Art History 204 Test 2 Part B

In Leonardo's Last Supper, the curved pediment above the head of Christ represents which of the following?

A Halo

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 new spatial illusionism

The development of linear perspective is generally credited to

Brunelleschi

Which of the following was Philip the Bold of Burgundy's grandest artistic enterprise?

Chartreuse de Champmol

The _____ were the most powerful norther European rulers during much of the 15th century

Dukes of Burgundy

In Leonardo's Last Supper, the numerous preparatory sketches and studies he made for the work indicate how carefully he thought about his work as a complete entity representing the entire story and its theme. Based on this which of the following would describe Leonardo's conceptualization of the figures from his last supper?

Each figure was individualized

What does the fountain created by Claus Sluter for the cloister of Chartreuse de Champmol symbolize?

Everlasting Life

In the 15th century, the dukes of Burgundy wielded power over which of the following counties?

Flanders

Which Italian city played the most important role in the development of Renaissance ideas and art forms in the early 15th Century

Florence

Which of the following artists actively collected Classical sculpture?

Ghiberti

Who was the noble patron who commissioned Les Tres Riches Heures

Giovanni Arnolfini

Which of the following artists specialized in images of the Madonna and Child

Hans Memling

Which artist served as the dean of the painters' guild of Ghent and worked for Tommaso Portinari

Hugo van der Goes

_____ created the first known Western portrait where the sitter looks directly at the viewer

Jan van Eyck

Reflecting the influence of _______, Raphael included his portrait in the reflection in his painting of Pope Leo X.

Netherlandish Art

Visible in his David, rather than concentrating his efforts on ideal beauty, the artist Michelangelo focused on

Pent-up Emotion

Which art form grew in popularity partially because of its ability to memorialize the sitter?

Portraiture

Which of the following artists was most interested in depicting the human body in violent action?

Signorelli

The Sistine Ceiling represents which of the following themes?

The chronology of Christianity

Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife contains many symbols. Which of the following is an allusion to fidelity?

The dog

Michelangelo deviated from earlier representations of David in his rendition by portraying

The encounter before the battle

Michelangelo went beyond self-contained statues in his David by _____.

Turning his head

In his Assumption of the Virgin, Titian used _____to create intensity and drama

Vibrant Color

The cleaning of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling initially shocked art historians because it revealed

Vivid Colors

In Leonardo's Last Supper, how did the artist break with traditional iconography?

by the placement of Judas on the same side as Christ and the other disciples