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Intro to Fine Arts:

Exam 2 Review

QuestionAnswer
1. An economic system pursuing market freedom and profit is called __________. capitalism
2. A term for lifelikeness or nearness to truth is __________. Versimilitude
3. __________ is the rational portrayal of spatial depth through linear or atmospheric means. perspective
4. __________ is a type of low comedy characterized by slapstick. farce
5. __________ means, among other things, “rebirth.” renaissance
6. The Equestrian Monument to Gattamelata is perhaps __________ greatest achievement. Donatello's
7. Ghiberti used perspective to bring a new sense of deep space to __________. relief sculpture
8. __________ believed that art was easier for the ancients because they had clear models to imitate. Alberti
9. Italy gained nearly a half-century of peace when the Peace of __________ was established. Lodi
10. The focal point of Donatello’s Equestrian Monument to Gattamelata is the __________. horse rider
11. The subject of Ghiberti’s relief sculpture for the Florence Cathedral’s Baptistery is the __________. sacrifice of Isaac
12. Alberti believed the best example of the new Renaissance architecture was the __________ of the Florence Cathedral. dome
13. Important patrons of the arts, the __________ family ruled Florence for a number of generations. Medicci
14. Pope __________ oversaw the construction of the Sistine Chapel. Sixtus IV
15. Lorenzo de’ Medici established a senate in Florence called the __________. Council of Seventy
16. __________ proposed nine hundred theses that he believed summed up all of human knowledge. Giovano Pico de Mirandalo
17. Renaissance sculptors depicted figures in a(n) __________ manner. humanistic
18. Commissioning art was often a means of acquiring of acquiring prestige for __________. 19. In general, Renaissance art can be best described as finding delight in __________ things. wealthy families earthly/wordly
20. The Brancacci Chapel of the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence contains highly influential __________ by Masaccio. frescoes
21. Masaccio’s fresco The Tribute Money depicts a scene from the __________. new testament
22. The orthogonal lines of mechanical perspective recede to a spot called the __________. vanishing point
23. Botticelli’s La Primavera (or Spring) displays __________. lyricism
24. Mantegna creates unsettling drama in his St. James Led to Execution by placing the __________ below the lower edge of the painting. horizon line
25. Renaissance artists such as Donatello revived the __________ tradition of the nude. classical
26. Alberti’s Palazzo Recellai is clearly influenced by the Roman __________. Colosseum
27. The Florentine Foundling Hospital is by __________. Brunelesschi
28. The early Spanish colonizers of the New World are called __________. conquistador
29. The word used to describe the “smoky” gradations of light and shade in paintings such as those of Leonardo is __________. sfumato
30. __________ is a movement in art characterized by an affected appearance of subjects. Mannerism
31. __________ is a Renaissance theatre type performed by troupes of actors wearing masks and employing improvised plots and stock characters. Commedia dell 'arte
32. The time from around 1495 until around 1520 is called the __________. Hgih Renaissance
33. In 1497 Vasco da Gama proved a sea route to __________ existed. India
34. The capital of the Aztec Empire was called __________. Tenochtlan
35. The source of much of the gold in Europe is __________. Spain
36. A “picture-frame stage” is referred to as a __________. proscenium
37. The __________ is a polyphonic choral work. motet
38. A setting of lyric poetry for several voices is called a __________. madrigal
39. A __________ is a polyphonic choral work set to a Latin text other than the ordinary of the mass. renaissance motet
40. The typical Renaissance state was __________. monarch
41. Castiglione’s book __________ became an important guide to “goodly manners.” The Courtier
42. In the sixteenth century __________ music began to develop independence from vocal music. instrumental
43. The poetic form of the __________ became particularly important during the High Renaissance, as evidenced in the work of Michelangelo. sonnet
44. __________ was the center of patronage during the High Renaissance. roman catholic church
45. Giovanni de Bologna’s Mercury is clearly __________ in style. mannerist
46. Michelangelo’s David was originally intended to be seen from __________. far below
47. The use of atmosphere to create a sense of deep space is called __________. atmospheric perspective
48. The establishment of Protestant sects within the Christian Church is called the __________. reformation
49. Two images hinged together are called a __________. diptych
50. German secular songs are referred to as __________. lieder
51. A government run by religious leaders is called a __________. theocracy
52. A work of art portraying the removal of Christ’s body from the cross is called a __________ scene. deposition
53. A type of hymn tune important in this period is called a __________. chorale
54. Aerial perspective is another term for __________ perspective. atmospheric
55. The __________ helped spread the ideas of the Reformation. church printing press
56. Shakespeare’s plays fall into three genres: comedies, tragedies, and __________. histories
57. Christopher Marlowe’s Tamburlaine the Great established __________ as the convention of later Elizabethan and Jacobean playwrights. blank works
58. “Here I stand—I cannot do otherwise,” are the well-known words of __________ before his inquisition. martin Luther
59. Ulrich Zwingli condemned pilgrimages, fasts, papal supremacy and __________. transubstantation
60. __________ is an example of a Christian humanist. Erasmus
61. Universal access to education is one part of Thomas More’s __________. Utopia
62. Flemish painters were interested in __________. pictorial naturalism OR oil paint
63. Albrecht Dürer has been called the Leonardo of the __________ Renaissance. Northern
64. Hans Holbein the Younger served as court painter to __________. Henry VII
65. Shakespeare’s tragedy, __________, is based on a mythical English king. King Lear
66. Christopher Marlow’s best-known play is __________. Doctor Faustus
67. The __________ courts were particularly influential for their patronage of music. Flemish
68. The __________ helped spread music and identify composers as individuals. printing press
69. The most important musical contribution of the Reformation was the __________. chorale
70. The Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic communion largely because of __________ reasons. political
71. The __________ of Flemish painting separated it from the Gothic style and connected it to the Italian Renaissance. 3 dimensional style
72. A mode of inquiry that reaches conclusions by moving from the general to the specific is called __________. deduction
73. The work of __________ is baroque in style. Bernini
74. __________ is a government with power vested in the hands of an absolute monarch. Absolutism
75. The mid-sixteenth century movement for reform in the Roman Catholic Church is called the __________. counter reformation
76. The Counter-Reformation involved a reinstatement of the medieval __________. inquisition
77. The modern scientific method is based on __________. induction
78. The philosophy of __________ was based on the premise “Doubt everything.” Descartes
79. __________ refers to the attempt of a government to control and arbitrate art and taste. Academics
80. __________ asserts that reason is a better path to knowledge than experience or observation. Rationalism
81. The dramatic use of light and shade in Baroque painting is called __________. chiaroscuro
82. John Locke believed that the each person is born __________. blank
83. The __________ style exalted intuition, inspiration, and the genius of human creativity. Baroque
84. The work of the Roman baroque painter __________ turned away from idealized religious scenes in favor of mundane scenes. Caravaggio
85. The Spanish baroque painter __________ is associated with the mystical and inward-looking nature of the Counter-Reformation. El Greco
86. The work of Peter Paul Rubens is an example of the __________ baroque. aristrocratic
87. The corpulent cupids found in Rubens’ paintings are called __________. putti
88. Poussin often chose subjects from classical literature and emphasized __________. landscapes
89. The work of Rembrandt is associated with the __________ baroque style. bourgeois
90. Rembrandt became the first __________ artist. capitalist
91. The sculptures of __________ are exemplary of the baroque aesthetic. Bernini
92. The monarch __________ embodied the baroque age. Louis XIV
93. One of the principle developments of baroque theatre was French __________. neoclassicism
94. Jacques-Louis David’s painting Oath of the Horatii sought to inspire __________. french patriotism and martyr
95. The “court masque” was developed in __________. England
96. The __________ was invented during the baroque period. opera
97. Antonio Vivaldi is known as a master of __________. concerto
98. The __________ combines a sacred subject with a narrative poetic text. oratorio
99. The plots for French ballets came from __________. classical mythology
100. Operas grew out of __________. madrigals
101. The development of the __________ included fictional biographies of people with whom the reader would identify. novel
102. Writers who culled thought from great books and translated it into more accessible terms are called __________. philosophes
103. The work of __________ is an example of Pre-Romantic style. Rousseau
104. The political philosophy of __________ was particularly attractive to the new middle class. liberalism
105. Works of art dealing with everyday life and common subject matter are called __________. genre
106. Frederick II is an example of a(n) __________ despot. enlightenment
107. “Physiocrats” saw __________ as the single source of all wealth. nature
108. After the French Revolution, baroque and __________ styles faded. rococo
109. Enlightenment politics tended to be __________, wishing to elevate the downtrodden. humanitarian
110. Voltaire famously wrote criticisms of the __________. church, state/court, government, theater-goer
111. The writings of Mary Wollstonecraft mark the beginning of modern __________. feminism
112. Decorative and delicately superficial __________ painting was the art of the waning aristocracy. rococo
113. Many of the paintings of __________ were made into prints and sold to the public. Hogarth
114. Jacques-Louis David’s work is __________. neoclassicism
115. Laugier believed architects should turn to the __________ for models and inspiration. ancient world
116. The most popular theatre form in early eighteenth-century London was __________. ballan opera
117. __________ are particularly important in Kabuki plays. narrator and variation chorus
118. The first recorded American theatre was built in __________. Virginia 1716
119. The expressive style of music came from __________. Germany
120. Classical music typically has a memorable, tuneful __________. melody
121. The most important movement form in the classical period of music is the __________. Sonata
122. The rise of the __________ was an important component of dance during this period. ballet
123. Ballet d’action emphasized __________. drama
124. The rococo style in literature produced much __________. satire
125. __________ was a slave, possibly of Fulani origin, who wrote poems in a neoclassical style. Philis Wheatley
126. In the work of __________, ordinary occurrences appear as symbols of a higher reality. contemporary/votive literature
127. The Sturm und Drang movement is considered __________. nationalism
128. Johann Gottfried von Herder sought to revive __________ through the use of the “national language” in schools, books, and newspapers. nationalism
129. The hymn “Ode to Joy” was written by __________. Don Carlos
130. __________ sculpture Pauline Borghese as Venus Victrix used Napoleon’s sister for a model. Antonio Canova
131. In general, Romanticism emphasizes __________. individualism and emotion
132. Musical works built around a non-musical story are called __________.
133. __________ allowed workers to promote their own interests in the economic realm. Unions
134. The period from the 1830s to 1901 is frequently called the __________ Age. Victorian
135. Hegel considered __________ the most universal and spiritual of all arts. poetry
136. Kant believed the “real world” of human experience was actually a product of limited human understanding. His view is a form of __________. idealism
137. A basic tenet of Romanticism is __________. individual induction
138. The Raft of the “Medusa” is a work by __________. Gericeult
139. __________ was one of the first artists to complete paintings out-of-doors. John Baptiste Camille
140. Rosa Bonheur is known for her paintings of __________. animals
141. The most famous example of Romantic architecture is the __________. House Of Parliament
142. In a __________ play, each character tends to be either all good or all evil. melodramatic
143. Romantic aesthetics are often described as __________. anti-classical
144. The Holy Trinity by Masaccio illustrates: linear perspective
145. Masaccio used linear perspective in the Trinity with the Virgin to create the illusion _______________. deep barrel vault extending behind
146. What was the primary reason for the delayed construction of the dome of Florence Cathedral? lack of engineering know-how
147. What about Bronzino’s Allegory with Venus and Cupid would have probably been most appreciated by patrons of Mannerist art? icongraphy and ambigous meaning
148. Michelangelo’s Last Judgment departs from medieval tradition by____________________ not seperating the saved and the dammed
149. Bronzino’s Allegory with Venus and Cupid could stand alone as a summary of __________. manners
150. In contrast to Leonardo da Vinci’s beliefs, Michelangelo believed __________to be the most complete means of creating an illusion of the natural world. sculpture
151. What was the cause of the extensive damage to Leonardo’s painting of The Last Supper that occurred shortly after its completion? experimental technique
152. Raphael’s well-known fresco The School of Athens summarizes the ideals envisioned by __________in both its subject matter and harmonious formal arrangement. renaissance
153. The format of Hieronymus Bosch’s painting Garden of Earthly Delights which was commissioned by an aristocrat for his Brussels townhouse, conforms to a long tradition of ______________. church altar pieces
154. Bernini’s great sculptural grouping Saint Teresa of Ávila in Ecstasy is located in the Cornaro Chapel, Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in the city of __________. Rome
155. Caravaggio actively used __________, in which he painted forms emerging from a dark background into a strong light that often falls from a single source outside the painting tenabrism
156. Gaulli’s The Triumph of the Name of Jesus and the Fall of the Damned is on the ceiling of the __________. ill gesu
157. How does Bernini’s David distinguish itself from Renaissance images of the same subject? captures the action of figure moving through space
158. David’s Death of Marat echoes the pose of Christ in a sculpture by ___________. michael angelo
159. What about Goya’s Third of May, 1808 epitomize Romanticism in art? image of terror
160. Caspar David Friedrich’s Abby in an Oak Forest conceived landscape as a vehicle through which to achieve ______________. spiritual revelation
161. How did the role of the viewer change in the Baroque period? art through to engage viewers as participants
162. The artist Rembrandt is associated with the _____ portrait style. group
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