Exam 15: Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe

Which art form grew in popularity partially because of its ability to memorialize the sitter?

The illusionism found in French manuscript was influenced by contact with ____.

____ contributed to the decentralization of religious practice.

By including ____ Hugo van der Goes revived medieval pictorial devices.

What is the Carthusian order?

Describe the portraits of Jan van Eyck. What impact did he have on portraiture? Use examples to support your essay.

Which of the following was a dynastic symbol of Burgundian power?

How has Jan van Eyck taken Giovanni and His Wife from document to art?

Compare two works from the 15th century. What differences do you see between the ones you have selected? How do you think these differences reveal the diversity of this period?

What does the scene of October in Les Très Riches Heures communicate about its patron?

Who was the noble patron who commissioned Les Très Riches Heures?

Who was Etienne Chevalier?

Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife contains many symbols. Which of the following is an allusion to fidelity?

In the 15th century, the dukes of Burgundy wielded power over which of the following counties?

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

Which of the following artists specialized in images of the Madonna and Child?

Briefly describe the financial climate of Antwerp.

The Nuremberg Chronicle is a tribute to the new craft of the printed illustrated book. What was the content of the Nuremberg Chronicle ?

Inspiration for the form of Claus Sluter's Well of Moses may have come from ____.

Which of the following was Philip the Bold of Burgundy's grandest artistic enterprise?