Question 1

How did the Antique past or the classical past impact the humanists of 14ᵗʰ century Italy?

Accepted Answer

The classical past provided a model for

Question 2

Describe the connection between Ambrogio Lorenzetti's fresco cycle and its setting.

Accepted Answer

Ambrogio Lorenzetti's fresco cycle, know

Question 3

How did Cimabue deviate from Byzantine conventions?

Accepted Answer

Cimabue, also known as Cenni di Pepo or

Question 4

What did the humanist cult of fame emphasize?

Accepted Answer

A)  the importance of creative individuals 
B)  the importance of a superior government 
C)  the importance of strong leadership 
D)  the importance of a good university system 
A)  the importance of creative individuals 
B)  the importance of a superior government 
C)  the importance of strong leadership 
D)  the importance of a good university system

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts 
B)  Classical culture 
C)  Islamic culture 
D)  Platonic interpretation of Christianity 
A)  Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts 
B)  Classical culture 
C)  Islamic culture 
D)  Platonic interpretation of Christianity

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The International Style in architecture

Question 7

What element did Duccio bring to the Maestà?

Accepted Answer

A)  the modeled figures 
B)  his personal experience 
C)  his experience as a sculptor 
D)  the influence of Giotto his teacher 
A)  the modeled figures 
B)  his personal experience 
C)  his experience as a sculptor 
D)  the influence of Giotto his teacher

Question 8

How does the fresco cycle Ambrogio Lorenzetti created for the government of Siena mirror the work of Giotto and Duccio?

Accepted Answer

He particularized the landscape, both in

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Which features of Giovanni Pisano's style were derived from the French Gothic?

Accepted Answer

Giovanni Pisano's style was influenced b

Question 11

Which of the following was characteristic of the work of Simone Martini?

Accepted Answer

A)  use of elegant flowing contour 
B)  emphasis on drama 
C)  bold modeling of the figures 
D)  emphasis on delineation of three-dimensional space 
A)  use of elegant flowing contour 
B)  emphasis on drama 
C)  bold modeling of the figures 
D)  emphasis on delineation of three-dimensional space

Question 12

The politics of the Italian city-states were turbulent and violent. Governments were overthrown and reinstated. The Sienese government commissioned a series of frescoes offering a new view, the need for a fair and just administration. The artist of note for this series is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pietro Cavallini 
B)  Giotto 
C)  Duccio 
D)  Ambrogio Lorenzetti 
A)  Pietro Cavallini 
B)  Giotto 
C)  Duccio 
D)  Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Question 13

Briefly describe humanism.

Accepted Answer

A code of civil conduct, a the

Question 14

Why were so many Italian church facades left uncompleted?

Accepted Answer

The Italian architect did not

Question 15

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 artists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Duccio 
B)  Pietro Cavallini 
C)  Simone Martini 
D)  Giotto 
A)  Duccio 
B)  Pietro Cavallini 
C)  Simone Martini 
D)  Giotto

Question 16

The International Style illustrated rich color, intricate patterns, and weightless figures. Which of the following works depicts this style?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lamentation 
B)  Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints (Maestà) 
C)  Seated Apostles (Last Judgment) 
D)  Annunciation 
A)  Lamentation 
B)  Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints (Maestà) 
C)  Seated Apostles (Last Judgment) 
D)  Annunciation

Question 17

Which of the following is the sculptor whose work showed the greatest influence of the forms of classical antiquity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nicola Pisano 
B)  Giovanni Pisano 
C)  Berlinghieri 
D)  Pietro Cavallini 
A)  Nicola Pisano 
B)  Giovanni Pisano 
C)  Berlinghieri 
D)  Pietro Cavallini

Question 18

How do these two images reflect contemporary Italian society?

Accepted Answer

Pietro Lorenzetti, Birth of the Virgin a

Question 19

Which of the following is a medieval element depicted on the pulpit for the Baptistery of Pisa Cathedral?

Accepted Answer

A)  densely packed, large-scale figures on the panels 
B)  large rectangular relief panels 
C)  the figures have bulk and weight 
D)  trilobed arches 
A)  densely packed, large-scale figures on the panels 
B)  large rectangular relief panels 
C)  the figures have bulk and weight 
D)  trilobed arches

Question 20

Describe the stylistic elements introduced by Giotto. Why was his work so important for the development of Renaissance painting? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Giotto, an Italian painter and architect

Exam 14: Late Medieval Italy

How did the Antique past or the classical past impact the humanists of 14ᵗʰ century Italy?

Describe the connection between Ambrogio Lorenzetti's fresco cycle and its setting.

How did Cimabue deviate from Byzantine conventions?

What did the humanist cult of fame emphasize?

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

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

What element did Duccio bring to the Maestà?

How does the fresco cycle Ambrogio Lorenzetti created for the government of Siena mirror the work of Giotto and Duccio?

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?

Which features of Giovanni Pisano's style were derived from the French Gothic?

Which of the following was characteristic of the work of Simone Martini?

The politics of the Italian city-states were turbulent and violent. Governments were overthrown and reinstated. The Sienese government commissioned a series of frescoes offering a new view, the need for a fair and just administration. The artist of note for this series is which of the following?

Briefly describe humanism.

Why were so many Italian church facades left uncompleted?

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 artists?

The International Style illustrated rich color, intricate patterns, and weightless figures. Which of the following works depicts this style?

Which of the following is the sculptor whose work showed the greatest influence of the forms of classical antiquity?

How do these two images reflect contemporary Italian society?

Which of the following is a medieval element depicted on the pulpit for the Baptistery of Pisa Cathedral?

Describe the stylistic elements introduced by Giotto. Why was his work so important for the development of Renaissance painting? Use examples to support your essay.

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