Gombrich Readings (most) & other random info that might be important

What is the name of the painting Thomas Gainsborough produced in response to Joshua Reynolds?

Who solved the problem of perspective?

What was David's most famous painting that exemplifies the revolution?

Why did Da Vinci never publish any of his writings?

Why did canvas eventually become more popular to paint on as opposed to wood?

What was the main different in painting from Florence vs Venice?

Who invented oil painting in 1411?

Who would translate the figurative sculptures of the gothic period into paintings?

Which painter stuggled to finish many of his pieces because of his busy mind?

Who painted The Battle of San Romano?

Why did Rogier Van der Weyden paint the altarpiece The Descent from the Cross against a neutral background?

How did Raphael's personality differ from Michelangelo and Da Vinci?

What was the name of the style that arose out of the mutual give and take of the late gothic period?

What is the most famous painting by Mannerist painter Parmigianino?

What specific art form was developed in the 14th century?

Who was one of the leading french artists of the rococo period?

Who painted the Ghent altarpiece?

What was one of the most important discoveries in the early Renaissance in Florence?

What was the most striking and unique qualities of the Ghent altarpiece?

What was the main different in the approach to art between the catholic and protestant regions after the reformation?

What were the three tangible achievements of the Italian Masters that were to influence art in Northern Europe?

Who is the german painter from the same period as Durer of which almost nothing is known?

How many popes did Michelangelo live through?

What city was considered the second most important centre for italian art after Florence?

How did Rubens help change the way northern artists worked after coming back from studying in Rome?

What painting represents one of the first and most interesting uses of perspective foreshortening?

What new phenomenon transpired in Rome in the early 17th century between cultured gentlemen?

Who were the main artists in Italy in the early baroque period?

Who did Michelangelo learn the basics of draftsmanship and fresco painting from in Florence?

Who was the great artist of the french revolution also designated as the "official artist" of the revolutionary gvmt?

Who were the most important artists in Venice?

What are the most distinctive qualities of Raphael's work?

What is tempera paint made of?

What did Thomas Gainsborough do when Joshua Reynolds said that the colour blue should not be put in the foreground?

Which artist was vegetarian?

What genre of painting did Hans Holbein the Younger bring to a whole new level?

Who was the first painter to have an agent (representative)?

Who painted over 100 self-portraits?

What dutch painter did Chardin's work most resemble?

What spanish painter took the tradition of painting from el greco and velasquez but produced different type of work?