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Listasaga - endurreisn o.fl. Á ENSKU!
Listasaga - endurreisn o.fl. Á ENSKU!
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An #ArtHistoryQuiz#
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Renaissance means 'rebirth' - a time of great change in civilisation because...
People began to explore and ready made objects
Man no longer viewed the world through God's eyes
Artists began to use oil paints for the first time
The church allowed women to bear children out of wedlock
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Renaissance art celebrated...
God as responsible for all of humankind's successes
man as an individual and in control of his own destiny
3
What was one of the distinguishing stylistic features of Renaissance art?
use of gold leaf in paintings
Realism
impasto textures
Surrealism
4
Watch this video - what does the singer say were the two things that changed art at the time?
landscapes paintings on canvas
oil paint and perspective
5
Sfumato is a technique of the High Renaissance which resulted in
painting without lines or borders
the illusion of deep space
6
What is foreshortening?
Limbs are compressed to create an optical illusion
the artists paints most of the detail in the foreground
7
look at this painting - what 'rule' of composition was used here
The Golden thumbprint
The Golden Mean
Circulation
8
The Renaissance period rekindled interest in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy and culture
false
true
9
What 'ism' accurately describes the philosophical beliefs of the Renaissance period
Fanaticism
Catholisism
Humanism
Escapism
10
When did the Renaissance period occur?
Early 13th Century to the 18th century
Until modernism was born in the 20th Century
Early 14th century to the late 16th century.
11
True or False - Oil painting was introduced to Italy by Northern Renaissance artists.
true
false
12
Chiaroscuro (light and dark) was a technique whereby artists would...
Use obscure objects within their composition
depict violent scenes in their paintings
apply light tones on top of dark ones
Use lots of red, white and black hues in their paintings
13
What was considered the trinity of Renaissance art at its peak?
Painting, printmaking and sculpture
Painting, sculpture and architecture
14
What were the rarest and most expensive pigments?
cobalt blue, vermillion red and yellow
Cobalt blue, vermillion red and green
cobalt blue, brick red and yellow ochre
15
What was one method Renaissance artists used to understand the human anatomy accurately?
Dissecting, studying and exploring real human bodies
by sculpting them out of marble
dedicated themselves to drawing nudes
16
another stylistic feature of Renaissance art was...
Linear Perspective
Three point perspective
17
Who patronised high Renaissance art?
Their mums and dads
kings and elites and some upper class citizens
High Priestesses
The Church
18
What are the key components of oil paint that artists of the renaissance loved?
Hyper realsim
easily blended, building layers of translucent colour
19
Fresco technique is when...
The artist made a big meal of pasta before beginning work
pigment is painted into wet plaster - more permanent
Wood is sealed with melted pig skin before painting
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What type of perspective technique has the artist used here?
Atmospheric Perspective
Rule of Thirds
One point perspective
Triangulation
