Art History 2 Midterm

1. In Leonardo's Last Supper, how did the artist break with traditional iconography? a. By the placement of Judas on the same side as Christ and the other disciples b. By including the Magdalene in the role of servant c. By including the Virgin seated at the table d. By not including Judas at all

a

1. Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife contains many symbols. Which of the following is an allusion to fidelity? a. The dog b. The bedpost c. The whisk broom d. The mirror

a

1. The Sistine ceiling represents which of the following themes? a. The chronology of Christianity b. The history of the papacy c. The history of Julius II d. The chronology of the early Christian Church in Rome

a

1. The ____ were the most powerful northern European rulers during much of the 15th century. a. dukes of Burgundy b. popes of Rome c. guilds d. kings of England

a

1. Which art form grew in popularity partially because of its ability to memorialize the sitter? a. Portraiture b. Reliquaries c. Small altarpieces d. Church construction

a

1. Which of the following was Philip the Bold of Burgundy's grandest artistic enterprise? a. Chartreuse de Champmol b. Les Très Riches Heures c. Ghent Altarpiece d. Portinari Altarpiece

a

Based on this which of the following would describe Leonardo's conceptualization of the figures from his Last Supper? a. Each figure was individualized. b. He grouped the figures in threes, and they all expressed the same emotion. c. He used the emotions of rage and sorrow for each figure appearing at each end of the table. d. All the figures expressed only rage.

a

1. In 1401, Ghiberti's entry won the competition for the design of the baptistery doors for the Florence Cathedral partially based stylistically on its ____. a. adherence to the 14th-century frame b. a new spatial illusionism c. maintaining artist anonymity d. humility of civic pride

b

1. In the 15th century, the dukes of Burgundy wielded power over which of the following counties? a. Bavaria b. Flanders c. Galicia d. Lombardy

b

1. Michelangelo deviated from earlier representations of David in his rendition by portraying ____. a. the moment of victory b. the encounter before the battle c. the defeat of Goliath d. David watching Goliath die

b

1. The development of linear perspective is generally credited to ____. a. Donatello b. Brunelleschi c. Uccello d. Ghiberti

b

1. Which Italian city played the most important role in the development of Renaissance ideas and art forms in the early 15th century? a. Venice b. Florence c. Siena d. Rome

b

1. Which of the following artists actively collected Classical sculpture? a. Nanni di Banco b. Ghiberti c. Brunelleschi d. Gentile da Fabriano

b

1. Which of the following artists was most interested in depicting the human body in violent action? a. Fra Angelico b. Signorelli c. Mantegna d. Perugino

b

1. In Leonardo's Last Supper, the curved pediment above the head of Christ represents which of the following? a. The Parthenon b. Pagan Rome c. A halo d. Mere ornamentation

c

1. In his Assumption of the Virgin, Titian used ____ to create intensity and drama. a. heavily contoured lines b. a new medium c. vibrant color d. two styles in the same work

c

1. Reflecting the influence of ____, Raphael included his portrait in the reflection in his painting of Pope Leo X. a. Mannerism b. Giotto c. Netherlandish art d. Venetian painters

c

1. Michelangelo went beyond self-contained statues in his David by ____. a. dramatic gestures b. adding additional figures c. lunging forward d. turning his head

d

1. The cleaning of Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling initially shocked art historians because it revealed ____. a. large areas of overpaint b. the work of another artist c. a new painting technique d. vivid colors

d

1. Visible in his David, rather than concentrating his efforts on ideal beauty, the artist Michelangelo focused on ____. a. details of his clothing b. dramatic gestures c. delicate, slender hands d. pent-up emotion

d

1. What does the fountain created by Claus Sluter for the cloister of Chartreuse de Champmol symbolize? a. Everlasting life b. The Well of Moses c. Flowing water d. The dukes of Burgundy

d

1. Which artist served as the dean of the painters' guild of Ghent and worked for Tommaso Portinari? a. Jan van Eyck b. Rogier van der Weyden c. Dirk Bouts d. Hugo van der Goes

d

1. Which of the following artists specialized in images of the Madonna and Child? a. Hugo van der Goes b. Rogier van der Weyden c. Hans Memling d. Jan van Eyck

d

1. Who was the noble patron who commissioned Les Très Riches Heures? a. Philip the Good b. Giovanni Arnolfini c. Tommaso Portinari d. Jean, Duke of Berry

d

1. ____ created the first known Western portrait where the sitter looks directly at the viewer. a. Tilman Riemenschneider b. Dirk Bouts c. Hugo van der Goes d. Jan van Eyck

d