Art History Test 2- 21,22,23

How did Masaccio create a sense of bulk for his figures in the Tribute Money? A) Through modeling with a specific light source outside the picture B) Through modeling with a flat neutral light C) Through modeling with an identifiable light source within the picture D) Through modeling

A) Through modeling with a specific light source outside the picture

Titian's Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne was most likely inspired by ____. A) classical art B) the tradition of romance poetry C) the sermons of Savonarola D) scholastic philosophy

A) classical art

In his print of the Fall of Man, Dürer demonstrated his knowledge of classical art in the representation of the ____. A) figures of Adam and Eve B) wooded landscape setting C) highly detailed animals D) distant view of a goat teetering on the edge of a cliff

A) figures of Adam and Eve

Why is Saint Anthony prominently featured in the Isenheim Altarpiece? A) his association with diseases and miraculous cures B) He was the patron saint of the donor, Antonio Mor C) his association with the city of Colmar D) his assiciation with the papacy

A) his association with diseases and miraculous cures

Employed by Ghiberti on his Gates of Paradise, presenting several episodes ______ was a medieval narrative method. A) in a single frame B) in sequential frames C) in multiple round frames D) framed by Doric columns

A) in a single frame

In his representation of Pope Leo X, Raphael did not portray him as head of state, but rather as a ____. A) man of learning and a collector B) warrior C) philospher D) humble Franciscan

A) man of learning and a collector

In the Money Changer and His Wife by Quentin Massys, the artist has given us an image of a professional man transacting business. Massys has provided insight into which of the following? A) the secular life of the Netherlands B) the secular life of France C) the secular life of Germany D) the secular life of England

A) the secular life of the Netherlands

The development of linear perspective is generally credited to ____. A) Donatello B) Brunelleschi C) Uccello D) Ghiberti

B) Brunelleschi

The artist of the Assumption in Parma's Cathedral, ____ greatest contribution was illusionistic ceiling perspective paintings. A) Andrea del Sarto's B) Correggio's C) Michelangelo's D) Titian's

B) Correggio's

Who commissioned the Tempietto? A) Pope Julius II B) Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain C) Henry VIII of England D) Lorenzo de' Medici

B) Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain

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) Florence

In the 16ᵗʰ century power was focused on the king. This monarch made a concerted effort to elevate his country's cultural profile by inviting esteemed Italian artists to his court. Who was this monarch? A) Henry VIII B) Francis I C) Charles V D) Elizabeth I

B) Francis I

The 15th-century Italian artist whose work showed the most influence of the International style was ____. A) Masaccio B) Gentile da Fabriano C) Andrea del Castagno D) Pollaiuolo

B) Gentile da Fabriano

Which of the following artists actively collected Classical sculpture? A) Nanni di Banco B) Ghiberti C) Brunelleschi D) Gentile da Fabriano

B) Ghiberti

Which of the following artists was the winner of the famous competition for the bronze doors of the Florence baptistery? A) Donatello B) Ghiberti C) Brunelleschi D) Nanni di Banco

B) Ghiberti

The destruction of images in German cities that occurred in the 1520s is known as the ____. A) Thirty Years War B) Great Iconoclasm C) Saint Anthony's Fire D) Counter-Reformation

B) Great Iconoclasm

Which of the following artists specialized in portraiture? A) Grünewald B) Hans Holbein C) Altdorfer D) Pieter Bruegel

B) Hans Holbein

After Bellini's death in 1516, ____ became the official painter of the Republic of Venice. A) Pontormo B) Veonese C) Titian D) Leonardo da Vinci

C) Titian

In Bruegel's Netherlandish Proverbs, the artist has depicted the Netherlandish obsession with proverbs. The scene is busy with a topsy-turvy multiplicity of figures and activities. It is reminiscent of which of the following artists? A) Bosch B) Mantegna C) Giovanni Bellini D) Jan van Eyck

A) Bosch

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

Who created Knight, Death, and the Devil? A) Dürer B) Cranach the Elder C) Jean Goujon D) Mabuse

A) Dürer

In Leonardo's Last Supper, the numerous preparatory sketches and studies he made for the work indicate how carefully he thought about this 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? 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) Each figure was individualized.

Hans Holbein, a master portraitist, combines realism with monumental composition and sculpturesque form. Which of the following traditions does this describe? A) Flemish and Italian B) French and Italian C) Dutch and Italian D) Flemish and French

A) Flemish and Italian

Which of the following was not included in Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece? A) God the Father B) Lamentation C) Entombment D) Crucifixion

A) God the Father

Although women had many limitations as artists, ____ demonstrated the important role women played as art patrons. A) Isabella d'Este B) Sofonisba Anguissola C) Isabella of Aragon D) Lucrezia Tornabuoni

A) Isabella d'Este

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 the new science of perspective. B) It is the use of antique elements as components of the work. C) It is the introduction of the donors into the context of the work. D) It is using architecture as a frame.

A) It is the application of the new science of perspective.

In Allegory of Law and Grace, the artist has depicted the differences between the Roman Catholic Church and the followers of Martin Luther. The artist who created this woodcut was dubbed with the title, "painter of the Reformation." Who is the artist? A) Lucas Cranach the Elder B) Albrecht Dürer C) Matthias Grunewald D) Hans Holbein

A) Lucas Cranach the Elder

Often synonymous with the Renaissance, the ____ were great art patrons. A) Medici family B) Pazzi family C) Riccardi family D) Gonzaga family

A) Medici family

Which artists's assertion of his authority anticipated modern concepts of the artist? A) Michelangelo B) Benvenuto Cellini C) Giovanni da Bologna D) Christoforo Foppa Caradosso

A) Michelangelo

Quinten Massys was willing to explore the various styles of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This exploration can be seen in which of the following works? A) Money-Changer and His Wife B) Isenheim Altarpiece C) Four Apostles D) Netherlandish Proverbs

A) Money-Changer and His Wife

The dome Bramante designed for Saint Peter's in Rome would have resembled which of the following? A) Pantheon, Rome B) Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istanbul) C) Florence Cathedral D) Saint Mark's, Venice

A) Pantheon, Rome

Which of the following artists traveled to Italy yet chose not to incorporate classical elements into his work? A) Pieter Bruegel B) Hans Holbein C) Dürer D) Jan Gossaert

A) Pieter Bruegel

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) The chronology of Christianity

In Perugino's Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to Saint Peter, the artist has reminded the viewer of the link among Constantine, Saint Peter, and the basilica of Saint Peter. Which of the following is the vehicle used as that reminder? A) The triumphal arches in the background B) The Pantheon-like temple in the background C) The key dangling from Peter's hand D) The great marble piazza in the background

A) The triumphal arches in the background

The robust and monumental figures of the Virgin and Child in Leonardo's Madonna and Child with Saint Anne and the Infant Saint John are reminiscent of ____. A) northern art B) Greek pedimental sculpture C) Andrea del Castagno D) statues of goddesses

B) Greek pedimental sculpture

Which of the following was the mother church for the Jesuits in Rome? A) Saint Peter's B) Il Gesù C) San Giorgio Maggiore D) Santa Maria Maggiore

B) Il Gesù

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? A) It marks the original sin. B) It marks the human presence on earth. C) It marks the direction the viewer must proceed in the chapel. D) It points the viewer toward the theme of salvation and redemption.

B) It marks the human presence on earth.

The traditional interpretation of the meaning of Michelangelo's tombs for the Medici as the soul's ascent was influenced by ____. A) Protestantism B) Neoplatanism C) Scholasticism D) Orthodoxy

B) Neoplatanism

In the Creation of Adam, Michelangelo fashioned the conception of God after ____. A) the Byzantine Pantokrator B) Olympian deities C) medieval representations D) Andrea del Sarto

B) Olympian deities

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) Signorelli

Who was the Venetian painter who created dynamic compositions, often by means of swirling clouds and fitful light? A) Giorgione B) Tintoretto C) Giovanni Bellini D) Raphael

B) Tintoretto

The duke of Mantua commissioned the frescoes of the Camera degli Sposi from Mantegna for which of the following purposes? A) To memorialize courtly life B) To glorify himself and his family C) To challenge the Medici as the leading patron of the arts in Italy D) To create a tribute to his wife

B) To glorify himself and his family

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) a new spatial illusionism

In Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece, the artist has used specific references, saints and symbols to depict pain, suffering, and salvation and redemption. Which of the following symbols can be interpreted to mean the Son of God? A) white dove B) lamb C) sword D) arrow

B) lamb

In his diary Albrecht Dürer described Joachim Patinir as a good ____. A) printmaker B) landscape artist C) imitator of Michelangelo D) Mannerist artist

B) landscape artist

The personal tastes of the court of Francis I ran to the elegant, erotic, and unorthodox. Which of the following styles would most appeal to this king and his court? A) classicism of 16th century Italy B) mannerism C) expressiveness of Grunewald D) intellectualism of Leonardo

B) mannerism

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) the encounter before the battle

In Masaccio's Trinity there is a coffered barrel-vault reminiscent of which of the following? A) The baths of Diocletian B) The Pantheon C) A Roman triumphal arch D) The basilica of Constantine

C) A Roman triumphal arch

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) A halo

Which of the following architects wrote influential treatises on painting and architecture? A) Brunelleschi B) Michelozzo C) Alberti D) Vitruvius

C) Alberti

Which of the following is one of the most important cities of the sixteenth-century Low Countries? A) Paris B) Munich C) Antwerp D) Rotterdam

C) Antwerp

In Masaccio's Trinity the vanishing point can be found at which of the following? A) Between the dove of the Holy Spirit and God the Father B) Above the head of God the Father C) At the foot of the cross D) On the face of the crucified Christ

C) At the foot of the cross

The first known northern European self-portrait by a woman is purportedly by which of the following? A) Levina Teerlinc B) Judith Leyster C) Caterina van Hemessen D) Lavinia Fontana

C) Caterina van Hemessen

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? A) Piero della Francesca B) Pollaiuolo C) Fra Angelico D) Fra Filippo Lippi

C) Fra Angelico

____ was the most influential church building in the later cinquecento. A) The Villa Rotonda B) The Tempietto C) Il Gesù D) The Laurentian Library

C) Il Gesù

Francis I by Jean Clouet presents a worldly prince in an elaborate costume of silk and brocade and wearing a gold chain with the medallion of the Order of St. Michael. Which of the following suggests the purpose of this portrait? A) It was an attempt to overshadow Henry VIII B) It was used as an enticement to find a wife for Francis C) It was an attempt to glorify Francis I D) It was an attempt to overshadow Charles V

C) It was an attempt to glorify Francis I

In El Greco's Burial of Count Orgaz, the artist has successfully merged his early and late styles. He combined elongated figures and rich color in this one work. Which of the following describes his early and late styles? A) Middle Byzantine and Flemish 15th Century B) Italian 16th Century and Venetian 16th Century C) Late Byzantine and Venetian 16th Century D) Flemish 15th Century and Venetian 16th Century

C) Late Byzantine and Venetian 16th Century

The miniature portrait of Elizabeth I, shows an elegant, formally attired young Elizabeth presented as a princess. Who is the artist who created this memorable portrait? A) Hans Holbein B) Caterina van Hemessen C) Levina Teerlinc D) Albrecht Dürer

C) Levina Teerlinc

Author of the Commentaries, ____ is considered the first Renaissance art historian. A) Sandro Botticelli B) Luca Signorelli C) Lorenzo Ghiberti D) Andrea del Verrocchio

C) Lorenzo Ghiberti

Leonardo's use of light and dark in the Madonna of the Rocks built on the work of the artist ____. A) Piero della Francesca B) Fra Angelico C) Masaccio D) Gentile da Fabriano

C) Masaccio

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) Netherlandish art

____ was one of the first Renaissance buildings conceived as a central-plan structure. A) Ospedale degli Innocenti B) Palazzo Medici-Riccardi C) Pazzi Chapel D) Santo Spirito

C) Pazzi Chapel

____ influenced Raphael's perspective system in his Marriage of the Virgin. A) Bronzino B) Andrea del Sarto C) Perugino D) Signorelli

C) Perugino

Which artist that did a series of six paintings showing seasonal changes? A) Bosch B) Grünewald C) Pieter Bruegel D) Jan Gossaert

C) Pieter Bruegel

By placing figures on a triangular base, ____ departed from the convention of frontality. A) Piero della Francesca B) Paolo Uccello C) Pollaiuolo D) Andrea del Castagno

C) Pollaiuolo

The major center for artistic development in the High Renaissance was ____. A) Florence B) Mantua C) Rome D) Parma

C) Rome

____ was the Dominican monk who denounced the secular humanism of the Medici and others. A) Marsilio Ficino B) Piero della Francesca C) Savonarola D) Lorenzo de' Medici

C) Savonarola

Which of the following describes the style of Fra Angelico? A) Lush and opulent B) Scientifically precise C) Simple and direct D) Dynamic and complex

C) Simple and direct

The duke of Bavaria, Wilhelm IV, engaged the invading Turks in a battle for supremacy. Which of the following works of art would be the most likely commission of Wilhelm IV? A) Knight, Death, and the Devil B) The French Ambassadors C) The Battle of Issus D) Burial of Count Orgaz

C) The Battle of Issus

Paul III convened the Council of Trent in 1545. It was part of which of the following? A) The Hundred Years War B) The League of Cambrai C) The Counter-Reformation D) The Hanseatic League

C) The Counter-Reformation

The term Accadian landscape, as seen in Bellini's Feast of the Gods, refers to ____. A) Greek countryside B) Florentine countryside C) an idyllic place D) Elysian Fields

C) an idyllic place

By ____ Donatello revolutionized relief sculpture in his image of Saint George and the Dragon. A) placing his work in a quatrefoil B) gilding the surface C) creating an atmospheric effect using incised lines D) including many episodes of one scene

C) creating an atmospheric effect using incised lines

In Ghiberti's Isaac and His Sons, the artist's study of ancient art is especially apparent in the ____. A) figure departing for the hunt B) central-plan building C) figure of Rebecca D) use of pointed arches

C) figure of Rebecca

The Protestant concern about the role of religious imagery was in many cases outright hostile. Martin Luther spoke about destroying images. This destruction of religious imagery also occurred during the Byzantine period. Which of the following defines this act? A) idolatry B) iconography C) iconoclasm D) iconology

C) iconoclasm

Nanni di Banco achieved a unified spatial composition by placing the figures ____ and in relation to one another. A) on horseback B) in a straight line C) in a semicircle D) across different niches

C) in a semicircle

In the treatment of space and narrative, Ghiberti's Isaac and his Sons recall ____. A) Roman tombs B) the Parthenon reliefs C) painting techniques D) Giotto

C) painting techniques

Titian's altarpiece, the Madonna of the Pesaro Family, differed from High Renaissance compositions in central Italy in the ____. A) symmetrical arrangement of figures B) creation of a dark background C) placement of the figures on a steep diagonal D) the gesturing of figures toward the viewer

C) placement of the figures on a steep diagonal

In Pieter Aertsen's Meat Still-Life, the artist has created what appears to be a descriptive genre scene, a butcher's shop displaying its products, as well as fish and pretzels. This work also has embedded within it which of the following? A) political references B) social references C) religious references D) cultural references

C) religious references

What anamorphic symbol appears in Holbein's French Ambassadors? A) skeleton B) seal of Francis I C) skull D) seal of Henry VIII

C) skull

The Battle of Issus, which depicts the battle that took place between Alexander the Great and the Persians, was selected as a subject by Wilhelm IV because it reflected his endeavors to ____. A) find a wife B) hold onto the Catholic Netherlands C) stop Muslim expansion D) wage war against Martin Luther

C) stop Muslim expansion

Spain in the sixteenth century supported which of the following? A) the Anabaptists B) Martin Luther C) the Counter-Reformation D) John Calvin

C) the Counter-Reformation

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) vibrant color

____ took a fundamental step forward in his representation of Saint Mark by the contrapposto pose. A) Ghiberti B) Verrocchio C) Pollaiuolo D) Donatello

D) Donatello

Who said "Depart not from nature according to your fancy, imagining to find aught better by yourself?" A) Holbein B) Cranach the Elder C) Mabuse D) Dürer

D) Dürer

In Raphael's Stanza della Segnatura, he reconciled the philosophies and teachings of Plato and Aristotle. Which of the following have also been reconciled? A) Julius II and Lorenzo de' Medici B) Rome and Florence C) Rome and England D) Humanism and Christianity

D) Humanism and Christianity

In Hunters in the Snow, the artist has captured the atmosphere of a cold winter's day. The landscape is snow-covered and stark with the returning hunters wearily trudging home. It is reminiscent of earlier renditions of seasons. Which of the following also described the seasons and might have been influential in the conception of this work? A) Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Peaceful Country B) Konrad Witz's Miraculous Draught of Fish C) Masaccio's Tribute Money D) Limbourg Brothers' Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

D) Limbourg Brothers' Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

Which of the following made up the territory known as the Netherlands in the 16ᵗʰ century? A) Switzerland, Holland, and Belgium B) Bavaria, Holland, and Belgium C) Northern Italy, Holland, and Belgium D) Luxembourg, Holland, and Belgium

D) Luxembourg, Holland, and Belgium

The chief architect of the Venetian Republic from 1570 until his death was ____. A) Giulio Romano B) Michelangelo C) Della Porta D) Palladio

D) Palladio

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? A) Death of Lorenzo de' Medici B) Incursion of the French armies C) Death of Masaccio D) Savonarola's brief span of power

D) Savonarola's brief span of power

The Escorial is in which country? A) Germany B) France C) England D) Spain

D) Spain

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? A) The drapery flowing from the body of Isaac B) The elongated S curve of Isaac's body C) The profusion of cloth puddled around Abraham D) The naked figure of Isaac

D) The naked figure of Isaac

Although tied to International Gothic style conventions, among the naturalistic details found in the Adoration of the Magi are ____. A) a classical nude in the predella scene of the Flight into Egypt B) a "modern" architectural setting for the adoration scene C) the background scene of the adoration is the classical Roman countryside D) animals seen from a variety of angles and convincing foreshortening

D) animals seen from a variety of angles and convincing foreshortening

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) pent-up emotion

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) turning his head

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) vivid colors