ART TEST 1
Which of the following would be a valid argument for Italy's renewed interest in humanist values during the fourteenth century?
crowded with classical monuments
Which of the following were members of the Guild of St. Luke?
painters
Which of the following describes the medieval narrative method.
presenting several episodes in a single frame
The style of Ghiberti can be characterized as a rhythmic unified system for depicting space. He is further credited with which of the following?
realism in characterization, movement, and surface detail
Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry like many Books of Hours contains a calendar. This section of this manuscript in particular depicts which of the following?
seasonal tasks
Emerging capitalism led to urban prosperity. This prosperity led to a growing interest in which of the following art types?
secular portraits
Which of the following describes the style of Fra Angelico?
simple and direct
What did Giotto incorporate into his work at the Arena Chapel?
stage-like settings
The most devastating natural disaster in Europe during the late 1300s was which of the following?
the Black Death
What event is credited with perhaps ending the careers of the Lorenzetti, Pietro and Ambrogio?
the Black Death
Lorenzo de'Medici commissioned a series of panel paintings from Uccello commemorating which of the following?
the Florentine victory over the Sienese in 1432
The Sistine ceiling represents which of the following themes?
the chronology of Christianity
In the scene, Creation of Adam, from the Sistine Chapel ceiling God and Adam confront each other in the primordial void. Adam is part of the earth while the Lord transcends the earth. Which of the following interpretations best describes this depiction?
the humanist interpretation of the event
What did the humanist cult of fame emphasize?
the importance of creative individuals
Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride contains many symbols. Which of the following is an allusion to God?
the mirror
Ghiberti's competitive panel shows classical references that indeed reflect the influences of humanism. Which of the following is a classical reference seen on Ghiberti's panel?
the naked figure of Isaac
How did Masaccio represent bulk for his figures in the Tribute Money?
through modeling with a specific light source outside the picture
Which of the following was one of the favorite compositional devices of painters of the High Renaissance?
triangle or pyramid
Which of the following was characteristic of the work of Simone Martini?
use of elegant flowing contour
Which of the following architects wrote influential treatises on painting and architecture?
Alberti
The following phrase from Revelations, "pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb" is depicted in which of the following?
Altar of the Lamb from the Ghent Altarpiece
One of the most important trading cities of fifteenth-century Netherlands was _________.
Bruges
Which city derived its wealth from banking and the wool trade?
Bruges
The development of linear perspective is generally credited to ____________.
Brunelleschi
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
The interior program of the Arena Chapel presents which of the following pictorial cycles?
Christian Redemption
The word Renaissance means rebirth. Which of the following was a revived interest during this time?
Classical culture
Which of the following was NOT included in Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece?
Deposition
The Classical principle of contrapposto, or weight shift, was reintroduced into Western art by the sculptor ______________.
Donatello
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?
Each figure was individualized.
The Arena Chapel was commissioned by
Enrico Scrovegni
This historian, Giovanni Villani, wrote in the 14 th century that this city was, "the daughter and creature of Rome" suggesting a preeminence inherited from the Roman Empire. Which of the following city-states does this phrase describe?
Florence
Which Italian city played the most important role in the development of Renaissance ideas and art forms in the early fifteenth century?
Florence
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?
Fra Angelico
Which of the following is the monastic order that influenced art through its stress on nature and the primacy of personal experience?
Franciscan
The fifteenth-century Italian artist whose work showed the most influence of the International style was ______________.
Gentile da Fabriano
Which of the following artists was the winner of the famous competition for the bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery?
Ghiberti
He restored the naturalistic approach to painting as practiced in Antiquity. He inaugurated a method of pictorial expression based on observation. He revealed nature and its visible order. This describes which of the following artists?
Giotto
Masaccio's figures for the Brancacci Chapel recall the work of which earlier artist?
Giotto
This artist projected on a flat surface the illusion of space. He also projected the illusion of solid bodies moving though that space. This description describes which of the following artists?
Giotto
Jan van Eyck, Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride (Figure 20-13)
He has used the rich visual vocabulary of the 15 th century to illustrate this work with all the iconographic symbols relating to marriage and the sanctity of this act. Some current scholars have dismissed this reading and suggest Arnolfini is conferring legal status to his wife in order to act on his behalf in business negotiations. Either way this work is a document on the standards of 15 th century Flanders.
What made the portraits of Jan van Eyck significant?
He revived and secularized portraiture.
How does Rogier van der Weyden's style differ from Jan van Eyck's?
He stressed human action and emotion rather than the complex symbolism seen in Jan van Eyck's work.
Who was instrumental in transforming the Mantua court into an important center for art and learning?
Isabella of Aragon
In Masaccio's Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden the slanted light coming from an outside source creates a deep relief. What does this light source create?
It becomes a strong unifying agent.
Raphael's Galatea is described as a pagan myth represented in monumental form. Which of the following could also describe this work?
It could be the poetry of the classical world.
Michelangelo's fascination with the human body was a lifelong pursuit. In his David he presented a perfect body with an attuned mind, prepared and ready for action. Which of the following descriptions of this work would support this statement?
It is a combination of athletic tension and psychological insight.
In Masaccio's Trinity, he embodies two principal Renaissance interests. One is realism based on observation. Which of the following is the other?
It is the application of mathematics to pictorial organization of perspective.
Which of the following artists secularized portraiture?
Jan van Eyck
Who was the noble patron who commissioned Les Très Riches Heures?
Jean, Duke of Berry
Of the following, who was one of the most important Roman patrons of Michelangelo?
Julius II
Who commissioned the Tempietto?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.
Which artist applied for a position by telling his prospective patron that he could do the following, "contrive various and endless means of offence and defence... In time of peace I believe I can give perfect satisfaction and to the equal of any other in architecture and the composition of buildings ... and in guiding water from one place to another?"
Leonardo da Vinci
limbourg brothers january
Limbourg brothers, Les Très Riches Heures (Figure 20-1). It is a good example of the French International style, using rich colors, elegant silhouettes, and decorative linear effects.
Which of the following was the most prominent patron of fifteenth-century Florentine art?
Medici family
The Neo-Platonic ideals of the Medici circle were most congenial to the thinking of which of the following artists?
Michelangelo
The term terribilita is most often used to refer to __________?
Michelangelo
Which sculptor believed that the artist must proceed by first finding the idea--the image--locked in the stone and then release it by chipping away the stone?
Michelangelo
Which of the following is the sculptor whose work showed the greatest influence of the forms of classical antiquity?
Nicola Pisano
In Raphael's Stanza della Segnatura, he reconciled the philosophies and teachings of Plato and Aristotle. Which of the following have also been reconciled?
Paganism and Christianity
The dome Bramante designed for St. Peter's in Rome would have resembled which of the following?
Pantheon, Rome
Which city was at its height of political and economic power when it employed the talents of the sculptor Nicola Pisano?
Pisa
Increasingly artists of the High Renaissance paid particular attention to the subject's personality and psychic state. This could also be said to describe the portraiture of which of the following artists?
Raphael
The major center for artistic development in the High Renaissance was ___________.
Rome
Which of the following cities was considered the rightful capital of the Roman Catholic Church?
Rome
Which of the following individuals denounced humanist philosophy?
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 15 th century?
Savonarola's brief span of power
Giotto's Enthroned Madonna reflected the new trend toward naturalism and classical modeling of the figures. Which of the following describes this new trend?
The Virgin is solid and has mass
In the inner courtyard of the Palazzo del Tè, the architectural convention is so pronounced that it becomes a parody of classical design. Which of the following would describe this design?
The specific goal was to reveal the contrived nature of architectural design.
His remarkable sense of color and his ability to convey light through color emerge in the altarpiece, Assumption of the Virgin. Who was this artist?
Titian
The duke of Mantua commissioned the frescoes of the Camera degli Sposi from Mantegna for which of the following purposes?
To memorialize courtly life?(not this one)
Duccio's work occupies the very center of the sanctuary and must be splendid and rich in conveying its precious message. Which of the following works does this describe?
Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints (Maestà)
How has Michelangelo portrayed David?
With stern watchfulness before the battle
Which of the following is a manifestation of the commitment of private prayer?
a Book of Hours
In 1401 an important competition was held to determine the design of the Baptistery doors for the Cathedral of Florence. Even at this early date Renaissance traits were evident. Which of the following is one of those traits?
a new pictorial illusionism