What is one Renaissance characteristic of Michelangelo's Pietà?

using the pyramid configuration for a sense of harmony and stability

What is a Northern Renaissance characteristic that Pieter Brueghel the Elder of the Netherlands used in his paintings?

Brueghel used atmospheric perspective to create a sense of depth

Which statement best describes portals in Romanesque cathedrals?

They are carved in high relief, but the overall appearance is flattened.

Which of the following is a convention that Byzantine artists used in icon paintings?

Clothing is stylized, and artists highlight folds with gold lines.

What is one similarity between these sculptures by Donatello and Michelangelo?

They both have the contrapposto pose as seen in Classical sculpture.

Which description characterizes paintings by Early Renaissance artist Perugino?

They have a rational, ordered sense of space with no distracting objects.

How did El Greco of Spain incorporate Mannerist characteristics of the Late Renaissance in his paintings?

El Greco communicated emotion through the use of color.

How did German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer transform the engraving process?

Dürer used thousands of fine lines to create rich textures and values.

Which statement describes a difference between these painting details by Sandro Botticelli and Albrecht Dürer?

Botticelli has natural shading/realistic background; Dürer has ideal beauty

Which statement best describes how Tintoretto’s The Last Supper reflects Mannerist conventions?

The painting has a complex composition and off-center perspective.

How did Late Renaissance artist Parmigianino use Mannerist characteristics in Madonna with the Long Neck?

The elegant figures in the painting have elongated proportion.

What role did humanism play in Italian High Renaissance art?

Artists depicted religious subjects in earthly settings.

How does Michelangelo’s David reflect the influence of Classical Greek and Roman sculpture?

It has a natural, contrapposto pose.

Which statement describes a characteristic of Gothic stained-glass windows?

depict biblical stories/figures that illiterate people could understand.

Which artistic convention was most important to Gothic artists?

communicating a religious message

Which statement describes a characteristic of Early Renaissance art?

It depicts the beauty of the human form and nuances of human expression.

Which sentence describes a characteristic of the Isenheim altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald?

convention of medieval artworks, which was to communicate religious ideas.

studbud

Unit 7 Fall

18 termsStudBud Administration56 plays

Renaissance

Flashcards18 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 18

Answers

1
What is one Renaissance characteristic of Michelangelo's Pietà?
Renaissance artists did not want to portray emotions in religious artwork
It depicts the figures with lifelike accuracy
It shows the influence of ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian sculpture.
using the pyramid configuration for a sense of harmony and stability
2
What is a Northern Renaissance characteristic that Pieter Brueghel the Elder of the Netherlands used in his paintings?
Brueghel used egg tempera paint to subtly shade the figures in paintings.
Brueghel used atmospheric perspective to create a sense of depth
Brueghel created scenes with religious symbolism that appealed to church
Brueghel depicted the individual likenesses of people/ used idealized prop
3
Which statement best describes portals in Romanesque cathedrals?
The stories in their sculptures teach people about important Roman myths.
Sculptural figures have accurate scale and proportion.
They contain highly realistic sculpture based on Roman artistic conventions
They are carved in high relief, but the overall appearance is flattened.
4
Which of the following is a convention that Byzantine artists used in icon paintings?
Artists placed figures on gold backgrounds to signify the wealth
Artists painted faces and hands with many textures.
Figures have realistic settings.
Clothing is stylized, and artists highlight folds with gold lines.
5
What is one similarity between these sculptures by Donatello and Michelangelo?
The sculptors made them both larger than life to impress viewers
They both have the contrapposto pose as seen in Classical sculpture.
They have accurate proportion without idealization.
They depict David and Goliath, and show David victorious
6
What convention did Italian High Renaissance painters often use to create the illusion of depth?
one-point perspective
pyramid configuration
sfumato
chiaroscuro
7
Which description characterizes paintings by Early Renaissance artist Perugino?
They depict religious figures within a heavenly background.
made by using oil paint on canvas, which allows for subtle color variations
They have little contrast in light and dark, so figures appear flattened.
They have a rational, ordered sense of space with no distracting objects.
8
How did El Greco of Spain incorporate Mannerist characteristics of the Late Renaissance in his paintings?
El Greco's figures have lifelike proportion.
El Greco communicated emotion through the use of color.
El Greco used subtle highlights and shadows to create symmetry.
El Greco's compositions were highly static.
9
How did German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer transform the engraving process?
Dürer used fine lines to connect figures/animals with decorative elements.
Dürer added silver leaf to finished prints to enhance their appeal.
Dürer used thousands of fine lines to create rich textures and values.
Dürer invented a special ink that produced highly detailed prints.
10
Which statement describes a difference between these painting details by Sandro Botticelli and Albrecht Dürer?
Botticelli has natural shading/realistic background; Dürer has ideal beauty
Botticelli used oil paint, Dürer used egg tempera
Botticelli used atmospheric perspective; Dürer used one-point perspective.
Botticelli shows a Christian influence; Dürer has a Gothic influence.
11
Which statement best describes how Tintoretto’s The Last Supper reflects Mannerist conventions?
Tintoretto used atmospheric perspective to create a symmetrical composition
used subtle chiaroscuro to model the figures and create orderly atmosphere.
The painting depicts figures in natural, relaxed positions.
The painting has a complex composition and off-center perspective.
12
How did Late Renaissance artist Parmigianino use Mannerist characteristics in Madonna with the Long Neck?
Parmigianino placed the figures in clear understandable setting and space.
The elegant figures in the painting have elongated proportion.
Parmigianino's composition is simple and orderly, has symmetrical balance.
Parmigianino distanced the figures by making them appear far
13
What role did humanism play in Italian High Renaissance art?
Artists avoided creating art that had both humans and biblical figures.
Artists painted humans larger than biblical figures to show importance.
Artists downplayed the importance of humans in the world.
Artists depicted religious subjects in earthly settings.
14
How does Michelangelo’s David reflect the influence of Classical Greek and Roman sculpture?
It portrays a figure in Greek mythology.
It shows that Renaissance artists did not observe human anatomy.
It reflects the Greek belief that the human body is sinful.
It has a natural, contrapposto pose.
15
Which statement describes a characteristic of Gothic stained-glass windows?
They were an inexpensive yet beautiful way to illuminate a cathedral.
depict biblical stories/figures that illiterate people could understand.
complex imagery was intended for the cathedral’s bishop to understand.
made by painting pictures and designs on a huge sheet of clear glass.
16
Which artistic convention was most important to Gothic artists?
communicating a religious message
Sculptural figures have accurate scale and proportion.
showing figures in an earthly setting
associating mankind with biblical figures
17
Which statement describes a characteristic of Early Renaissance art?
It depicts the beauty of the human form and nuances of human expression.
It focuses on religious subjects because the church was the only patron.
Figures have unnatural proportion to evoke an emotional response.
Sculpture is connected to an architectural framework for added support.
18
Which sentence describes a characteristic of the Isenheim altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald?
convention of medieval artworks, which was to communicate religious ideas.
incorporated Italian Renaissance ideal, art should communicate ideas.
It depicts figures with idealized proportion and expressions.
uses Italian Renaissance technique, one-point perspective to create depth

Unit 7 Fall Flashcards | StudBud