Exam 14: Italy,1200 to 1400

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This historian,Giovanni Villani,wrote in the 14th century that this city was,"the daughter and creature of Rome" suggesting a preeminence inherited from the Roman Empire.Which of the following city-states does this phrase describe?

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Explain the sources and characteristics of the International Style.Use examples to support your essay.

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Describe the development of sculpture in 14th century Italy.How did it reflect this period? Use examples to support your essay.

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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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Whose work is best characterized by the use of solid volumes resting firmly on the flat and horizontal surface of this earth?

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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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How does Giotto's Lamentation reveal the essentials of his style?

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Contrast the rivalry between Siena and Florence.How did the political climate affect the visual arts of both cities? Use examples to support your essay.

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The Roman fresco tradition can best be seen in the work of which of the following artists?

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How does Duccio's works typify 14th century Italian art?

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Giovanni Pisano's works show which of the following?

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Briefly describe the economic status of Italy during the 14th century.

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How did Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II influence the sculptural traditional of Italy?

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Why were so many Italian church facades left uncompleted?

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The word Renaissance means rebirth.Which of the following was a revived interest during this time?

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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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The frontality,stiff 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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Which of the following was characteristic of the work of Simone Martini?

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Which of these images was most strongly influenced by the art of Classical antiquity?

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Which of the following is the monastic order that influenced art through its stress on nature and the primacy of personal experience?

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