial Lamb of God in the Isenheim Altarpiece recalls the

Ghent Altarpiece

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

The miniature portrait of Elizabeth I shows an elegant, formally attired young Elizabeth presented as a princess. Who is the artist who is thought to have created this memorable portrait?

Levina Teerlinc

n 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's Brothers es Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

In addition to painting, textiles, ceramics, and sculpture in wood and metal flourished in the

Netherlands

built El Escorial (figure 21-18), the great monastery-palace complex outside Madrid.

Phillip

In the Netherlands, the sixteenth century was an age of religious and political

strife

Durër's Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a(n)

woodcut