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Art history 14,15,16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following elements is more characteristic of the work of Giotto than the work of Duccio, as exemplified in their | figures' faces turned away from the picture plane |
| Who painted Allegories of Good and Bad Government (1338-39)? | Lorenzetti |
| An important difference between the work of Duccio and that of Giotto is that Duccio's work | was more cluttered and richly drawn. |
| Who was the central and largest figure in Duccio's Maestà? | Mary |
| The most medieval element of the Arena Chapel is the | depiction of hell. |
| An important distinction between the Nativities and Annunciations depicted by Pisano and Giotto is that Giotto's | uses fewer figures in order to enhance the dramatic essence of the scene. |
| In late medieval wooden panel painting, before paint was applied the wood was prepared with several layers of | gesso |
| The Arena Chapel, site of Giotto's best-preserved work, is located | Padua |
| Who is generally regarded as the last great Italian painter in the Byzantine tradition? | Cimabue |
| All of the following elements were part of the Renaissance EXCEPT | an indifference to nature |
| During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, artists generally came from | the middle class |
| Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned exhibits all of the following characteristics EXCEPT | poses and draperies that show a clear Classical Roman influence. |
| A defining characteristic of the Renaissance was a | revival of interest in Greek and Roman arts and letters. |
| The Renaissance first began to emerge in what region? | Italy |
| Donatello's David contains all the following elements EXCEPT | a bulky, masculine figure in David. |
| Which is NOT an important development in Early Renaissance art and architecture? | the increased use of stained glass windows |
| Hugo's Portinari Altarpiece exhibits all of the following characteristics EXCEPT | a languid, placid style. |
| Who authored both On Architecture and On Painting, the first Renaissance text on art theory? | Alberti |
| The Ghent Altarpiece exhibits all the following characteristics EXCEPT | mathematically superior perspective compared to contemporary Italian works. |
| Which Florentine painter's Adoration of the Shepherds (1485) visually attests to the influence of Northern painting on the Italian Renaissance? | Ghirlandaio |
| Which artist may have painted himself both as the Man in the Red Turban and as an observer shown in a mirror's reflection in the Arnolfini Portrait? | van Eyck |
| Whose Birth of Venus exemplifies the Early Renaissance's renewed interest in pagan mythology? | Botticelli |
| Which artist's Descent from the Cross (c. 1435) is imbued with the desire of contemporary religious movements, | Rogier |
| Fifteenth-century Northern painting as a whole is most characterized by its | interest in meticulous and naturalistic detail. |
| Campin's Mérode Altarpiece exhibits all the following characteristics EXCEPT | a single viewpoint uniting all three panels of the triptych. |
| Verrocchio's statue of David differed from Donatello's in that Verrocchio's | is more angular and gawky |
| Which painter employed illusionistic techniques to create immersive illusionistic environments in rooms such as the Camera Picta for the Ducal Palace in Mantua? | Mantegna |
| Which is NOT a feature of the Rucellai Palace? | pointed window arches |
| Castagno's Youthful David was painted on | a shield |
| Filippo Lippi's tondo of the Madonna and Child with Scenes from the Life of Saint Anne contains all the following elements EXCEPT | a rejection of spirituality in favor of monumentality. |
| Which of the following statements about Uccello's Sir John Hawkwood is FALSE? | It condenses two narrative moments within one frame |
| Piero's portrait of Federico da Montefeltro was inspired by | Roman portrait busts on ancient coins |
| Who designed the Rucellai Palace in the mid-fifteenth century? | Alberti |
| In works like Piero's Annunciation, the Christian icon of the porta clausa—or "the closed door"—refers to | Saint Mary's virginity. |
| What city served as the intellectual, financial, and artistic center of Renaissance Italy throughout most of the 1400s? | Florence |
| To what does the term Quattrocento refer? | the fifteenth century |
| A competition to design a set of doors for the Florence Baptistery was supervised and judged by | the wool refiners' guild. |
| Which highly influential Renaissance architect first gained fame as a sculptor, a career he allegedly abandoned after | Brunelleschi |
| Who wrote the seminal Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects (1550), an important source of information about Renaissance artists? | Vasari |
| Brunelleschi's architectural works exhibited all the following qualities EXCEPT | the use of complex mathematical ratios based on musical harmonies |
| Which artist is credited with the Italian invention of linear or one-point perspective? | Brunelleschi |
| Masaccio's Holy Trinity for the church of Santa Maria Novella contains all the following elements EXCEPT | a Byzantine fondness for complex and exotic imagery |
| How does the technique of chiaroscuro suggest volume? | through gradations in light and shade |
| Whose Procession and Adoration of the Magi (1423) for an altarpiece demonstrates the continuing influence of Byzantine and International Gothic styles in Italian art even after the Renaissance had begun? | Gentile |
| Michelangelo's work included a portrait of himself | on a flayed skin in his Last Judgment |
| How does Michelangelo's depiction of hell differ from those of earlier Christian artists such as Giotto? | His depiction draws more on Classical imagery than medieval Christian imagery |
| Which artist's use of soft light and chiaroscuro in works like the San Giobbe Altarpiece as well as the clarity of forms shown in works like his portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan put him at the forefront of the High Renaissance in Venice? | Giovanni Bellini |
| Which of the following statements about fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Venice is LEAST accurate? | It abandoned the tradition of the family-run artists' workshop much more quickly than Rome or Florence |
| Titian's paintings are known for all of the following traits EXCEPT | their limited range of subject matter |
| The content of Titian's Pesaro Madonna demonstrates the artist's fondness for | rich, textured fabrics |
| Which artist explored erotic themes in both the Rape of Europa and the Venus of Urbino? | Titian |
| Which of the following terms best describes Raphael's work in comparison with that of Leonardo and Michelangelo? | calm and restrained |
| The Renaissance artist best known for his anatomical drawings, including drawings of fetuses in wombs, is | Leonardo. |
| The Mona Lisa's nickname, La Gioconda, literally means | "the smiling one." |
| Michelangelo's David depicts the figure | poised tensely for battle against Goliath. |
| The proportions of Michelangelo's David are best described as | Hellenistic. |
| Which artist used himself and his contemporary artists as models for the philosophers in his School of Athens? | Raphael |
| The painterly technique of sfumato could best be defined as the practice of | defining figures through delicate gradations of light and shade. |
| Leonardo's Madonna and Child with Saint Anne exhibits all the following characteristics EXCEPT | Jesus portrayed with adult proportions. |
| Leonardo's Last Supper contains all the following elements EXCEPT | a figure of Judas indicated by his isolated location. |
| Which of the following adjectives LEAST accurately describes Leonardo's artistic nature? | practical |
| All the following artists contributed substantially to the new St. Peter's in Rome EXCEPT | Leonardo. |
| Influenced by Classical antiquity, High Renaissance artists adopted what layout for buildings such as St. Peter's in Rome? | central plan |
| Who was the dominant High Renaissance artist in Venice? | Titian |
| Which city served as the center of the Italian art world during the High Renaissance? | Rome |
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