Quiz 2

the encounter before the battle

Michelangelo deviated from the earlier representations of David in his rendition by portraying ______.

turning his head

Michelangelo went beyond self-contained statues in his David by _______.

the Counter-Reformation

Paul III convened the Council of Trent in 1545. It was part of which of the following?

Perugino

_____ influenced Raphael's perspective system in his Marriage of the Virgin.

Donatello

_____ took a fundamental step forward in his representation of Saint Mark by the contrapposto pose

Olympian deities

in the Creation of Adam, Michelangelo fashioned the conception of God after______.

Isabella d'Este

Although women had many limitations as artists, _____ demanded the important role women played as art patrons.

Pollaiuolo

By placing figures on a triangular base, ______ departed from the convention of frontality.

figure of Rebecca

In Ghiberti's Isaac and His Sons, the artist's study of ancient art is especially apparent in the _____.

Each figure was individualized

In Leonardo's Last Supper, the numerous preparatory sketches and studies he made for the work indicate how carefully he thought about his 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?

It marks the human presence on earth

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?

The triumphal arches in the background

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?

Humanism and Christianity

In Raphael's Stanza della Segnatura, he reconciled the philosophies and teachings of Plato and Aristotle. Which of the following have also been reconciled?

man of learning and a collector

In his representation of Pope Leo X, Raphael did not portray him as head of state, but rather as a ______.

Pantheon, Rome

The dome Bramante designed for Saint Peter's in Rome would have resembled which of the following?

Rome

The major center for artistic development in the High Renaissance was _______.

Greek pedimental sculpture

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 ______.

Fra Angelico

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?

classical art

Titan's meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne was most likely inspired by ______.

pent-up emotion

Visible in his David, rather than concentrating his efforts on ideal beauty, the artist Michelangelo focused on ______.

Florence

Which Italian city played the most important role in the development of Renaissance ideas and art forms in the early 15th century?

Michelangelo

Which artist's assertion of his authority anticipated modern concepts of the artist?

Savonarola's brief span of power

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?

Savonarola

was the Dominican monk who denounced the secular humanism of the Medici and others

Signorelli

which of the following artists was most interested ind depicting the human body in violent action?