M04 Midterm Exam Part 1 ARTH 102

The first known northern European self-portrait by a woman is purportedly by which artist?

Caterina van Hemessen

Which of the following was a dynastic symbol of Burgundian power?

Chartreuse de Champmol

In Women of Algiers, Delacroix's interest in what element of painting is on display?

Color

Who was the architect responsible for the new layout of the city of Paris, begun in 1852, that is referenced in Caillebotte's Paris: A Rainy Day?

Georges Haussmann

Pope Paul V commissioned Maderno to add what elements to the structure of Saint Peter's as previously designed by Bramante and Michelangelo?

Facade and three nave bays

In 1648, the Peace of Westphalia, with its recognition of religious freedom, served to validate what?

Protestantism

From what body of knowledge did Pieter Bruegel the Elder draw the many vignettes in this painting?

Proverbs

The people shown in the field in van Ruisdael's View of Haarlem from the Dunes at Overveen are engaged in activities related to which Dutch industry?

Weaving and bleaching linen

The portrait Elizabeth I as a Princess, showing her as an elegant, formally attired young Elizabeth was created by which artist?

levina Teerlinc

From which source did Albrecht Altdorfer derive the landscape depiction appearing in his painting Battle of Issus?

A map in the Nuremberg Chronicle

Facade and three nave bays

Carracci, Loves of the Gods

What device does Vermeer use to separate the space of the viewer from the space of the painting in Allegory of the Art of Painting?

Drawn-back curtain

Which of the following is NOT a technique used by Martin Schongauer to create tonal varieties and textures in his engraving of Saint Anthony?

Drew lines through an acid-resistant coating

Who commissioned the Tempietto?

Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain

Who is the architect of the plan of Il Gesù in Rome?

Giacomo da Vignola

Which of the following everyday objects depicted in Money-Changer and His Wife is NOT a symbol of religion commonly appearing in Netherlandish art?

Gold coins

In Riemenschneider's Assumption of the Virgin, the artist successfully incorporated which of the following elements?

Gothic intricacy

Bernini's statue of David differs from his predecessors by showing David in what moment?

In the heat of combat

Author of the Commentaries, who is considered the first Renaissance art historian?

Lorenzo Ghiberti

Which statement accurately describes the doctrinal differences between Protestantism and Catholicism regarding religious imagery?

Luther felt church decoration distracted viewers from their communication with god.

Who was the art patron responsible for the rise of Boucher to prominence in French painting after the death of Watteau?

Madame de Pompadour

The quiet and contemplative paintings of Francisco de Zurbarán were well suited to the needs of his patrons, which were primarily who?

Monastic orders

Which photographer became well known for creating portraits of artists such as Delacroix, Daumier, and Courbet?

Nadar

Which sculptor made this statue group for Or San Michele?

Nanni di Banco

Which of the following artists shows the most interest in depicting the human body in violent action?

Signorelli

The painting Where Do We Come From reflects Gauguin's move to which country?

Tahiti

What is the name of the work that was commissioned from Bramante by Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain for the Janiculum hill in Rome?

Tempietto

Which artistic trend contributed to the decentralization of religious practice?

The availability of Books of Hours

Which Mannerist painter created dynamic compositions using swirling clouds and fitful light?

Tintoretto

The metal relief etching entitled Ancient of Days is the work of which leading Romantic artist?

William Blake

Who is the architect of the loggia of the Ospedale degli Innocenti in Florence?

Brunelleschi

Donatello revolutionized relief sculpture in his image of Saint George and the Dragon by doing what?

Creating an atmospheric effect with incised lines

Which element of Italian Baroque architecture is missing from the Église du Dôme?

Curved surfaces

Which building is a prime example of the German adoption of the French Rococo style for a domestic context?

Cuvilliés, the Amalienburg

What is the name of the 18th-century silversmith portrayed in this painting by John Singleton Copley?

Paul Revere

Which American Realist artist, having studied both painting and medicine, believed that careful observation was a prerequisite for his art?

Thomas Eakins

Which Post-Impressionist painter was the first great master in the new art form of the poster?

Toulouse-Lautrec

Which Dutch artist made the subject of much of his art the interiors of Dutch middle-class dwellings?

Vermeer

Which architect is responsible for the entire plan and arrangement of the park and gardens of Versailles?

André Le Nôtre

Which artistic movement arose out of the idea of John Ruskin and William Morris, with their emphasis on producing functional objects with high aesthetic value?

Arts and Crafts

Which element of Marat's Oath of the Horatii reflects Enlightenment ideals rather than Neoclassicism?

Juxtaposed actions of men and women

Which work by Manet do art historians regard as his critique of European painting since the Renaissance?

Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe

What noble patron commissioned Les Très Riches Heures?

Jean, duke of Berry

Which Florentine artist painted Primavera?

Botticelli

Which 15th-century Italian artist showed the influence of the International Style?

Gentile da Fabriano

What symbolism do art historians assign to the three (rather than four) pendentives used by Guarini to support the dome of the chapel of the Santissima Sindone?

Holy Trinity

Which artist was responsible for creating the canonical iconography of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, in her blue and white garments?

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

The Coalbrookdale Bridge, built over the Severn River, was the first such structure built from what material?

Cast iron

In this statue, Greenough, the sculptor, likens which American founder to the god Zeus?

George Washington

Leonardo's use of light and dark in Madonna of the Rocks built on the work of which Early Renaissance artist?

Masaccio

The Neoclassical portrait statue of Paulina Borghese in the guise of Venus was created by which sculptor?

Antonio Canova

Which of the following paintings cannot be viewed as a moralizing work pertaining to the materialism of earthly existence?

Bruegel the Elder, Hunters in the Snow

Which painting by Rembrandt is known to have been reduced in size when moved from its original location to Amsterdam's town hall?

Night Watch

Raphael's painting Galatea was inspired by the poetry of which Italian writer?

Poliziano

Why is Louis XIV pulling back his garment to show his legs in the 1701 portrait by Rigaud?

The king was a ballet dancer in his youth and was proud of his legs.