| Question |
Answer |
| The word Renaissance means rebirth. Which of the following was a revived interest during this time? |
Classical culture |
| The most devastating natural disaster in Europe during the late 1300s was which of the following? |
the Black Death |
| Which of the following cities was considered the rightful capital of the Roman Catholic Church? |
Rome |
| 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 city was at its height of political and economic power when it employed the talents of the sculptor Nicola Pisano? |
Pisa |
| 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 |
| The Arena Chapel was commissioned by _________________. |
Enrico Scrovegni |
| The interior program of the Arena Chapel presents which of the following pictorial cycles? |
Christian Redemption |
| 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 |
| What event is credited with perhaps ending the careers of the Lorenzetti, Pietro and Ambrogio? |
the Black Death |
| What did the humanist cult of fame emphasize? |
the importance of creative individuals |
| 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 was characteristic of the work of Simone Martini? |
use of elegant flowing contour |
| Which of the following is the monastic order that influenced art through its stress on nature and the primacy of personal experience?
|
Franciscan |
| Which of the following is the sculptor whose work showed the greatest influence of the forms of classical antiquity? |
Nicola Pisano |
| 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 describe?
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Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints (Maestà ) |
| What did Giotto incorporate into his work at the Arena Chapel? |
stage-like settings |
| 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 |
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