Following the Protestant Reformation, northern Protestants returned to Christian concern over:

Iconography and idolatry in the form of art in churches.

How does Michelangelo's style change between the Sistine Chapel Ceiling and The Last Judgement?

It becomes darker, preoccupied with his personal damnation.

Early Italian Renaissance artists show influence from:

their work as architects and engineers.

The Italian and Northern Renaissances were both facilitated by:

The presence of many wealthy families who sponsored the arts

In The Arnolfini Portrait, the wife is not pregnant, BUT pregnancy is alluded to in:

The carving of St. Margaret on the bedpost.

In the Annunciation Triptych, Mary is depicted primarily as:

The pure, devoted caretaker of the home.

Brugel's Hunter in the Snow was one of a series meant to show:

The effect of nature and the changing seasons on humans.

The rise in popularity of woodcuts/engravings in the Northern Renaissance was largely due to:

The need for mass distribution of content.

Images of martyred saints and crucified Jesus appear on the Isenheim Altarpiece in order to:

provide comfort to victims of St. Anthony's Fire.

In The School of Athens, Plato and Socrates' hand gestures show their argument is over:

Whether reality is known by eternal truths or empirical data

Mannerist paintings can typically be identified by:

Scenes of chaos, drama, and exaggeration.

What led to the rapid deterioration of Da Vinci's The Last Supper?

A failed fresco experiment with oil and tempera paints.

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AP Art History quiz over the Early/High Italian and Northern Renaissances.

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1
Following the Protestant Reformation, northern Protestants returned to Christian concern over:
The political influence of certain Italian families.
Iconography and idolatry in the form of art in churches.
The lack of tax exemptions on church land.
Simony and nepotism within the ecclesiastical hierarchy.
2
Examples of grisaille can be seen in which of the following works?
Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Palazzo Ruccelai
Isenheim Altarpiece
Madonna and Child with Two Angels
3
How does Michelangelo's style change between the Sistine Chapel Ceiling and The Last Judgement?
It becomes lighter, celebrating hope for possible salvation.
It becomes darker, preoccupied with his personal damnation.
It becomes more restrained with orderly processions of souls
It becomes more secular, replacing saints with politicians.
4
Early Italian Renaissance artists show influence from:
their work as architects and engineers.
Chinese porcelain works from the Yuan and Ming Dynasties.
nearby medieval Gothic structures.
the work of Ottoman and Mughal Islamic painters.
5
The Italian and Northern Renaissances were both facilitated by:
The presence of many wealthy families who sponsored the arts
Exclusive patronage from the Church.
Italian victory at the Battle of Lepanto.
A resurgence of democratic philosophies in the Enlightenment
6
Donatello's David is most similar in medium to:
Doryphoros
Seated Boxer
Anavysos Kouros
Nike of Samothrace
7
In The Arnolfini Portrait, the wife is not pregnant, BUT pregnancy is alluded to in:
The bright color of the bedspread.
The appearance of citrus fruit on the window sill.
The carving of St. Margaret on the bedpost.
The single candle in the chandelier.
8
In the Annunciation Triptych, Mary is depicted primarily as:
Humbled by her meek and frugal existence.
The pure, devoted caretaker of the home.
Distraught over the future death of her son.
The beneficiary of a royal line.
9
Brugel's Hunter in the Snow was one of a series meant to show:
The effect of nature and the changing seasons on humans.
The importance of both God's law and grace for salvation.
The dual nature of love and beauty.
The former state of perfect balance lost to mankind.
10
The rise in popularity of woodcuts/engravings in the Northern Renaissance was largely due to:
The ease by which edits could be made.
The increased realism it allowed artists to render.
The relative cheapness of the materials.
The need for mass distribution of content.
11
Images of martyred saints and crucified Jesus appear on the Isenheim Altarpiece in order to:
provide comfort to victims of St. Anthony's Fire.
glorify the achievements of the Scientific Revolution.
help identify the donors of the piece.
pass critique on the corruption of the church.
12
In The School of Athens, Plato and Socrates' hand gestures show their argument is over:
Whether art helps or hinders societies.
Whether reality is known by eternal truths or empirical data
Whether gods exist to aid raise humans up or keep them down.
Whether truth or logic guides humans.
13
Mannerist paintings can typically be identified by:
Peaceful genre scenes of peasant life.
Biblical scenes in with contemporary details.
The use of the glazing technique.
Scenes of chaos, drama, and exaggeration.
14
Northern Renaissance pieces are typically identifiable by:
Excessive amounts of detail
Mastery of linear and atmospheric perspective.
Their depictions of Biblical scenes and stories.
The use of tempera paint as a medium.
15
What led to the rapid deterioration of Da Vinci's The Last Supper?
Lack of protection during the Second World War.
Civilian attempts to restore the piece without supervision.
A failed fresco experiment with oil and tempera paints.
Weathering, from being located in a public courtyard.
16
The Pazzi Chapel most heavily borrows from which of the following architectural spaces?
San Vitale, Ravenna
The Pantheon, Rome
The Parthenon, Athens
The Colosseum, Rome
17
Donatello's David represents Florence, as well as using symbols of Mercury to represent:
The Medici bankers.
The noble Albizzi family.
The Arnolfini merchants.
The Borgia popes.

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