Question 1

Which monastic orders are known as the mendicant orders, those committed to vows of poverty and austerity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carmelites and Servites 
B)  Franciscans and Dominicans 
C)  Cluniacs and Cistercians 
D)  Benedictines and Carthusians 
A)  Carmelites and Servites 
B)  Franciscans and Dominicans 
C)  Cluniacs and Cistercians 
D)  Benedictines and Carthusians B

Question 2

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Which sculptor is credited with the creation of the first decorated stone pulpit?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giovanni Pisano 
B)  Nicola Pisano 
C)  Andrea Pisano 
D)  Lippo Memmi 
A)  Giovanni Pisano 
B)  Nicola Pisano 
C)  Andrea Pisano 
D)  Lippo Memmi B

Question 3

The scenes involving wealth and luxury in the Triumph of Death served as a warning against what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Education 
B)  Monastic life 
C)  Poverty 
D)  Lust and greed 
A)  Education 
B)  Monastic life 
C)  Poverty 
D)  Lust and greed D

Question 4

Which of Giotto's innovations represents a departure from the Italo-Byzantine style?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gilded backgrounds 
B)  Figures seen from the back 
C)  Elaborately painted draperies 
D)  Symmetrically arranged figures 
A)  Gilded backgrounds 
B)  Figures seen from the back 
C)  Elaborately painted draperies 
D)  Symmetrically arranged figures

Question 5

In the agreement, or contract, that led to the creation of an artwork, which aspect of the work received the most attention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Materials 
B)  Size 
C)  Location 
D)  Cost 
A)  Materials 
B)  Size 
C)  Location 
D)  Cost

Question 6

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What Italian city is the location of the Arena Chapel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome 
B)  Florence 
C)  Padua 
D)  Siena 
A)  Rome 
B)  Florence 
C)  Padua 
D)  Siena

Question 7

Confraternities, whose members dedicated themselves to strict religious observance, were made up of which group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Papal guards 
B)  Laypeople 
C)  Nuns 
D)  Farmers 
A)  Papal guards 
B)  Laypeople 
C)  Nuns 
D)  Farmers

Question 8

In Berlinghieri's painting of Saint Francis, what physical feature in the image is meant to lead viewers to closely associate the saint with Christ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Belt 
B)  Robe 
C)  Stigmata 
D)  Hairstyle 
A)  Belt 
B)  Robe 
C)  Stigmata 
D)  Hairstyle

Question 9

Simone Martini's rendition of Gabriel in the Annunciation may have been inspired by which contemporary phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  The solemnity of religious processions 
B)  The emotionalism of mystery plays 
C)  The etiquette of chivalric courts 
D)  The frenetic activity at public trials 
A)  The solemnity of religious processions 
B)  The emotionalism of mystery plays 
C)  The etiquette of chivalric courts 
D)  The frenetic activity at public trials

Question 10

Which artist sought to reconcile the illusion of a weighty, three-dimensional body with the illusion of the space that contained it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Duccio 
B)  Giotto 
C)  Cavallini 
D)  Martini 
A)  Duccio 
B)  Giotto 
C)  Cavallini 
D)  Martini

Question 11

What is the subject of the frescoes commissioned for the Palazzo Pubblico by the Sienese government?

Accepted Answer

A)  The artist's position in society 
B)  Death and the plague 
C)  Feuds among guilds 
D)  The civic life of the Sienese 
A)  The artist's position in society 
B)  Death and the plague 
C)  Feuds among guilds 
D)  The civic life of the Sienese

Question 12

In contrast to his father, Giovanni Pisano worked in a style that originated in which tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maniera greca 
B)  Classical antiquity 
C)  French Gothic art 
D)  Carolingian 
A)  Maniera greca 
B)  Classical antiquity 
C)  French Gothic art 
D)  Carolingian

Question 13

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What technical term do art historians apply to Giotto's treatment of the angels in this fresco?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chiaroscuro 
B)  Contrapposto 
C)  Three-quarter 
D)  Foreshortening 
A)  Chiaroscuro 
B)  Contrapposto 
C)  Three-quarter 
D)  Foreshortening

Question 14

The presentation of the main figures in Simone Martini's Saint Ansanus altarpiece is most likely guided by which influence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Religious drama 
B)  Byzantine formality 
C)  Chivalric etiquette 
D)  Apprentice training 
A)  Religious drama 
B)  Byzantine formality 
C)  Chivalric etiquette 
D)  Apprentice training

Question 15

Who commissioned Andrea Pisano's south doors for Florence's Baptistery?

Accepted Answer

A)  The guild of bronze workers 
B)  The guild of wool importers 
C)  The Franciscan order 
D)  Enrico Scrovegni 
A)  The guild of bronze workers 
B)  The guild of wool importers 
C)  The Franciscan order 
D)  Enrico Scrovegni

Question 16

Which element of Giotto's new style appears in the Madonna Enthroned ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slender and fragile figures 
B)  Heavily patterned drapery 
C)  Figures floating in undefined space 
D)  Statuesque figures that cast shadows 
A)  Slender and fragile figures 
B)  Heavily patterned drapery 
C)  Figures floating in undefined space 
D)  Statuesque figures that cast shadows

Question 17

What is the subject of the personifications on the lower eight panels on Andrea Pisano's bronze doors for the baptistery of San Giovanni?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christian vices 
B)  Christian virtues 
C)  The seasons 
D)  The winds 
A)  Christian vices 
B)  Christian virtues 
C)  The seasons 
D)  The winds

Question 18

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In addition to spatial illusionism, what innovation appears in this painting by Pietro Lorenzetti?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stagelike setting 
B)  Worldly realism 
C)  Treatment of drapery 
D)  Conversing figures 
A)  Stagelike setting 
B)  Worldly realism 
C)  Treatment of drapery 
D)  Conversing figures

Question 19

Which individual designed the Campanile of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arnolfo di Cambio 
B)  Giotto di Bondone 
C)  Andrea Pisano 
D)  Giovanni Villani 
A)  Arnolfo di Cambio 
B)  Giotto di Bondone 
C)  Andrea Pisano 
D)  Giovanni Villani

Question 20

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What is the message written on the scroll in the upper left corner of this fresco?

Accepted Answer

A)  A promise of prosperity to those who work hard in their assigned tasks 
B)  A warning against the harmful effects of avarice and gluttony 
C)  A warning against the relentless inevitability of death 
D)  A promise of safety to those who live under the rule of law 
A)  A promise of prosperity to those who work hard in their assigned tasks 
B)  A warning against the harmful effects of avarice and gluttony 
C)  A warning against the relentless inevitability of death 
D)  A promise of safety to those who live under the rule of law

Exam 14: Late Medieval Italy

Which monastic orders are known as the mendicant orders, those committed to vows of poverty and austerity?

​ Which sculptor is credited with the creation of the first decorated stone pulpit?

The scenes involving wealth and luxury in the Triumph of Death served as a warning against what?

Which of Giotto's innovations represents a departure from the Italo-Byzantine style?

In the agreement, or contract, that led to the creation of an artwork, which aspect of the work received the most attention?

​ What Italian city is the location of the Arena Chapel?

Confraternities, whose members dedicated themselves to strict religious observance, were made up of which group?

In Berlinghieri's painting of Saint Francis, what physical feature in the image is meant to lead viewers to closely associate the saint with Christ?

Simone Martini's rendition of Gabriel in the Annunciation may have been inspired by which contemporary phenomenon?

Which artist sought to reconcile the illusion of a weighty, three-dimensional body with the illusion of the space that contained it?

What is the subject of the frescoes commissioned for the Palazzo Pubblico by the Sienese government?

In contrast to his father, Giovanni Pisano worked in a style that originated in which tradition?

​ What technical term do art historians apply to Giotto's treatment of the angels in this fresco?

The presentation of the main figures in Simone Martini's Saint Ansanus altarpiece is most likely guided by which influence?

Who commissioned Andrea Pisano's south doors for Florence's Baptistery?

Which element of Giotto's new style appears in the Madonna Enthroned ?

What is the subject of the personifications on the lower eight panels on Andrea Pisano's bronze doors for the baptistery of San Giovanni?

​ In addition to spatial illusionism, what innovation appears in this painting by Pietro Lorenzetti?

Which individual designed the Campanile of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence?

​ What is the message written on the scroll in the upper left corner of this fresco?

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Which sculptor is credited with the creation of the first decorated stone pulpit?

What Italian city is the location of the Arena Chapel?

What technical term do art historians apply to Giotto's treatment of the angels in this fresco?

In addition to spatial illusionism, what innovation appears in this painting by Pietro Lorenzetti?

What is the message written on the scroll in the upper left corner of this fresco?