chapter 14 art history – Flashcards
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The word Renaissance means rebirth. Which of the following was a revived interest during this time?
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Classical Culture
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The most devastating natural disaster in Europe during the late 1300s was which of the following?
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The Black Death
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Which of the following cities was considered the rightful capital of the Roman Catholic Church?
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Rome
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The frontality, still poses, and lack of modeling as seen in Berlinghieri's Saint Francis Altarpiece can be said to be which of the following?
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Fundamentally midieval
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Which of the following is a medieval element depicted on the pulpit for the Baptistery of Pisa Cathedral?
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trilobed arches
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The work of Giovanni Pisano as seen in his pulpit for Sant'Andrea, Pistoia, shows a nervous energy and emotion not found in the work of his father. It can be said that the work of Giovanni shows an interest in which of the following?
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burgeoning naturalism
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Which of the following works describes the Roman school of painting that replaced Byzantine stylized dignity with the careful depiction of light?
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Last Judgment
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Giotto's Enthroned Madonna reflected the new trend toward naturalism and classical modeling of the figures. Which of the following describes this new trend?
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The Virgin is solid and has mass
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Who is the architect for the cathedral of Florence?
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Arnolfo di Cambio
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Which of the following cities established itself as a major shipping power?
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Pisa
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The Triumph of Death is a powerful depiction of death and the folly of pleasure and the inevitability of death. The Dominicans, an order committed to a life of poverty, participated in the design of this work. Based on this which of the following groups would be portrayed in a negative light?
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the young aristocrats
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What did the humanist cult of fame emphasize?
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the importance of creative individuals
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What are confraternities?
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lay people dedicated to strict religious observance
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This artist projected on a flat surface the illusion of space. He also projected the illusion of solid bodies moving though that space. This description describes which of the following art-ists?
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Giotto
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Which of the following is the sculptor whose work showed the greatest influence of the forms of classical antiquity?
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Nicola Pisano
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In 1305, the College of Cardinals elected a pope from which of the following countries?
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France
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What element did Duccio bring to the Maestà?
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the modeled figures
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Who most strongly influenced the art of Pietro Lorenzetti?
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Duccio
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He restored the naturalistic approach to painting as practiced in Antiquity. He inaugurated a method of pictorial expression based on observation. He revealed nature and its visible order. This describes which of the following artists?
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Giotto
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Giovanni Pisano's works show which of the following?
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burgeoning naturalism
