AH II Module 5

____ was the style that appealed to the French king, Francis I, because of its elegant, erotic, and unorthodox features.

Mannerism

Attributes of El Greco's style, such as elongated figures in an undefined space, are often characterized as ____.

Mannerist

Albrecht Altdorfer derived his landscape depiction in the Battle of Issus from ____.

a map in the Nuremberg Chronicle

Which of the following artists excelled in portraiture?

Hans Holbein

In El Greco's View of Toledo, the artist departed from Renaissance painters by not painting ____.

buildings in detail

In Dürer's Melencolia I, the ____ is an optimistic note suggesting that the artist can overcome depression.

burst of light on the horizon

Saints Anthony and Sebastian appear in Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece because of their association with ____.

disease and miraculous cures

In Money-Changer and His Wife by Quentin Massys, the artist warns that ____ are a distraction from religious life.

financial transactions

The Battle of Issus may be a reference to the contemporary ____.

struggle against the Turks

In his Self-Portrait, Durer's hand position may be a reference to ____.

the artist's hand as a creative instrument

Jean Clouet presented Francis I as a ____.

worldly leader

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

landscape artist

Who created Knight, Death, and the Devil?

Albrecht Dürer

Which of the following is one of the most important cities of the 16th-century Netherlands?

Antwerp

The depiction of different months from ____ influenced Bruegel's Hunters in the Snow.

Books of Hours

Bruegel's Netherlandish Proverbs is reminiscent of the topsy-turvy scenes by ____.

Bosch

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

Caterina van Hemessen

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

In the ____, a band of Calvinists destroyed art works in Catholic churches in the Netherlands.

Great Iconoclasm

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 the 16th century, Spain supported which of the following?

Interests of the Catholic Church

The monumental composition and sculpturesque form in Hans Holbein's The French Ambassadors reflects the influence of ____.

Italian Art

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

During the second half of the 16th century, ____ controlled the Netherlands.

Philip II

The German artist who was dubbed with the title "painter of the Reformation" is ____.

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 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

What anamorphic symbol appears in Holbein's The French Ambassadors?

Skull

El Escorial is in which country?

Spain

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

In Dürer's print of the Fall of Man, the idealization of Adam and Eve is tempered by the ____ of the background.

naturalism

In Pieter Aertsen's Butcher's Stall, the ____ is associated with a degenerate life.

people eating and carousing