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Which of the following is one way da Vinci set Judas apart from the other apostles in The Last Supper?

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He painted Judas' face in shadow

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In the last supper, da Vinci grouped the deciples into

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Threes

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da Vinci's major facination with the human body was the _____

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Brain.

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Brunelleschi put windows in the drum of the Florence cathedral to ___________

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Let light in.

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Which artist made an impact on the Renaissance first?

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Massacio

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The twisting and turning figures in Michelangelo's paintings make them appear to be ___________________

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in constant movement.

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This painting was the largest fresco painted at the time.

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Last Judgement

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The Gates of Paradise weighed ______

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3 tons.

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Masaccio painted some figures smaller than others to make them appear _____________________

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Further back in space.

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"The form dwells within the stone, my chisel serves only to reveal it" was said by ____________

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Michelangelo.

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Masaccio made objects look more distant by painting them to appear _________________________

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duller, lighter, and bluer.

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John the Baptist paid the Tax collector with a coin found from ______

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a fish.

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He always said a prayer before he started painting

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Fra Angelico

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What painting was similar to that of our current nativity scene?

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Adoration of the Magi

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With __________, artists could produce a smooth glaze that would give more brillance to the colors in their paintings.

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oil paints

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The use of oil paints could make a composition appear to be ___ from within

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lit

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________ is credited with the invention of the oil painting technique.

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van Eyck

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_______ is a paint made of dry pigments, or colors, which are mixed with a binding material.

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Tempera

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In the Adoration of the Lamb the figures are arranged so that the ____ is emphasized as the center of interest.

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lamb

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_________ was important in Gothic art and later, in Northern European art as well.

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Symbolism

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In Northern European art, a dog was a symbol of _______

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loyalty.

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__________ are a mizture of dry pigments with oils, turpentine, and sometimes varnish.

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Oil paints

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In the Descent from the Cross, Weyden used _______________ to force the viewer to focus on the drama of the scene.

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a shallow space

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____________ used Gothic building techniques to construct the dome for the Florence Cathedral.

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Brunelleschi

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Artists found new areas of interest from which to draw ideas because of the intellectual _______ that was taking place around them.

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rebirth

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______________ is a way of drawing figures or objects according to the rules of perspective so that they appear to recede or protrude in three-dimentional space.

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Foreshortening

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When using oil paints, artists could work more ______, which enabled them to put more details in their paintings.

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slowly

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Unlike the Italian artists who worked in fresco, the Northern European artists who used oil paints had more time to add _______ to their work.

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details

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Many details in Northern European paintings had ________ meanings.

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symbolic

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A mixture of glue and a white pigment such as plaster, chalk, or white clay is called _____

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gesso.

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van Eyck used __________________ to create the illusion of deep space in the Adoration of the Lamb.

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aerial perspective

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Leonardo was mostly facinated with the brain as he believed that was where the ____ was.

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soul

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Time when some artists mixed Renaissance ideas with Gothic ideas in their artworks.

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Early Renaissance

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Wealthy Italian family who gave generously to the arts.

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Medici

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Period of great awakening

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Renaissance

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Architect who discovered linear perspective.

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Brunelleschi

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Painter who is regarded as the first important artist of the Italian Renaissance.

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Masaccio

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Graphic system that showed artists how to create the illusion of depth and volume on a flat surface.

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Linear perspective

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Used linear perspective to introduce a greater feeling of space in the Gates of Paradise.

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Ghiberti

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An interest in the art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome.

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Humanism

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Uses hue, value, and intensity to show distance in a painting.

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Aerial perspective

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Way of showing figures relative distances from the viewer.

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Overlapping figures

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One of the most important inventions of the Renaissance; made books about Greek and Roman ideas much more available.

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Printing press

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Used light and shadow in The Holy Trinity to make figures appear solid.

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Masaccio

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Painted frescos in the Vatican Palace that celebrated the four domains of learning.

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Raphael

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Period of art that Renaissance artists wanted to get away from.

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Medieval

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Culture whose artworks Renaissance artists wanted to imitate.

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Greco- Roman

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Painting onto wet plaster with water colors.

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Fresco

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Allowed artists to paint figures so that they seemed to move deeper into a work.

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Linear perspective

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Architect from whom Michelanglo borrowed ideas about dome construction when he was designing the dome for St. Peter's in Rome.

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Brunelleschi

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Painting in which da Vinci used line to lead the eye to Christ.

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The Last Supper

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Painted well known Bible stories on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

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Michelangelo

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What does this item symbolize in the painting by van Eyck, "The Arnolfini Wedding?": Dog-

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Loyalty

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What does this item symbolize in the painting by van Eyck, "The Arnolfini Wedding?": Lit Candle-

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Presence of God

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What does this item symbolize in the painting by van Eyck, "The Arnolfini Wedding?": Fruit-

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Innocence

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What does this item symbolize in the painting by van Eyck, "The Arnolfini Wedding?": Shoes-

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Holy event is taking place

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The Pietà is a sculpture or painting of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of Christ.

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True

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In The Last Supper, da Vinci used linear perspective to make the painting seem like a continuation of the dining hall.

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True

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Michelangelo did not want to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel because ceiling paintings were considered less important than wall paintings during the Renaissance.

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True

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Michelangelo was probably more concerned with the religious meaning of the Pietà than with representing perfect realism in the work.

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True

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Michelanglo modeled the figures on the Sistine Chapel's ceiling in light and shade so they would look flat and two-dimensional.

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False

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da Vinci made many drawings of anatomy, storm clouds, and rock formations.

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True

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The purpose of The Arnolfini Wedding was to warn women of the dangers of marriage.

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False

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Because of Italian culture, it was easy for women to become artists.

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False

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In the Alba Madonna, everyones eyes are fixed on the cross.

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True

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In the Descent from the Cross, the distance between Christs and Mary's hands suggests the void between the living and the dead.

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True

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