Exam 8: The Early Renaissance in Europe

_____ was a Dominican preacher who denounced the Medici and the materialistic culture in Florence.

Along with the doors of Florence's baptistery, the decoration of _____ was a major artistic project in 15th-century Florence.

How does Botticelli's style depart from his contemporaries, and why is it likened to poetry?

Which region used canvases to a greater extent because of the high humidity?

The humanist interests in Italy contributed to the popularity of _____ subject matter.

Describe how humanist interests and art intersected in quattrocento Italy.

The figures in Fra Filippo Lippi's Madonna and Child reflect the use of _____.

How does Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife underscore the painter's self-consciousness?

What was the focus of Rogier van der Weyden's subjects?

Philip the Bold's most extensive artistic commission was the _____.

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

Although Ghiberti won the competition for the doors of the Florence baptistery on his stylistic principles, his _____ may have also helped him win.

What were the two dominant painting techniques used in the 15th century? Compare and contrast the method of application and the visual effects produced by each. Which one became the preferred medium?

Describe the importance of Brunelleschi and Alberti as architects. To what extent were they influenced by classical architecture? How were they innovative?

_____ 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?

_____ was the leading master of the International Gothic style in Quattrocento Italy.

What does the fountain created by Claus Sluter for the cloister of Chartreuse de Champmol symbolize?

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

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