Chapter 14

The word Renaissance means rebirth. Which of the following was a revived interest during this time?

Classical culture

The Arena Chapel was commissioned by _________________.

Enrico Scrovegni

This historian, Giovanni Villani, wrote in the 14th 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 of the following is the monastic order that influenced art through its stress on nature and the primacy of personal experience?

Franciscan

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

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

Which of the following is the sculptor whose work showed the greatest influence of the forms of classical antiquity?

Nicola Pisano

Which city was at its height of political and economic power when it employed the talents of the sculptor Nicola Pisano?

Pisa

Which of the following cities was considered the rightful capital of the Roman Catholic Church?

Rome

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

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)

What did Giotto incorporate into his work at the Arena Chapel?

stage-like settings and a sense of human drama and psychology

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

The interior program of the Arena Chapel presents which of the following pictorial cycles?

the human stories of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the Virgin Mary's parents.

What did the humanist cult of fame emphasize?

the importance of creative individuals

Which of the following was characteristic of the work of Simone Martini?

use of elegant flowing contour