Art DE Midterm ( all the questions from quizzes)

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Did Michelangelo used female models for his female figures?

Paint central figures of scene

During artistic training, what tasks would a painting assistant NOT be asked to do?

Peter- his attributes are the keys. John the Evangelist- his attribute is an eagle. Matthew-his attribute is a winged man. James- his attribute is a scallop shell.

From the article on Early Christian Saints and Their Attributes Found in Before 1300, name the four apostles and their attributes.

It allowed the rise of monastic orders that commissioned art.

How did the Great Schism affect the art of Italy in the 14th century?

The withered tree

In Lamentation from the Arena Chapel, what does NOT serve to direct the viewer's gaze to the main subject of the painting?

Poetry of the senses

In Venetian paintings such as The Tempest and Pastoral Symphony, the color and mood of the scenes enhance themes based on which source?

The patron

In certain eras, such as pharaonic Egypt or the Renaissance, which class of individual had the most influence on the final appearance of a work of art?

Bramante

In his work on the construction of Saint Peter's, Michelangelo's final design was a modification of the plan devised by which architect?

Four Apostles

In which of his works does Dürer demonstrate his support for the theology of Martin Luther?

Laurentian Library

In which project do we see Michelangelo working in a Mannerist mode, disregarding most of the rules of classical architecture?

Last Judgment

In which work by Michelangelo does Christ appear as a nearly nude gigantic figure in a twisting pose with his right arm raised?

Last Supper

In which work does the Flemish painter Dieric Bouts show an early interest in using linear perspective to create the illusion of depth?

Perspective

Look at Figures 1-12 and 1-13 in your textbook. An art historian writing a comparative analysis would most likely focus on the differences in which aspect of the two artists' paintings?

Barrel vault- Also called the tunnel vault, the barrel vault is an extension of a simple arch, creating a semi-cylindrical ceiling over parallel walls. Groin vault- The groin vault, or cross vault, is formed by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults of equal size. When a series of groin vaults covers an interior hall, the open lateral arches of the vaults function as windows admitting light to the building.

Name and define the vaults listed in Before 1300.

Plan, elevation, section

Name three terms which represent the graphical representations of an architectural structure.

(Puto)- Lord of the Underworld and god of the dead. Although the brother of Zeus and Poseidon, Hades never resided on Mount Olympus.

Pick one god or goddess from the section on The Gods and Goddesses of Mount Olympus and describe the god or goddess.

Perugino

Raphael's Marriage of the Virgin, one of his early works, reveals his imitation of the perspective devices of which earlier painter?

Annunciation

The International Gothic Style illustrated rich color, intricate patters, and weightless figures. Which of the following works depicts this style?

Donation of family chapels

The Pazzi Chapel is an example of which socioeconomic trend of the Renaissance period?

Burgundian Netherlands

The dissolution in 1477 of what entity led to a realignment in the European geopolitical landscape?

Textile

The economy of the city-state of Florence was strengthened by its control of which industry?

Roman Colosseum

The mixture of orders Leon Battista Alberti uses on the facade of the Palazzo Rucellai reveals his inspiration to be what building?

Goldsmiths

The skills needed to make the 15th-century engravings used in printmaking were most similar to those of which artists?

Michael Wolgemut

The workshop of which artist provided the woodcut illustrations for the Nuremburg Chronicle?

Pisa

What city is home to the burial ground (Camposanto) adorned by the Triumph of Death fresco?

Tilted ground

What compositional device does Hugo van der Goes use to position the main characters at the center of the panel in the Portinari Altarpiece?

Attribute

What do art historians call an element such as the winged man, eagle, lion, and ox accompanying the pictures of the four gospel authors?

Its place of origin

What does the provenance of an artwork tell the art historian?

His interest in experimenting with linear perspective

What explains Andrea del Castagno's choice of setting for his painting of the Last Supper?

Protestant reformation

What historical movement forms the background to papal artistic commissions of the mid-16th century?

Convex mirror

What illusionistic device is used by Jan van Eyck, Petrus Christus, and Hans Memling to extend a painting's space into the viewer's space?

Diminishing size of figures

What is NOT a device used by Piero della Francesca in his painting Resurrection?

Shifting power relations and rise of princely courts

What is NOT a result of the influence of humanist doctrines on Italian Renaissance art of the 15th century?

Adherence to conventions

What is NOT an element of the Mannerist style in painting?

A costume designer replicates the garments seen in a painting for a play.

What is NOT an example of the interdisciplinary nature of 21st-century art historical inquiry?

Garments in a different color scheme

What is NOT one of the ways that Leonardo da Vinci makes Christ the focus of the Last Supper?

The hairstyle of the sculpture belongs to a specific period in Roman history.

What is an example of the internal evidence an art historian might use to date a work of art?

Perspective

What is an important convention for the organization of forms in a pictorial space?

Understanding the cultural context of artworks is vital to art history

What is the art historical lesson told by these two portraits of the same individual found in Figure 1-19?

Religious symbols

What is the function of accessories, furniture, and utensils in paintings by Flemish artists, such as Robert Campin's (Master of Flémalle) Mérode Triptych?

The coming of the new order under Christ

What is the intended symbolism of the mixture of Romanesque and Gothic architectural forms on the exterior of the Retable de Champmol?

The compassion and generosity of the duke of Berry

What is the overall theme of the scenes of nobility and peasantry in the calendar pictures of Les Très Riches Heures?

Home of the patron

What is the setting of the Diptych of Martin van Nieuwenhove?

Pointed

What is the shape of an ogival arch?

Maniera greca

What is the term art historians use to refer to the Italo-Byzantine style of painting?

A welded bronze warrior

What item was made by an additive technique?

Colored marble

What material/technique was used to create the pattern on the facade of the Doge's Palace in Venice?

Ionic

What order is this?

The Chartreuse de Champmol in Dijon

What project was endowed by Philip the Bold as a dynastic symbol of the power of the dukes of Burgundy?

Nanni di Banco, Four Crowned Saints

What slightly earlier work was the likely inspiration for the arrangement of the central group of figures in Tribute Money?

The artist works to carve thin, fluid, and closely spaced lines in the wood block.

What statement about the production of woodcuts is NOT true?

Di sotto in sù

What term do art historians use to describe the type of illusionism used by Mantegna on the ceiling of the Camera Picta?

Burin

What tool was used by engravers to manually carve an image in a metal plate to produce an engraving?

Anglo-Saxon

What tradition did NOT contribute to the distinctive art of 14th-century Italy?

Bramante's design of Saint Peter's

What was the contemporary inspiration for the setting of the gathering of philosophers and scientists in Raphael's Philosophy (School of Athens) mural?

To serve as defensive platform from which to send down stones and hot liquids

What was the function of the machicolated galleries of the tower of Siena's Palazzo Pubblico?

To emulate the natural world

What was the goal of Giotto in his approach to art?

Black Death

What were the significant numbers of religious behests and commissions of devotional images in Italy during the 14th century?

Ghent Altarpiece

What work did Jan van Eyck create as the centerpiece for the Vyd chapel in the church of Saint John the Baptist?

Riemenschneider, Assumption of the Virgin

What works cannot be said to have been created for private devotional use?

Gentile, Adoration of the Magi

What works is NOT a clear example of linear perspective?

Or San Michele

Which Florentine monument received sculptural groups by several artists for its exterior niches?

Hans Baldung Grien

Which German artist is known for his exploration of nontraditional subjects, such as witchcraft, in his works?

Veronese

Which Late Renaissance Venetian painter combined use of a shimmering spectrum of color with High Renaissance compositional principles of symmetry and classical settings?

Ca d'Oro

Which Venetian palazzo testifies to the continued preference in that city for flowery Gothic ornamentation?

Villa

Which architectural form is the basis of Palladio's esteemed reputation and wide-ranging influence?

Giovanni Bellini

Which artist is credited with creating a Venetian school of High Renaissance painting?

Konrad Witz

Which artist is known for great skill in the depiction of water effects?

Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Which artist painted landscape scenes that are some of the first in Western art since antiquity?

Center focal point

Which aspect of Creation of Adam may not be considered an intrinsic part of the style of Michelangelo?

Statuesque figures and clear spatial representation

Which aspect of Domenico Ghirlandaio's painting Birth of the Virgin is NOT an example of the secularization of sacred themes that took place in this period?

Its polychromy

Which aspect of the Altarpiece of the Virgin Mary by Veit Stoss is most informative about the appearance of ancient and medieval sculpture?

Giorgio Vasari

Which author published Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects in 1530?

Santa Maria Novella

Which church is home to Masaccio's Holy Trinity mural?

Secular portraiture

Which class of portraiture is represented by Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife?

Jupiter

Which classical figures is NOT depicted in Botticelli's Primavera?

Quatrefoil frames

Which feature of Andrea Pisano's south doors for the Baptistery of San Giovanni suggests that French Gothic sculpture served as an influence on the work?

Wall tomb

Which funerary sculptural genre came into prominence after Bernardo Rossellino finished the commission for the tomb of Leonardo Bruni?

Flemish

Which group of artists were the first to employ oils extensively?

Martin Luther

Which individual sparked the Reformation in 1517 through the posting of the Ninety-five Theses at Wittenberg?

Frederick II

Which king fostered a revival of Roman sculpture and decoration in Sicily and southern Italy in the 13th century?

Hugo van der Goes

Which later Flemish painter was admired in Italy for his detailed realism and his depiction of human character?

Oil painting on canvas

Which medium of painting did Titian establish as the standard of the Western pictorial tradition?

Humanism

Which mode of thinking inspired the Medici family and many of the artists of the Early Renaissance in Italy?

Cimabue

Which painter is the presumed teacher of Giotto?

Pietro Lorenzetti, Birth of the Virgin

Which painter used painted architectural elements to introduce a kind of spatial illusionism that had not been seen in Italy for more than a thousand years?

The amount of final image painted in a day

Which part of the process of buon fresco painting does the term giornata refer to?

Use of light

Which pioneering aspect of this painting by Pietro Cavallini appears to have influenced the works of Giotto?

Julius II

Which pope oversaw the design of a new Saint Peter's to replace the fourth-century basilica and a redecoration of the Sistine Chapel, among other projects?

Tomb of Julius II

Which project by Michelangelo represents a drastically reduced version of his original design?

Lombardo family

Which sculptural workshop was responsible for many of the funerary monuments in the basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice?

Sfumato and chiaroscuro

Which technique(s) does Leonardo use in Madonna of the Rocks to create the hazy and atmospheric landscape?

Signorelli and Pollaiuolo

Which two Early Renaissance artists showed great interest in depicting muscular bodies in frenetic action?

Imitation and emulation

Which two practices comprised the system of artistic training in Quattrocento Italy?

Bronzino

Who was NOT a Late Renaissance painter?

Limbourg brothers

Who was commissioned by the duke of Berry to produce the work now known as Les Très Riches Heures?

Albrecht Dürer

Who was the first artist outside Italy to become an international art celebrity?

The Catholic Church

Who was the greatest art patron in Cinquecento Italy?

Ludovico Gonzaga

Who was the patron of Mantuan projects such as Leon Battista Alberti's Sant'Andrea and Andrea Mantegna's Camera degli Sposi of the ducal palace?