Humanities Review

Almost all surviving miracle plays are about __ and __.

He became the court painter to Henry VIII in 1536.

Name the artwork.

Describe Donatello's David sculpture.

Underground chambers for burial outside of Rome

Two or more tones sound at the same time.

Oil paint was developed during the

Name the artist.

Who was the foremost Renaissance artist in northern Europe?

Identify the image.

Form of concert dance relying heavily on emotional use of the body.

A reinforcing support built against a wall, vault or arch is a ___.

What was built where Abraham almost sacrificed Isaac?

Renaissance paintings focused more on self and surroundings rather than God and religion.

Took the place of frescoes in telling the story of the gospel and saints in Gothic architecture

Who was the greatest Italian sculptor of the 17th century?

Name the artwork.

Dances performed to traditional music identifiable with a specific culture.

Important document that marked the birth of Christian art in 313

The most recognized of Genesis scenes painted by Michelangelo on Sistine Chapel ceiling.

The melodic and harmonic characteristics of a composition.

Why is the Dome of the Rock significant to Moslems?

Characteristics of Renaissance sculpture

Name the building.

Text with decoration: initials, borders, miniature illustrations

What is sacred vocal music with a single melodic line?

Why wasn't early Christian music written down?

Where did the Renaissance begin?

Recurring pulses and accents that create identifiable patterns.

Name the building.

Portrait that was the most imposing image of power in the history of art.

Anything that excites the auditory nerve.

What significant musical and literary figure of the Middle Ages wrote the 1st musical drama?

What is a painting done on fresh wet plaster?

A succession of sounds with rhytmic and tonal organization.

A group of dances that perform some religious, moral, or ethical purpose in a society.

Italian Renaissance composer known as the "Savior of Church Music"

Name the building.

Someone who excels in a variety of subjects is a ___.

Describe Michelangelo's David sculpture.

How does da Vinci draw attention to Jesus in The Last Supper?

Which is NOT a characteristic of Renaissance paintings?

Who was a renowned landscape painter of the Netherlands?

How did early Christian music survive?

Characteristics of Renaissance architecture

What is a musical setting of lyric poetry for four or five voices?

Which is NOT a characteristic of paintings from the Middle Ages?

It means rebirth.

Shakespeare's plays fall into which main genres?

A form arising partly from African dance customs that developed into American social and entertianment dances.

The specific key in which a composition is written.

Name the artwork by Durer.

What was Palestrina's most famous work?

A classical tradition resting heavily on a set of prescribed movements, actions, and positions.