Art History 1 Unit 4
Why was Pieter Bruegelsometimes referred to as the "Peasant Bruegel"?
His specialty was peasant scenes and landscapes.
The only tempera on panel painting left by Michelangelo is called the ___________ _____________.
Holy Family
At the age of 14, Leonardo worked in a shop run by this artist:
Verrucchio
Michelangelo's Rome "Pietà" depicts the __________________ holding her crucified son.
Virgin Mary
Showing the trend toward individualism, artists began to _ their work.
sign
In the times before graphite pencils, the preferred way of making fine-lined drawings was:
silverpoint
Da Vinci drew illustrations about his investigations and ideas in his notebooks. These notebooks are full of many __________ of his inventions.
sketches
Painting by mixing pigments with egg yolks is _.
tempera
Which one of these influenced Michelangelo's career?
the Medici family
What is the name of Jan Van Eyck's masterpiece?
"Ghent Altarpiece"
While employed by the Duke of Milan, Da Vinci painted this piece:
"Last Supper"
As a teenager, he created two marble reliefs called _.
"Madonna of the Stairs" and "Battle of the Centaurs"
On the Rome "Pietà," Michelangelo signed this on Madonna's sash.
"Michelangelo Buonarroti Florentine made this"
In 1490, Leonardo made this drawing that depicts a man in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart. This is called the _.
"Vitruvian Man"
What are some of the innovations Filippo Brunelleschi used to build the dome? Select all that apply.
All of the above
Where did the Northern Renaissance take place? Select all that apply.
Belgium
This important High Renaissance architect believed the circle is the perfect form.
Bramante
Which of these statements is correct?
Da Vinci means "of Vinci."
_ was an important sculptor who was a master of capturing facial expressions in his work.
Donatello
Although Michelangelo made sculptures, he mostly considered himself a painter.
FALSE
Artistic inspiration was not thought or considered to be divine inspiration.
FALSE
At the time of his death, Michelangelo was not a wealthy man.
FALSE
Brunelleschi and Donatello were not influenced by ancient ruins and statues.
FALSE
Leonardo da Vinci was never that interested in the science of flight.
FALSE
Leonardo had just 300 pages of well-illustrated original ideas for a variety of subjects.
FALSE
Michelangelo would not put a lot of time and effort into selecting the best marble.
FALSE
Pieter Bruegel the Elder painted very traditional subjects.
FALSE
The Northern Renaissance developed slightly before the Italian Renaissance.
FALSE
Watercolor refers to the method of painting into wet plaster.
FALSE
We know a lot about the early life of Filippo Brunelleschi.
FALSE
Workers who built Brunelleschi's dome did not spend their breaks in the building.
FALSE
Leonardo da Vinci was born in Vinci near the city of ______________, Italy.
Florence
The Renaissance started in _______ , Italy, around 1400.
Florence
Although Jean Fouquet was a French artist, his visit to these two Italian cities influenced him, and that influence is palpable in his paintings.
Florence and Rome
Michelangelo was influenced by and studied the work of Florentine painter _______.
Giotto
During the _______ period, buttresses were used to support walls in tall buildings.
Gothic
Pope _ pushed for many building projects in Rome to be completed.
Julius II
Michelangelo had an ongoing rivalry with _.
Leonardo da Vinci
This person invited Michelangelo into the Medici household and gave him an education:
Lorenzo de' Medici
This artist designed the Campidoglio, the civic plaza in the center of Rome.
Michelangelo
Leonardo's "___________," of a young woman as the subject and a landscape as the background, has become one of the most famous paintings in the world.
Mona Lisa
What Roman building did Filippo Brunelleschi study as a young man?
Pantheon
One of _ most successful paintings is the "School of Athens."
Raphael
One of Michelangelo's most famous fresco paintings was the one on the ceiling of the __________ _________.
Sistine Chapel
During the High Renaissance, many artists were considered more than craftsman and became well known.
TRUE
During the Renaissance, humanistideals flourished both in the north and in the south.
TRUE
Filippo Brunelleschi's most well-known architectural contribution is the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral.
TRUE
Ghirlandaio taught young Michelangelo the art of fresco painting.
TRUE
Leonardo da Vinci's observations of rock layers, fossils and erosion led him to believe the Earth is older than many people believed at the time.
TRUE
Leonardo was responsible for creating the bicycle chain, which later became a very useful tool in all sorts of machines.
TRUE
Michelangelo worked mostly with marble, but had a couple small bronze works that survived.
TRUE
Michelangelo's father discouraged his interest in art because artists were considered manual laborers.
TRUE
Michelangelo's sculpture of Moses has a facial likeness to Pope Julius II.
TRUE
Often, Leonardo's speculations put him on dangerous ground with the Church.
TRUE
Oil paints and techniques from the Netherlands were adopted in Italy by about 1475 and gradually replaced tempera.
TRUE
The "Last Supper" is the most popular and well-known religious painting ever made.
TRUE
The Renaissance took root in Florence, spread to Northern Italy and then continued to spread into the rest of Europe.
TRUE
The subject matter in Northern Renaissance art differs from that of Italian Renaissance art.
TRUE
Titian was a pupil of Giorgione.
TRUE
The bricks in Brunelleschi's dome are fitted into each other in a "fishbone" or herringbone pattern. Why was this done? Select all that apply.
The bricks supported each other.
The Venetian School of painting was led by _.
Titian
Masaccio's use of _was a defining characteristic of Renaissance art.
linear perspective and naturalism
Leonardo achieved depth of color in his painting by _.
applying thin transparent layers of paint
During the 15th century, there was not a clear line between __________ and science.
art
This method of painting is used on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel:
fresco
Michelangelo is remembered by many for his amazing __________.
fresco paintings
Paintings of everyday life are called _______ paintings.
genre
Because he dissected human bodies, Leonardo was able to be the first to describe _.
hardening of the arteries
Vitruvius' "De Architectura" was a Roman document describing what?
how to build machines
Michelangelo is known for his study of _.
human anatomy
Leonardo studied natural philosophy and drew about _.
human dissections, structure of flowers and movement of water
Although Da Vinci was against war, he knew that he had to promote himself as a _ engineer, so that he could advance his career.
military
Nude figures from _________ or biblical stories were common in High Renaissance sculpture.
mythology
What subjects did the Northern Renaissance artists include in their paintings that were absent in Italian artwork? Select all that apply.
neither of the above
Da Vinci believed that the best way to learn is to _ nature directly.
observe and document
Brunelleschi's dome was actually _ in shape.
octagonal
Northern Renaissance artists like Jan Van Eyck used ______ paints.
oil
Michelangelo had many _, and had difficulty saying no to them, leaving him to take on more work than he could handle.
patrons
By using math, Leonardo was able to define _ in his paintings.
proportions and perspective
Northern Renaissance artists always painted __________ subjects.
realistic
The Renaissance brought along a _______ of the excitement and interest in the arts and cultures of ancient Rome and Greece.
rebirth
Leonardo da Vinci was known as a great artist, but he considered himself a(n) __________ as well.
scientist
This was Michelangelo's major passion, one he worked at from an early age.
sculpting
His early studies of the human form made it easier for him to capture and represent it well in_.
sculpture
Michelangelo created:
sculptures and fresco art
The term "contrapposto" describes this type of pose in sculpture:
with weight on one leg, and shoulders and hips slanted
