Art Module 10 – Flashcards
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Who were the Limbourgs? a Protestant religious sect a powerful ruling family of monarchs and popes artist brothers members of the blacksmiths' guild in France leaders of the counter-Reformation
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artist brothers
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In Neo-Platonic thought, the Biblical character of Eve was identified with Venus. autumn. evil. the night. motherhood.
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venus
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One of the effects of the Renaissance was to change the status of artists in Europe from skilled crafts workers to intellectuals. observers of nature to designers. shamans to documentarians. monks to nobility. None of these answers is correct.
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skilled crafts workers to intellectuals
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The word renaissance means to know something thoroughly. rebirth. to create something from nothing. to reinvent. celebration.
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rebirth
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The technology of painting with oils was developed by Mannerist painters. during the Late Renaissance. northern Europeans. the Chinese. accidentally
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northern europeans
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The Renaissance artists from Venice, such as Giovanni Bellini, Titian, and Giorgione, were especially known for their mastery of linear perspective. tempera paint. color and light. sunken relief. the illumination of manuscripts.
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color and light
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The technique of sfumato involves the use of multiple layers of glazes. multiple vanishing points. elongated figures and compressed space. burnt charcoal. All these answers are correct.
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multiple layers of glazes
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The theme of the Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes comes from scenes of everyday life. the Egyptian Book of the Dead. the story of the artist's life. Plato's Republic. None of these answers
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none of these
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________ organization, as seen in Masaccio's Trinity with the Virgin, St. John the Evangelist, and Donors, was a popular device among Renaissance artists of Italy. Accidental Diagonal Informal Triangular All these answers are correct
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triangular
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Leonardo da Vinci was a skilled engineer. inventor. painter. architect. All of these
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all of these
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Giorgione's painting The Tempest paved the way for future iconographic works. portrait painters. patron-seeking artists. landscape paintings. Gothic Mother and Child paintings.
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landscape paintings
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Michelangelo, Raphael, and Botticelli were all commissioned to make art for King Louis XIV. the silversmiths guild. the Medici family. Pope Leo X. the Duke of Berry.
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the medici family
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One of Michelangelo's major achievements was inventing a prototype of the helicopter. redesigning St. Peter's Cathedral. painting the frescoes in Pope Julius II's private library. All of these are major achievements of Michelangelo's None of these answers is correct.
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redesigning st peters cathedral
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Northern European Renaissance artists began using the system of linear perspective before anyone else. much earlier than the Italians did. about 75 years after it was developed. simultaneously with its development elsewhere. during the Middle Ages.
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about 75 years after it was developed
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Artists working in the Early Renaissance period included Bronzino, Anguissola, and Raphael. (BAR) Bellini, Titian, and Tintoretto. (BTT) Grünewald, Donatello, and Michelangelo. (GDM) Leonardo, Dürer, and Giorgione. (LDG) Botticelli, Donatello, and Ghiberti. (BDG)
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BDG
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Which 15th-century invention led to the decrease in the practice of illumination by hand? the printing press. the system of linear perspective. the camera obscura. the technology of oil painting. All these answers are correct.
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the printing press
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The Isenheim Altarpiece, with its gruesome details of Christ's flesh wounds, originally hung in a hospital for people with skin diseases the Duke of Berry's castle. the pope's private library in the Vatican. a catacomb. None of these answers is correct.
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a hospital for people with skin diseases
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The movement that divided all of Europe into Protestant and Catholic camps is called the Renaissance. the Reformation. the crusades. Neo-Platonism. the Pazzi Conspiracy.
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the reformation
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The painting, The Harvesters, which formed part of a cycle depicting the months of the year, was painted by __________, a 16th-century Netherland painter. Roger... Robert... Hans... Pieter... None of these answers are correct.
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Pieter
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The sculptor of the panel The Story of Jacob and Esau, and Donatello's teacher, is (FIRST NAME) Lorenzo Ghiberti. Massaccio. Leon Battista Alberti. Leonardo da Vinci. Michelangelo.
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Lorenzo
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The iconography of The Tempest, by ___________, is unknown, but the painting made an important contribution to Renaissance art in the way it was composed. Giovanni Bellini Titian Giorgione Raphael Agnolo Bronzino
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giorgione
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Because many European monarchs of the 17th and 18th centuries ruled with near-dictatorial power, this period is often referred to as the Golden Mean. the Royal Era. the Gilded Age. the Age of Kings. the Rule of the Monarchs.
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the age of kings
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Gianlorenzo Bernini was a sculptor. an architect. a dramatist. a composer. All of these
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all of these
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Paintings depicting scenes of everyday life are known as ________ paintings. trompe l'oeil vanitas history genre still-life
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genre
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What nationality was Peter Paul Rubens? Spanish Italian French English Flemish
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flemish
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In Baroque architecture, wall surfaces often protrude into the viewer's space. In Baroque painting, this same effect is created through the use of collage. three-dimensional canvases. dramatic lighting. ornamentation. All these answers are correct.
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dramatic lighting
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The Baroque painting Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes depicts a story from ancient Greek mythology. The Tale of Genji. Beowulf. the Bible. Dante's Inferno
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the bible
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The following characteristics are all typical of Italian Baroque art EXCEPT ornamentation. theatricality. classic simplicity. movement. emotion.
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classic simplicity
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The following is true about Rembrandt EXCEPT he was born in the Dutch city of Leiden. he was a master of multiple types of painting, including portraits, landscapes, and religious scenes. he painted self-portraits throughout his career. he achieved financial success he was the son of a miller.
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he achieved financial success
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The Palace of Versailles was home to (FIRST NAME) Philip IV of Spain. Maria Theresa of Austria. Louis XIV of France. Julius II of Rome. Jean Paul Marat.
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Louis
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________ helped shape the Neoclassical style. The Catholic Counter-Reformation The invention of photography The American Civil War The ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum None of these answers is correct.
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the ancient pompeii and herculaneum
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Unlike Baroque art from Catholic countries, Dutch Baroque art focused upon the community. business life. the family and home. all of these None of these answers is correct.
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all of these
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St.Teresa in Ecstasy is an excellent example of Baroque sculpture. Mannerist allegory. Neoclassical portraiture. Renaissance illumination. Rococo painting.
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baroque sculpture
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Among the following artists, whose innovation was it to create group portraits in the setting of an activity, rather than posing the subjects formally? Van Ruisdael Poussin Rembrandt Vigée-Lebrun Copley
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rembrandt
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Which of the following was court painter to King Philip IV? (FIRST NAME) Gianlorenzo Bernini Artemisia Gentileschi Francesco Borromini Jacques-Louis David Diego Velázquez
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diego
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Which artists intentionally used their work to shape the public's view of prominent figures? (LAST WORD) Gentileschi and Caravaggio Vigée-Lebrun and David Van Ruisdael and Leyster Borromini and Poussin Fragonard and Watteau
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david
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For some two hundred years, many of the works of Judith Leyster were (FIRST WORD) locked away in an attic and forgotten. mistakenly identified as the work of Frans Hals. virtually ignored while decorating the walls of a hospital. painted over, because they had been sold for their canvas alone after her death. buried in the Leyster family crypt.
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mistakenly
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Typical of Dutch landscape paintingwas the work of (FIRST WORD) Jacob van Ruisdael. Judith Leyster. Frans Hals. Rembrandt. Nicolas Poussin.
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Jacob
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One of the most influential buildings of the architect Francisco Borromini was St. Peters. San Carlo Cornaro Chapel. Palace of Versailles. Amlienburg.
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San Carlo
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Foremost among French painters of the 17th century was ___________ who painted _________. Nicolas Poussin; The Ashes of Phokion (NP) Judith Leyster; Carousing Couple (JL) Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun; Marie Antoinette (EVL) Jacques Louis David; Death of Marat (JLD) Jean-Honoré Fragonard; The Pursuit (JHF)
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NP
