Art 1301 Section 3.6 – Flashcards
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What was the name of the philosophical approach to life that stressed the intellectual and physical potential of human beings to achieve personal success and to contribute to the betterment of society?
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Humanism
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Which artist of the High Renaissance painted the most famous portrait in the world?
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Which of the following statements is true of Michelangelo?
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All of the previous answers
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The form of the goddess's figure in The Birth of Venus was based on ________.
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Classic Greek sculptures
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The painting of The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel includes a ______
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Self-portrait of Michelangelo as St. Bartholomew's flayed skin
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Masaccio used which of the following elements and principles in Tribute Money?
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Portrait of the Artist's Sisters Playing Chess displays which of the following characteristics?
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An emphasis on emotion and heightened realism
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Raphael's The School of Athens contains:
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All of the answers above
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Which German artist created a woodcut rendition of the artwork, The Last Supper, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's painting?
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Albrecht Durer
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An art style that depicts exaggerated poses, proportions, and gestures is referred to as ______.
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Mannerism
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Brunelleschi's design for the dome of Florence Cathedral was a triumph over adversity because ______
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Building such an enormous dome was a technological challenge
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A woodcut allows an artist to do which of the following?
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Making multiple prints of an image
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Which of the following terms means "rebirth" and is used to describe an artistic movement characterized by renewed interest in the Classical world of Greece and Rome?
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Renaissance
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Which of the following terms refers to the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries in Western Europe, a period when there was a general increase in motion and emotion in artworks?
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Baroque
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What artwork was commissioned by Pope Clement VII?
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The Last Judgement
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Which of the following artworks is a very graphic depiction of Christ's crucifixion?
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Isenheim Altarpiece
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Without the patronage of the Catholic Church, many incredible Renaissance works of art would not have been made.
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True
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Which Netherlands artist was known for his depiction of peasant life in a humorous manner?
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Bruegel
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During the Renaissance and Baroque periods patrons made many of the decisions about how an artwork would look, such as ______.
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Which biblical character was sculpted by the three artists Bernini, Donatello, and Michelangelo during the Renaissance and Baroque periods?
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David
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Leonardo da Vinci invented a painting technique that consisted of applying a hazy or misty glaze over the painting. This technique is called ________.
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Sfumato
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The artist of Christ in the House of Levi had to change the painting's name because _______
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Church officials objected to Christ being shown with clowns, dwarves, and dogs at this key moment in the gospels
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El Greco was ___________.
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A Greek artist who worked in Italy and Spain during the Renaissance
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The Ecstasy of St. Teresa was meant to show Teresa ________
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The medium of the artwork that decorates the Sistine Chapel ceiling is ________.
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Fresco
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Which of the following artists were part of the High Renaissance in Italy?
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Raphael, Michelangelo, and Leonardo
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Which of the following are the cultures from the "Classical past" that Renaissance thinkers and artists admired?
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Ancient Greece and Rome
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Nicolas Poussin promoted which of the following approaches?
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Only including settings, clothing, and characters from the ancient past
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Giorgio Vasari believed that _______
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The Arnolfini Portrait is part of which period in art?
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The northern Renaissance
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Filippo Brunelleschi has been widely regarded as the first Renaissance _______
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Architect
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Donatello's David is made in what medium?
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Bronze
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Caravaggio's Judith Decapitating Holofernes is part of which movement?
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Baroque
