Exam 8: The Early Renaissance in Europe

Select five artists and identify the hallmarks of their artistic style.

Rogier van der Weyden's Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin touches on many aspects of 15th-century northern art. Identify the issues that it addresses and how it addresses them.

Tilman Riemenschneider created a sense of fluid motion in his Assumption of the Virgin through _____.

_____ is the architect credited with breaking from the Christian building tradition that had been established for a thousand years in his design for Sant'Andrea.

How does the Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry by the Limbourg Brothers demonstrate the growing interest in naturalism in northern European art?

Donatello's _____ was the first nude statue since ancient times.

By including the donors, Ghent Altarpiece and Mérode Altarpiece marked a significant revival of _____.

Used for the reciting of prayers, _____ were prized possessions of the aristocracy.

Donatello carved his Saint Mark on Or San Michele for the _____.

Contrast the styles of 15th-century Burgundian, Flemish, and Italian painting. How are they similar? How are they different? Use examples to support your essay.

The imagery of _____ suggests that it was made for the occasion of Lorenzo de Medici's wedding.

The artist _____ focused on showing human figures in violent action.

The _____ is the first building to embody the Renaissance style.

What significance did this subject hold for the Medici family?

How does this image reflect the influence of humanism?

Flemish art developed distinctive stylistic qualities and methods for presenting its subjects. Using examples, identify the hallmark characteristics of northern European art in the 15th century.

_____ were popular objects commissioned for German churches.

How do the Limbourg Brothers celebrate Jean of Berry and his possessions?

Which elements contain symbolic meaning?

Which elements of this painting were especially influential on Italian artists?