What is one Renaissance characteristic of Michelangelo's Pietà?

organizes the figures by using the pyramid configuration

How did humanist thought influence Italian High Renaissance artists?

Artists depicted religious subjects within earthly settings.

Which best describes a characteristic of paintings by Early Renaissance artist Perugino?

rational, ordered sense of space with no distracting objects

What Mannerist characteristics does Parmigianino's painting Madonna with the Long Neck exhibit?

The figures are elegant and have elongated proportion.

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

stylized, highlighted folds with gold lines.

How does Tintoretto's The Last Supper reflect Mannerist conventions?

composition is complex w/off-center perspective.

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

Dürer created textures and values with fine lines

What is a Northern Renaissance characteristic that Pieter Brueghel used in his paintings?

Brueghel used atmospheric perspective to create depth.

How are these sculptures by Donatello and Michelangelo similar?

both have the contrapposto pose

How does Michelangelo's David reflects the influence of Classical Greek and Roman sculpture?

It depicts the figure in a natural, contrapposto pose.

What did Gothic artists hope to accomplish in their paintings?

They wanted to communicate a religious message.

Which statement best describes portals in Romanesque cathedrals?

carved in high relief, but overall appearance is flattened.

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

show biblical stories that illiterate people could understand

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

Botticelli =Classical mythology; Dürer used many details

Which statement describes a characteristic of Early Renaissance art?

beauty of human form & nuances of human expression

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

El Greco communicated emotion through the use of color.

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1
What is one Renaissance characteristic of Michelangelo's Pietà?
organizes the figures by using the pyramid configuration
depicts the figures with lifelike accuracy
artists did not want to portray emotions inartworks.
shows the influence of Egyptian and Mesopotamian sculpture.
2
How did humanist thought influence Italian High Renaissance artists?
did not include humans and biblical figures within the piece
made humans larger than biblical figures to show their impor
Artists downplayed the importance of humans in the world.
Artists depicted religious subjects within earthly settings.
3
Which best describes a characteristic of paintings by Early Renaissance artist Perugino?
rational, ordered sense of space with no distracting objects
They depict religious figures within a heavenly background.
little contrast in light and dark-figures appear flattened
They are made by using oil paint on canvas
4
What Mannerist characteristics does Parmigianino's painting Madonna with the Long Neck exhibit?
The figures are elegant and have elongated proportion.
figures are placed within a clearly understandable setting.
The figures appear distanced from the picture plane.
The composition of the painting is simple and orderly.
5
Which of the following is a convention that Byzantine artists used in icon paintings?
figures on gold backgrounds to signify the wealth of bishops
Artists painted faces and hands with many textures.
stylized, highlighted folds with gold lines.
Figures have realistic settings.
6
How does Tintoretto's The Last Supper reflect Mannerist conventions?
composition is complex w/off-center perspective.
Its figures have natural, relaxed positions.
It has a symmetrical composition with one-point perspective.
Tintoretto modeled the figures using subtle chiaroscuro.
7
How did German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer transform the engraving process?
Dürer connected figures by interlacing lines.
invented a special ink that produced highly detailed prints.
enhanced religious value by using silver plates.
Dürer created textures and values with fine lines
8
Which sentence describes a characteristic of the Isenheim altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald?
ideal that art should communicate intellectual ideas.
It depicts figures with idealized proportion and expressions
communicated religious ideas.
one-point perspective to create a sense of depth.
9
What is a Northern Renaissance characteristic that Pieter Brueghel used in his paintings?
Brueghel depicted people and gave them idealized proportion.
Brueghel created scenes with religious symbolism
Brueghel used atmospheric perspective to create depth.
Brueghel used egg tempera paint
10
How are these sculptures by Donatello and Michelangelo similar?
both have the contrapposto pose
The sculptors made them larger than life
They have accurate proportion without idealization.
They depict David victorious after having slain his enemy
11
Which is a Renaissance Perspective Technique?
One Point Perspective
All of These
Atmospheric Perspective
Foreshortening
12
How does Michelangelo's David reflects the influence of Classical Greek and Roman sculpture?
It shows the human body as shameful.
It depicts a figure in Roman mythology.
It demonstrates a limited knowledge of human anatomy.
It depicts the figure in a natural, contrapposto pose.
13
What convention did Italian High Renaissance painters use to create the illusion of depth?
pyramid configuration
chiaroscuro
one-point perspective
sfumato
14
The Northern Renaissance style of "Genre" means..
Depicting Idealized Figures
A blue hazy background
A scene rather than a person
People doing everyday things
15
What did Gothic artists hope to accomplish in their paintings?
They worked hard to depict figures with lifelike features.
They wanted to show figures within an earthly setting.
They strived to associate mankind with biblical figures.
They wanted to communicate a religious message.
16
Which is a Renaissance painting technique?
Atmospheric Perspective
Sfumato
Chiaroscuro
Red and Yellow Only
17
Which is a Mannerist characteristic?
Elongated Figures
Dramatic Body Positions
All of these
Complex Compositions
18
Which statement best describes portals in Romanesque cathedrals?
carved in high relief, but overall appearance is flattened.
Sculptural figures have accurate scale and proportion.
sculpture based on Roman artistic conventions.
teach people about important Roman myths.
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Which statement describes a characteristic of Gothic stained-glass windows?
show biblical stories that illiterate people could understand
made by painting pictures on a huge sheet of clear glass.
intended for the cathedral's bishop to understand.
inexpensive yet beautiful way to illuminate a cathedral.
20
Which is a difference between these painting details by Sandro Botticelli and Albrecht Dürer?
Botticelli used oil paint; Dürer used egg tempera
Botticelli uses Roman Catholic sym Dürer uses Protestant sym
Botticelli used sfumato; Dürer used atmospheric perspective
Botticelli =Classical mythology; Dürer used many details
21
Which statement describes a characteristic of Early Renaissance art?
unnatural proportion to evoke an emotional response.
connected to an architectural framework for added support.
the church was the only patron.
beauty of human form & nuances of human expression
22
How did El Greco of Spain incorporate Mannerist characteristics in his paintings?
El Greco communicated emotion through the use of color.
used subtle highlights and shadows to create symmetry.
El Greco's compositions were highly static.
El Greco's figures have lifelike proportion.

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