A/Hi 230 Final Exam
Triumph of the Virtues was originally made for; it was painted...
A studiolo; by Mantegna for Isabella d'Este
Savonarola
Affected Botticelli's art production
On the left side of the Triptych Garden of Earthly Delights, we'd encounter
All of the above: Fantastical animals, God as Christ, Adam, and Eve in the Garden of Eden, Exotic animals, Rabbits (signifying fecundity and reproduction) as well as predators killing other animals
The council of Trent rules regarding art requests that religious images will be devoid of:
All of the above: Mythological and pagan elements, nudity or beauty that excites lust, disorder, confusing compositions
Influences of Botticelli's Birth of Venus include:
All the above: Roman sculpture, Roman poetry, description of an ancient painting by pliny, Neo-Platonism
These three paintings [Danae by Titian, Pieta by Fiorentino, Venus of Urbino by Titian]
Are examples of Cinquencento paintings
The people kneeling in the Holy Trinity
Are the patrons, who paid for the painting
The two figures in the back [Venus of Urbino]
Are using a cassone, a marriage chest
Triumph of the Virtues celebrates
Artistic inventiveness, virtues and hard work triumphing over moral vices
What was the most expensive color to produce during the middle ages and the Renaissance?
Blue
If we were to compare the Holy Trinity with Giotto's Lamentation, we would say...
Both show a concern with naturalism and space
The Pieta sculpture was made
By Michelangelo in Rome
Which events affected Europe between c. 1350 and c. 1450?
Church Crisis, Black Death, printing press
The sculpture David by Donatello shows the influence of
Classical culture and humanism
This painting [Titian's Danae] is a great example of
Colorito
The Annunciation by Crivelli
Commemorates the civic freedom given by the Pope to an Italian town in the Marche
Difficolta refers to
Complicated poses found in Michelangelo's art to make the viewer think of divine beauty (Neo-Platonism)
Which term apply to Donatello's David?
Contrapposto
Paleotti famously wanted catholic art to:
Delight; instruct; move
The overall program of the Sistine Chapel ceiling
Depicts events before Jesus (the old testament)
The portrait of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph 2 as Vertumnus...
Depicts the ruler as a Roman God, is a portrait playfully made out of fruits and vegetables
Michelangelo's David
Deviates from nature to make a theological or philosophical point
This [Pieta for Colonna] is a
Drawing gave as a gift
The term Northern Renaissance describes art made in...
European countries north of the Alps; that is, north of Italy
The Arnolfini Portrait
Evinces the wealth of the depicted individuals, shows an arrangement of gender roles vis-a-vis interior/exterior space
The Holy Trinity by Masaccio
Exemplifies the use of linear perspective
Because Michelangelo's David is completely nude, this sculpture was meant to be even more sensual and sexual than Donatello's David
False
Crivelli is an example of an artist who used sfumato
False
Mantegna's main artistic goal was scientific naturalism: to depict the world as we perceive it with our eyes.
False
Michelangelo's goal was scientific naturalism: to depict the world as we perceive it with our eyes
False
Sofonisba's self-portrait is the first ever made by a woman artist
False
This Northern Renaissance painting [Conf. of Franc. Rule] incorporates portraits of contemporary figures, including members of the Medici family, in turn giving the painting a clear political overtone
False
Witz is an example of a quattrocento painter
False
Witz painted the Scrovegni Chapel
False
This artwork [Michelangelo's last judgement] incorporates elements from pagan classical religion and a number of nudes. Throughout the 16th century nobody complained about it.
False: People complained, even while it was being painted
What invokes a sexual/amorous connotation in Donatello's David?
Feather placement on David's leg, scene in the helmet of Goliath
Who painted the Confirmation of the Franciscan rule?
Ghirlandaio
When closed the Garden of Earthly Delights show
God creating the world
Artists like Witz...
Had large workshops set up in the city's center where they lived as well as made and sold art
The Landscape in Miraculous Drought of Fish
Is one of the earliest recognizable landscapes in Western art
"Quattrocento" refers to...
Italy in the fifteenth century, i.e. the 1400s
Cinquecento refers to...
Italy in the sixteenth century, i.e. the 1500s
In the Creation of Adam, God points to a baby with his left hand, who is most likely
Jesus
Leonardo's Last Supper incorporates
Linear perspective and atmospheric perspective
Disegno is associated with
Linear style of painting based on well thought out drawings
Who painted Madonna of the Rose Bower?
Lochner
The discovery of the ancient sculpture Laocoon and his sons affected the style of
Michelangelo
This artwork [Pieta for Colonna] was created by
Michelangelo
Michelangelo's Pieta
Much like the David, uses nature as a point of departure but idealizes its subject matter
Artists influenced by Savonarola include:
Nelli
The text in the drawing [Pieta for Colonna] regarding the blood of Christ previously appeared in a painting by
Nelli
The artist who made the Lamentation of Christ totally left behind the Byzantine, icon-style painting?
No
Tintoretto faced a trial because his painting of the last supper deviated from the norms created by the council of Trent
No, it was Veronese
Miraculous drought of Fish represents a single scene.
No, there are two scenes in continuous narrative
What defines Fresco techniques?
Paint on wet plaster
Who painted a Goldsmith in his Shop?
Petrus Christus
Sixteenth-century Venetian Renaissance painting is associated with
Poetic content
Both Venetian Renaissance painting and Mannerism share a concern with
Poetry
Lochner's Altarpiece of the Patron Saints of Cologne...
Presents a vibrant-green, lush grass to emphasize that Jesus is the new Adam and Mary the new Eve, who cleanse the sins that began in Eden
This painting [Last Judgement by Michelangelo]
Presents an Apollo-like image of Jesus
Painterly style is associated with colorito, but what does it entail?
Quick, visible brush strokes
The presence of the Magi in the painting the Altarpiece of the Patron Saints of Cologne...
Relates to the putative relics of the Magi housed in the Cathedral
Which of the following applies to Durer's 1500 self portrait?
Self-portrait; imitation of Christ; Status of the artist
Van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait...
Shows an arrangement of gender roles vis-a-vis interior/exterior space
Michelangelo's David
Shows the artists control of anatomy
Santo Spirito...
Shows the influence of Roman art in the Italian Renaissance
The center painting of Bosch's triptych
Some scholars have argued that the central panel shows earth before the flood
What concept is actively brought fourth in St. Luke Drawing the Virgin?
Status of the artist
The layers or registers of the painting [Last Judgement by Michelangelo] correspond to
The 4-tier structure of the walls of the room
In Madonna of the Rose Bower, the Virgin appears as...
The Virgin of humility
Nelli's Grieving Madonna emphasizes...
The blood of Christ
The Annunciation by Crivelli envokes a notion of Mary as
The door to, and the queen of, Heaven
chiarocuro refers to
The high contrast of light and shadows
In Madonna of the Rose Bower, Jesus appears as...
The new Adam, a fully human being
Michelangelo uses a technique called cangiante, which means that
The painter changed colors to denote light/shadows
The garden in MRB invokes the following theological notions:
The purity of the virgin Mary, the garden of Eden
The term colorito describes
The use and handling of color
Most scholars have argued that Bronzino's London Allegory presents a reflection on
The vicissitudes and perils of love and sex
Who painted Danae
Titian
Not shown on the screen in the part of the painting [Holy Trinity] that depicts a red demon on top of whom an inscription reads
Trick question, the part not shown depicts a skeleton, not a demon
Durer's frontispiece (title page) for the Coverdale Bible
Trick question: the frontispiece for the Coverdale Bible was made by Holbein
Durer became concerned with the problem of the economy of salvation, which he sought to bypass, giving his painting the Four Holy Men to a city hall for free
True
Leonardo is an example of an artist who used sfumato
True
Scholars argue that this painting [Sofonisba's self-portrait] may represent an artist who saw herself connected with the Virgin Mary, and who additionally compares the miraculous and divine birthing of Christ with her own activity as an artist
True
Sofonisba became renowned in her period, recieving praise by artists like Michelangelo
True
The two men reflected in the mirror serve as a foil to the main couple: whereas the latter are shown as productive members of society, the former represent idleness
True
This drawing [Pieta for Colonna], much like Durer's Four Holy Men, seeks to avoid the so-called economy of salvation
True
What's characteristically Mannerist in this painting [Fiorentino's Pieta]?
Unrealistic colors, Ambiguous space, complex poses influenced by Michelangelo
Characteristics of Italian Quattrocento art include
Use of linear perspective, common use of Fresco technique
Characteristics of 15th century Northern Renaissance art include
Use of oil paint and highly detailed artwork
Why can we identify this painting [Arnolfini Portrait] as belonging to the Northern Renaissance?
Use of oil paint, interest in detail
The painting St. Luke Drawing the Virgin was influenced by
Van Eyck
What refers to the landscape (Giotto, Lamentation)?
Viewers relate to the space of the painting as their own earthly space, The painter uses the landscape to direct and focus the composition on Christ
Leonardo da Vinci
Was concerned with nature, and its observation
The creation of Adam
Was painted in two sections, and the style changed: figures painted last became larger
The Lamentation by Giotto...
Was perhaps commissioned by the patrons to redeem the sin associated with usury
Who is the woman depicted here [Venus of Urbino]?
We don't really know -- it is a debated issue in the scholarship
Who painted the Miraculous Drought of Fish?
Witz
Durer traveled to Venice to defend his intellectual property in court, and the Venetian interest in color affected with paintings after his trip
Yes
The altarpiece of the Patron Saints of Cologne was made by the same artist who painted Madonna of the Rose Bower.
Yes, and he was based in cologne
the writing underneath Durer's four Holy Men shows Luther's translation of the Bible
Yes, and it contains quotes referring to the dangers of false prophets
This painting [HT] was painted...
by Masaccio in Florence
What about this painting [Venus of Urbino] is characteristic of the city in which it was painted?
colorito; eroticism; oil paint
Linear perspective was...
developed in Quattrocento Italy
The virgin in the HT points and looks at you
to draw the viewers into the painting, as Renaissance art theorists recommended
