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Questions about major European art/architecture from 1200-1500
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1
Oil Paintings are characteristic of which time period?
Romanesque
Early Northern Renaissance
Late Gothic
Early Italian Renaissance
2
Unlike Byzantine art of the New Testament, most Early Northern paintings show figures _______?
In a space with linear perspective
In a Middle-Eastern setting
In a flat, shallow space
In a contemporary (1400s) setting
3
What is chiaroscuro?
Painting on wet plaster
Carving into a copper plate
Standing with weight on one leg to make an s-curve in spine
Use of dramatic contrasts of light and dark shading
4
Late Gothic figures were much more ______________ than Byzantine figures.
religious
formal
emotive
rare
5
What's so impressive about this painting?
All the symbols
All the directional lighting
All the emotion
All the linear perspective
6
Who is considered
The Father of the Renaissance
?
Masaccio
Alberti
Giotto
Brunelleschi
7
In the
Rottgen Pieta,
why were Jesus and Mary so disproportionate
It was a reference to Byzantine art
It was accidentally dropped
It was symbolic of Mary's loss
It was the best the artist could do
8
Which piece of art is an example of
contrapposto
?
The Birth of Venus
David
The Deposition from Notre Dame
Giovanni Arnolfini and his Bride
9
This painting is "Super rare" because....
It's secular (no religious affiliations)
It's suuuuper creepy
The person in the picture is looking directly at the viewer
It was not signed by the artist
10
What images did the Arena Chapel depict?
The levels of heaven and hell
The significant members of the church
The cycle of Christian Redemption
The stories of the Old Testament
11
Which piece of artwork is an example of an engraving?
The Gates of Paradise
David
The Battle of the Nudes
The Merode Altarpiece
12
Where was the
Rottgen Pieta
made?
Italy
France
Spain
Germany
13
Who wrote the book,
On Painting?
Giotto di Bondone
Jan Van Eyck
Leon Battista Alberti
Rogier Van Der Weyden
14
The Palazzo Rucellai was created during which time period?
Early Northern Renaissance
Early Italian Renaissance
Late Gothic
Romanesque
15
Which group of people liked to reference (or take ideas from) Greek art?
The Goths
The Italians
The Flemish
The 'Mericans
16
In biblical paintings, what does the
Lamentation
depict?
The Angel Gabriel telling Mary that she's going to be a mom
People mourning the body of Jesus (off the cross)
People laminating pieces of paper
People taking Jesus off the cross
17
The Merode Altarpiece was unusually ______________ for a triptych
Detailed
Small
Inaccurate
Religious
18
The central panel of the Merode altarpiece depicts what?
The Lamentation
The Annunciation
The Resurrection
The Deposition
19
Which artwork was commissioned by the Medici family
The Merode Altarpiece
David
The Arena Chapel
The Birth of Venus
20
What is a patron?
Someone who will become a Saint after they die
Someone who paid for art/architecture to be made
Someone who owes money to the church
Someone who visits a particular business
21
Why was this building so impressive?
It was the first of a new style: double shell
It was built using new technology
It was really big
22
What's so important/different about
The Birth of Venus
?
The artwork isn't about Christianity
There's a naked lady who's not Eve
It is the only surviving painting made by that artist
The painting is about beauty instead of naturalism
23
Which artist created the first freestanding nude since ancient Greece?
Masaccio
Van Eyck
Donatello
Da Vinci
24
The Late Gothic period was also called the __________________ period.
Proto-Renaissance
Par-Boiled
Pre-Realism
Post-Byzantine
25
Where was this building constructed?
Berlin, Germany
Florence, Italy
Paris, France
The Vatican (Rome)
26
In biblical paintings, what does the
Annunciation
depict?
The Angel Gabriel telling Mary that she's going to be a mom
The Angel Gabriel trying to speak clearly
People mourning the body of Jesus (off the cross)
People taking Jesus off the cross
27
In the
Merode Altarpiece
the bench, tea kettle, flower, and vase are all examples of what?
Symbolism
Illumination
Patrons
Chiaroscuro
28
What did Giotto do in relation to the Arena Chapel
He was the artist
He did absolutely nothing
He was the architect
He was the patron
29
In
Giovanni Arnolfini and his Bride
What can be seen in the mirror's reflection?
The artist's signature
Two other people in the room (including the artist)
Symbols relating to traditional gender roles
The Angel Gabriel
30
How did the Arena Chapel get its name?
Named after the patrons
Named after St. Arena
Named after the city it was built in
Named after the Roman amphitheater nearby
