Question 1

What was the function of Fra Angelico's Annunciation ?

Accepted Answer

The image was created for devotional pur

Question 2

How did the competition for the baptistery doors of the Florence Cathedral shape Renaissance tradition in 15th-century Italy? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The competition for the baptistery doors

Question 3

How did Gentile da Fabriano reflect the International style in the first half of the 15th century?

Accepted Answer

He created gorgeous surfaces and sumptuo

Question 4

How does the Trinity by Masaccio express 15th-century Renaissance humanism? Include in your essay examples from two other artists who express the same humanist ideals. Did they express humanism in the same way? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The Trinity by Masaccio is a prime examp

Question 5

What design elements from Roman architecture and his own projects did Brunelleschi incorporate into San Lorenzo?

Accepted Answer

It borrows the new Renaissance spirit of

Question 6

Which of the following describes the style of Fra Angelico?

Accepted Answer

A) Lush and opulent 
B) Scientifically precise 
C) Simple and direct 
D) Dynamic and complex 
A) Lush and opulent 
B) Scientifically precise 
C) Simple and direct 
D) Dynamic and complex

Question 7

In 1401, Ghiberti's entry won the competition for the design of the baptistery doors for the Florence Cathedral partially based stylistically on its ____.

Accepted Answer

A) adherence to the 14th-century frame 
B) new spatial illusionism 
C) maintaining artist anonymity 
D) humility of civic pride 
A) adherence to the 14th-century frame 
B) new spatial illusionism 
C) maintaining artist anonymity 
D) humility of civic pride

Question 8

Describe Donatello's innovations in the sculpture of the 15th century. Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Donatello was a pioneering figure in the

Question 9

In Masaccio's Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden , Adam's feet clearly come into contact with the ground. Which of the following is the interpretation for this?

Accepted Answer

A) It marks the original sin. 
B) It marks the human presence on earth. 
C) It marks the direction the viewer must proceed in the chapel. 
D) It points the viewer toward the theme of salvation and redemption. 
A) It marks the original sin. 
B) It marks the human presence on earth. 
C) It marks the direction the viewer must proceed in the chapel. 
D) It points the viewer toward the theme of salvation and redemption.

Question 10

In Ghiberti's Isaac and His Sons , the artist's study of ancient art is especially apparent in the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) figure departing for the hunt 
B) central-plan building 
C) figure of Rebecca 
D) use of pointed arches 
A) figure departing for the hunt 
B) central-plan building 
C) figure of Rebecca 
D) use of pointed arches

Question 11

____ took a fundamental step forward in his representation of Saint Mark by the contrapposto pose.

Accepted Answer

A) Ghiberti 
B) Verrocchio 
C) Pollaiuolo 
D) Donatello 
A) Ghiberti 
B) Verrocchio 
C) Pollaiuolo 
D) Donatello

Question 12

Employed by Ghiberti on his Gates of Paradise , presenting several episodes ______ was a medieval narrative method.

Accepted Answer

A) in a single frame 
B) in sequential frames 
C) in multiple round frames 
D) framed by Doric columns 
A) in a single frame 
B) in sequential frames 
C) in multiple round frames 
D) framed by Doric columns

Question 13

How did Masaccio create a sense of bulk for his figures in the Tribute Money ?

Accepted Answer

A) Through modeling with a specific light source outside the picture 
B) Through modeling with a flat neutral light 
C) Through modeling with an identifiable light source within the picture 
D) Through modeling 
A) Through modeling with a specific light source outside the picture 
B) Through modeling with a flat neutral light 
C) Through modeling with an identifiable light source within the picture 
D) Through modeling

Question 14

The duke of Mantua commissioned the frescoes of the Camera degli Sposi from Mantegna for which of the following purposes?

Accepted Answer

A) To memorialize courtly life 
B) To glorify himself and his family 
C) To challenge the Medici as the leading patron of the arts in Italy 
D) To create a tribute to his wife 
A) To memorialize courtly life 
B) To glorify himself and his family 
C) To challenge the Medici as the leading patron of the arts in Italy 
D) To create a tribute to his wife

Question 15

____ was the Dominican monk who denounced the secular humanism of the Medici and others.

Accepted Answer

A) Marsilio Ficino 
B) Piero della Francesca 
C) Savonarola 
D) Lorenzo de' Medici 
A) Marsilio Ficino 
B) Piero della Francesca 
C) Savonarola 
D) Lorenzo de' Medici

Question 16

Contrast the work of Donatello and Verrocchio. How does each artist respond to the aesthetics of the Renaissance tradition? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Donatello and Verrocchio were both promi

Question 17

Ghiberti's competitive panel for the baptistery doors of the Florence Cathedral shows classical references that reflect influences of humanism. Which of the following is a classical reference seen on Ghiberti's panel?

Accepted Answer

A) The drapery flowing from the body of Isaac 
B) The elongated S curve of Isaac's body 
C) The profusion of cloth puddled around Abraham 
D) The naked figure of Isaac 
A) The drapery flowing from the body of Isaac 
B) The elongated S curve of Isaac's body 
C) The profusion of cloth puddled around Abraham 
D) The naked figure of Isaac

Question 18

Describe the impact humanism and its attendant philosophy had on the subject matter of Italian artists. Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Humanism had a significant impact on the

Question 19

By placing figures on a triangular base, ____ departed from the convention of frontality.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which of the following artists was most interested in depicting the human body in violent action?

Accepted Answer

A) Fra Angelico 
B) Signorelli 
C) Mantegna 
D) Perugino 
A) Fra Angelico 
B) Signorelli 
C) Mantegna 
D) Perugino

Exam 16: The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy

What was the function of Fra Angelico's Annunciation ?

How did the competition for the baptistery doors of the Florence Cathedral shape Renaissance tradition in 15th-century Italy? Use examples to support your essay.

How did Gentile da Fabriano reflect the International style in the first half of the 15th century?

How does the Trinity by Masaccio express 15th-century Renaissance humanism? Include in your essay examples from two other artists who express the same humanist ideals. Did they express humanism in the same way? Use examples to support your essay.

What design elements from Roman architecture and his own projects did Brunelleschi incorporate into San Lorenzo?

Which of the following describes the style of Fra Angelico?

In 1401, Ghiberti's entry won the competition for the design of the baptistery doors for the Florence Cathedral partially based stylistically on its ____.

Describe Donatello's innovations in the sculpture of the 15th century. Use examples to support your essay.

In Masaccio's Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden , Adam's feet clearly come into contact with the ground. Which of the following is the interpretation for this?

In Ghiberti's Isaac and His Sons , the artist's study of ancient art is especially apparent in the ____.

____ took a fundamental step forward in his representation of Saint Mark by the contrapposto pose.

Employed by Ghiberti on his Gates of Paradise , presenting several episodes ______ was a medieval narrative method.

How did Masaccio create a sense of bulk for his figures in the Tribute Money ?

The duke of Mantua commissioned the frescoes of the Camera degli Sposi from Mantegna for which of the following purposes?

____ was the Dominican monk who denounced the secular humanism of the Medici and others.

Contrast the work of Donatello and Verrocchio. How does each artist respond to the aesthetics of the Renaissance tradition? Use examples to support your essay.

Ghiberti's competitive panel for the baptistery doors of the Florence Cathedral shows classical references that reflect influences of humanism. Which of the following is a classical reference seen on Ghiberti's panel?

Describe the impact humanism and its attendant philosophy had on the subject matter of Italian artists. Use examples to support your essay.

By placing figures on a triangular base, ____ departed from the convention of frontality.

Which of the following artists was most interested in depicting the human body in violent action?

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