Northern Renaissance Chapter 20
Which of the following is a manifestation of the commitment to private prayer?
Book of Hours
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
Which of the following would support the argument that the Well of Moses created by Claus Sluter did not actually spout water?
Carthusian commitment to silence would preclude any sound making device.
Which of the following was Philip the Bold of Burgundy's most significant commission?
Chartreuse de Champmol
Which of the following was a dynastic symbol for the Dukes of Burgundy?
Chartreuse de Champmol
Which of the following was NOT included in Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece?
Deposition
The Hundred Years War involved primarily which two kingdoms?
England and France
In the 15th century, the Dukes of Burgundy wielded power over which of the following counties?
Flanders
Which two entities divided the Burgundian territories after the death of Charles the Bold?
France and the Holy Roman Empire
In Riemenschneider's Assumption of the Virgin, the artist had successfully incorporated which of the following elements?
Gothic intricacy
Which of the following artists specialized in images of the Madonna?
Hans Memling
Stoss Veit reveals the power of the Late Gothic style. Which of the following supports this statement?
He created large carved wooden altarpieces.
Who was dean of the painters' guild of Ghent and worked for Tommaso Portinari?
Hugo van der Goes
The Nuremberg Chronicle is a tribute to the new craft of the printed illustrated book. What was the content of the Nuremberg Chronicle?
It was the history of the world.
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
The Dukes of Burgundy commissioned art to reinforce their status as rulers in their dynasty. Which of the following best supports this?
The Dukes wanted to reinforce the view of power and sophistication
Philip the Bold of Burgundy clearly understood the ramifications of the Great Schism. He recognized the dispute was not doctrinal but rather political. He eagerly entered into the fray because he was confident of his power and control. Which of the following did Philip the Bold support?
The King of England
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
Which of the following accounted for the interest in illusionism in French manuscript illumination?
contact with Italy
What does the fountain created by Claus Sluter for the cloister of Chartreuse de Champmol symbolize?
everlasting Life
Sluter's sculptural works can be characterized as ____.
having little physical movement or weight shift
Hugo van der Goes's Portinari Altarpiece is characterized by which of the following?
its rich colors and a somber mood
In Martin Schongauer's engraving he created distinctions of tonal values and textures. He distinguished between skin and cloth, feather and fur. Which of the following is the title of Martin Schongauer's engraving?
saint anthony tormented by demons
Les Très 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
The Portinari Altarpiece contains medieval pictorial devices, small scenes that stress the meaning and significance of the depicted event. Which of the following is one such medieval pictorial device?
the Arrival of the Magi
Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride contains many symbols. Which of the following is an allusion to God?
the mirro
Philip the Bold of Burgundy clearly understood the ramifications of the Great Schism. He recognized the dispute was not doctrinal but rather political. He eagerly entered into the fray because he was confident of his power and control. Which of the following did Philip the Bold support?
the pope in Avignon
