Question 1

What was the function of Fra Angelico's Annunciation?

Accepted Answer

The image was created for devotional pur

Question 2

How did perspective shape Renaissance art? Discuss three examples.

Accepted Answer

Perspective played a crucial role in sha

Question 3

Which of the following artists departed from the rule of frontality that dominated sculpture since the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Piero della Francesca 
B)  Paolo Uccello 
C)  Pollaiuolo 
D)  Andrea del Castagno 
A)  Piero della Francesca 
B)  Paolo Uccello 
C)  Pollaiuolo 
D)  Andrea del Castagno

Question 4

Briefly describe the contributions of Lorenzo de' Medici.

Accepted Answer

He was considered the greatest patron of

Question 5

How does this statement by Ghiberti, "I strove to imitate nature as closely as I could..." reflect the development of art in fifteenth century Italy? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

In the fifteenth century, Italy experien

Question 6

How did central-plan church design express Renaissance ideals? How did architects reflect Renaissance ideals using other church plans? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The central-plan church design expressed

Question 7

Which of the following describes Ghiberti's use of the Medieval narrative method in his Baptistery panel?

Accepted Answer

A)  The figures on either side gracefully turn in opposite directions. 
B)  The figures gracefully move in the same direction. 
C)  The figures in varying degrees of projection and postures, move gracefully through a convincing stage space. 
D)  The center figures point to the sides and include them in the dialogue. 
A)  The figures on either side gracefully turn in opposite directions. 
B)  The figures gracefully move in the same direction. 
C)  The figures in varying degrees of projection and postures, move gracefully through a convincing stage space. 
D)  The center figures point to the sides and include them in the dialogue.

Question 8

How did Masaccio impact 15ᵗʰ century Florence?

Accepted Answer

His artistic adjustments, such as pictur

Question 9

What are the Roman and Northern European influences seen in this work? How did Piero come into contact with them?

Accepted Answer

Piero della Francesca, Battista Sforza a

Question 10

Which of the following accounts for the decline in the role Florence played in the support of the arts at the end of the 15ᵗʰ century?

Accepted Answer

A)  death of Lorenzo de'Medici 
B)  incursion of the French armies 
C)  death of Masaccio 
D)  Savonarola's brief span of power 
A)  death of Lorenzo de'Medici 
B)  incursion of the French armies 
C)  death of Masaccio 
D)  Savonarola's brief span of power

Question 11

Which of the following artists was the winner of the famous competition for the bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Donatello 
B)  Ghiberti 
C)  Brunelleschi 
D)  Nanni di Banco 
A)  Donatello 
B)  Ghiberti 
C)  Brunelleschi 
D)  Nanni di Banco

Question 12

How does Verrocchio's statue serve as a counterpoint to Donatello's?

Accepted Answer

Verrocchio's Bartolommeo Colleoni and Do

What was the function of Fra Angelico's Annunciation?

How did perspective shape Renaissance art? Discuss three examples.

Which of the following artists departed from the rule of frontality that dominated sculpture since the Middle Ages?

Briefly describe the contributions of Lorenzo de' Medici.

How does this statement by Ghiberti, "I strove to imitate nature as closely as I could..." reflect the development of art in fifteenth century Italy? Use examples to support your essay.

How did central-plan church design express Renaissance ideals? How did architects reflect Renaissance ideals using other church plans? Use examples to support your essay.

Which of the following describes Ghiberti's use of the Medieval narrative method in his Baptistery panel?

How did Masaccio impact 15ᵗʰ century Florence?

What are the Roman and Northern European influences seen in this work? How did Piero come into contact with them?

Which of the following accounts for the decline in the role Florence played in the support of the arts at the end of the 15ᵗʰ century?

Which of the following artists was the winner of the famous competition for the bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery?

How does Verrocchio's statue serve as a counterpoint to Donatello's?

Late Medieval Italy

South and Southeast Asia Before 1200

China and Korea to 1279

Japan Before 1333

Native Arts of the Americas Before 1300

Africa Before 1800

Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe

Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy

High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain

the Baroque in Italy and Spain

the Baroque in Northern Europe

Rococo to Neoclassicism: the 18th Century in Europe and America

Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America, 1800 to 1870

Impressionism, Post-impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900

Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945

Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980

Contemporary Art Worldwide

South and Southeast Asia, 1200 to 1980

China and Korea, 1279 to 1980

Japan, 1336 to 1980

Native Arts of the Americas, 1300 to 1980

Oceania Before 1980

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Exam 21: the Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy

What was the function of Fra Angelico's Annunciation?

How did perspective shape Renaissance art? Discuss three examples.

Which of the following artists departed from the rule of frontality that dominated sculpture since the Middle Ages?

Briefly describe the contributions of Lorenzo de' Medici.

How does this statement by Ghiberti, "I strove to imitate nature as closely as I could..." reflect the development of art in fifteenth century Italy? Use examples to support your essay.

How did central-plan church design express Renaissance ideals? How did architects reflect Renaissance ideals using other church plans? Use examples to support your essay.

Which of the following describes Ghiberti's use of the Medieval narrative method in his Baptistery panel?

How did Masaccio impact 15ᵗʰ century Florence?

What are the Roman and Northern European influences seen in this work? How did Piero come into contact with them?

Which of the following accounts for the decline in the role Florence played in the support of the arts at the end of the 15ᵗʰ century?

Which of the following artists was the winner of the famous competition for the bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery?

How does Verrocchio's statue serve as a counterpoint to Donatello's?

Late Medieval Italy

South and Southeast Asia Before 1200

China and Korea to 1279

Japan Before 1333

Native Arts of the Americas Before 1300

Africa Before 1800

Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe

Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy

High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain

the Baroque in Italy and Spain

the Baroque in Northern Europe

Rococo to Neoclassicism: the 18th Century in Europe and America

Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America, 1800 to 1870

Impressionism, Post-impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900

Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945

Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980

Contemporary Art Worldwide

South and Southeast Asia, 1200 to 1980

China and Korea, 1279 to 1980

Japan, 1336 to 1980

Native Arts of the Americas, 1300 to 1980

Oceania Before 1980

Africa, 1800 to 1980

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