Art History 51 Chapter 21

In Perugino's Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to St. Peter, the artist has reminded the viewer of the link between Constantine, St. Peter, and the basilica of St. Peter. Which of the following is the vehicle used as the reminder?

a. the triumphal arches in the background

The development of linear perspective is generally credited to ___.

b. Brunelleschi

Which Italainan city played the most important role in the development of Renaissance ideas and art forms in the early fifteenth century?

b. Florence

Which of the following artist was the winner of the famous competition for the bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery?

b. Ghiberti

In Masaccio's Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden Adam's feet clearly come into contact with the ground. Which of the following is the interpretation for this?

b. it marks the human presence on the earth

In Masaccio's Trinity there is a coffered barrel-vault reminiscent of which of the following?

c. A Roman triumphal arch

Which of the following was the Dominican painter-friar who combined elements of the new style of art with traditional religious devotional works that did not conflict with the content of the works?

c. Fra Angelico

Which of Brunelleschi's buildings comes the closest to the centralized plan so loved by Renaissance architects?

c. Pazzi Chapel

Which of the following artists departed from the rule of frontality that dominated sculpture since the Middle Ages?

c. Pollaiuolo

Which of the following individuals denounced humanist philosophy?

c. Savonarola

Which of the following accounts for the decline in the role Florence played in the support of the arts at the end of the 15th century?

c. Savonarola's brief span of power

By ____ Donatello revolutionized relief sculpture in his image of Saint George Slaying the Dragon.

c. creating an atmospheric effect using incised lines

The style of Ghiberti can be characterized as a rhythmic, unified system for depicting space. He is further credited with which of the following?

c. realism in characterization, movement, and surface detail

Which of the following describes the style of Fra Angelico?

c. simple and direct

Ghiberti's competitive panel for the Baptistery doors of the Florence Cathedral shows classical references that reflect influences of humanism. Which of the following is a classical reference seen on Ghiberti's panel?

c. the naked figure of Isaac

The Classical principle of contrapposto, or weight shift, was reintroduced into Western art by the sculptor ___.

d. Donatello

In Masaccio's Trinity, he embodies two principal Renaissance interests. One is realism based on observation. Which of the following is the other?

a. It is the application of mathematics to pictorial organization of perspective.

Which of the following was the most prominent patron of fifteenth-century Florentine art?

a. Medici family