Exam 14: The High Renaissance in Northern Europe and Spain

In what ways are the paintings of Bruegel similar to those of Bosch? What qualities differ between their words?

Which family ruled England during the 16^th century?

Which areas of Europe remained faithful to Roman Catholicism during the Reformation era? 

What is considered to be Christopher Marlowe's greatest masterpiece?

_________ was Henry VIII's court painter and traveled to paint portraits of prospective brides for the king.

What were Luther's criticisms of Roman Catholicism? What reforms or changes did he believe the church should institute?

Who painted Battle of Alexander at Issus , in which landscape elements dominate the composition?

Which English composer wrote both Protestant and Catholic music, including the 40-voice motet Spem in alium ?

Who painted Hunters in the Snow ?

Which Shakespeare play, an early work, is actually a synthesis of two ancient Roman plays?

Who was responsible for the important translation of the Bible into German in 1521?

What does the image of Christ in the Isenheim Altarpiece suggest about Grünewald's interest in the Renaissance conception of ideal beauty and the humanist interest in classical antiquity? How does Grünewald depict the Crucifixion?

What is the name of the Italian Renaissance-style complex in Spain that contrasts with the Moorish influence still prominent in Spanish architecture of the time?

The technique in which an artist incises lines on a copper plate is called __________.

What growing political force contributed to the success of the Protestant Reformation?

The English artist ________ is best known for his miniatures, small portraits often painted in watercolors.

In music, what does "virginal" mean?

Why did Elizabethan music flourish more than the visual arts? What innovations did Elizabethan composers contribute?

What scientist wrote a complete anatomical treatise that illustrated the human form?

The Augustinian friar __________ started the Protestant Reformation in 1517 by posting his 95 theses on the door of a church in Wittenberg.