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Giotto was inspired by
Antiquity
Gothic art
2
Who commissioned the Arena Chapel?
the Bishop of Padua
the Pope
Enrico Scrovegni
Giotto
3
What motivated Enrico Scrovegni to build and decorate the Arena Chapel the way he did?
A vision
His family's sin of usury
The Virgin Mary
The decoration was all Giotto's idea
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The term "Renaissance" means
"Rebirth" of interest in medieval aesthetics
"Rebirth" of interest in Classical antiquity
"Something new" in Italian
Giotto's first name
5
Giotto does all of the following to add depth to his work
EXCEPT
Depicts his figures as weighty, rather than floating
Adds figures facing away from the viewer
Outlines his figures with thicker lines
Creates folds in drapery with shading rather than lines
6
Nicola Pisano’s pulpit for the Pisa Baptistery was inspired by
A tympanum of a Gothic church
Viking rune stones
An illuminated manuscript
The Roman Ara Pacis
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Grisaille is a painting technique rendering forms with the illusion of sculpture.
True
False
8
What is usury?
The sin of lending money and charging interest
Using figures to show depth in a 2D work
One way to earn a spot in heaven in Renaissance Catholicism
A technique used in Renaissance painting
9
Duccio paints scenes that are far more naturalistic than those of Giotto.
True
False
10
Which of the following is not a subject of one of the decorative registers in the Arena Chapel?
Old Testament Stories
Virtues and Vices
Life of Mary
Ministry of Christ
11
Which of the following qualities does NOT fit the International Gothic style?
Jewels
Elongated figures
It was only in France
Gold backgrounds
12
Giotto doesn’t endow his forms with genuine human emotions.
False
True
13
The illum. manuscripts by the Limbourg brothers in the 1400s differ from their predecessors by
Focusing on only religious subject matter
Positioning everyone frontally in the composition
Focusing on one person per page, in great detail
Depicting individuals actively enjoying a banquet
