ART 102 Exam 2
The favorite compositional devices of painters of the High Renassiance
A pyramid
in masaccios trinity there is a coffered barrel-vault reminiscent of
A roman triumphal arch
The development of linear perspective is generally credited to
Brunelleschi
Titan's Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne was most likely inspired by
Classical Art
the 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
the classical principle of contrapposto, or weight shift, was reintroduced into Western Art by the sculptor
Donatello
Which Italian city played the most important role in the development of Renaissance ideas and art forms in the early 15th century?
Florence
the fifteenth century italian artist whose work showed the most influence of the international style was
Gentile da Fabriano
Gentile da Fabriano reconcile the adoration of the Magi with the current trends in Florentine Renaissance art
He depicted animals from a variety of angles and foreshortened their forms convincingly.
the style of arcadian reverie
Idyllic place of rural, rustic peace and simplicity.
this person was one of the most important roman patrons of michelangelo
Julius II
this sculptor believed that the artist must proceed by first finding the idea--the image--locked in the stone and then release it by chipping away the stone
Michealangelo
the major center for artistic development in the high renaissance was
Rome
The decline in the role Florence played in the support of the arts at the end of the 15th century
Savonarola's brief span of power
Which of the following artists was most interested in depicting the human body in violent action?
Signorelli
The style of Fra Angelico
Simple and direct
michealngelos use for the figure of moses in order to create an expression of "awful wrath"
The bulging muscles and swollen veins of the figure
Leonardos style fully emergers in the cartoon, virgin and child with saint anne and the infant saint john
The cartoon is ordered with pictorial logic and visual unity.
Masaccio create a sense of bulk for his figures in the tribute money
Through modeling with a specific light source outside the picture.
the painter created dynamic compositions, often by means of swirling clouds and fitful light
Tintoretto
In Leonardos Last supper, the curved pediment above the head of christ represents
a halo
this architects wrote influential treatises on painting and architecture
alberti
Who was the iwnner of the famous competition for the bronze doors of the florence Baptistery.
ghiberti
the sistine ceiling represents which themes
he chronology of Christianity
the neo-plastic ideals of the medici circle were most congenial to the thinking of this artists
michealangelo
this system developed in the 15th century Italy but fully matured in the 16th century Italy
perspectival systems
The style of Ghiberti can be characterized as a rhythmic, unified system for depicting space. He is further credited with
realism in characterization, movement, and surface detail
In Masaccios Trinity, he embodies two principal renaissance interests. one is realism based on observation and the other was
the application of mathematics to pictorial organization of perspective.
this family was the most prominent roman patrons of michelangelo
the medici
His remarkable sense of color and his ability to convey light through color emerge in the altarpiece, Assumption of the Virgin. Who was this artist?
titian
How was Michelangelo portrayed "David"
with stern watchfullness before the battle
