Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The unique structure of Italy during thi

Question 2

What are the similarities of these two church facades?

Accepted Answer

Orvieto Cathedral and Siena Ca

Question 3

Giovanni Pisano's works show which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Classical antiquity influences 
B)  dark emotionalism 
C)  burgeoning naturalism 
D)  radiant color 
A)  Classical antiquity influences 
B)  dark emotionalism 
C)  burgeoning naturalism 
D)  radiant color

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

He created lively figures and

Question 5

Contrast these two images. How are they different?

Accepted Answer

Giotto, Lamentation and Simone Martini,

Question 6

What purpose did Santa Maria Novella serve?

Accepted Answer

The increased importance of mendicant or

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Cimabue 
B)  Cavallini 
C)  Duccio 
D)  Giotto 
A)  Cimabue 
B)  Cavallini 
C)  Duccio 
D)  Giotto

Question 8

What are confraternities?

Accepted Answer

A)  political action groups 
B)  lay people dedicated to strict religious observance 
C)  protectors of the king 
D)  papal guards 
A)  political action groups 
B)  lay people dedicated to strict religious observance 
C)  protectors of the king 
D)  papal guards

Question 9

What are the French Gothic influences seen on this door?

Accepted Answer

Andrea Pisano, south doors of the Baptis

Question 10

The most devastating natural disaster in Europe during the late 1300s was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  mad cow disease 
B)  the collapse of the linen market 
C)  the failure of the Medici banks 
D)  the Black Death 
A)  mad cow disease 
B)  the collapse of the linen market 
C)  the failure of the Medici banks 
D)  the Black Death

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Giotto 
B)  Francesco Traini 
C)  Simone Martini 
D)  Nicola Pisano 
A)  Giotto 
B)  Francesco Traini 
C)  Simone Martini 
D)  Nicola Pisano

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Nicola Pisano, Annunciation/Nativity and

Question 13

Which of the following cities established itself as a major shipping power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome 
B)  Padua 
C)  Siena 
D)  Pisa 
A)  Rome 
B)  Padua 
C)  Siena 
D)  Pisa

Question 14

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamentally medieval 
B)  merging with classical traditions 
C)  reflects the "new" Italo-Byzantine style 
D)  directly influenced by Platonic philosophy 
A)  fundamentally medieval 
B)  merging with classical traditions 
C)  reflects the "new" Italo-Byzantine style 
D)  directly influenced by Platonic philosophy

Question 15

Explain the political and artistic implications of Duccio's Maestà. Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Duccio's Maestà, also known as the Maest

Question 16

How does Florence's cathedral differ from the Gothic in the northern and what influenced it?

Accepted Answer

Cologne Cathedral and Florence Cathedral

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

It creates in a single event a unique in

Question 18

How does the work of Simone Martini exemplify the International Style?

Accepted Answer

Martini was a pupil of Duccio. He worked

Question 19

How does Florence reflect the idea of the dominant city-state?

Accepted Answer

Florentines considered themselves superi

Question 20

How did Duccio deviate from the Byzantine style in the Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints (Maestà)?

Accepted Answer

He relaxed the frontality and rigidity o

Exam 14: Late Medieval Italy

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

What are the similarities of these two church facades?

Giovanni Pisano's works show which of the following?

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

Contrast these two images. How are they different?

What purpose did Santa Maria Novella serve?

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

What are confraternities?

What are the French Gothic influences seen on this door?

The most devastating natural disaster in Europe during the late 1300s was which of the following?

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

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

Which of the following cities established itself as a major shipping power?

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?

Explain the political and artistic implications of Duccio's Maestà. Use examples to support your essay.

How does Florence's cathedral differ from the Gothic in the northern and what influenced it?

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

How does the work of Simone Martini exemplify the International Style?

How does Florence reflect the idea of the dominant city-state?

How did Duccio deviate from the Byzantine style in the Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints (Maestà)?

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