Question 1

What is the approximate height of the Triumph of Death fresco in Camposanto?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 inches 
B)  2 feet 
C)  8 feet 
D)  20 feet 
A)  20 inches 
B)  2 feet 
C)  8 feet 
D)  20 feet

Question 2

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In which detail of Madonna Enthroned is Cimabue's movement away from the maniera greca most evident?

Accepted Answer

A)  Angel wings 
B)  Lower four figures 
C)  Receding throne 
D)  Mary's gesture 
A)  Angel wings 
B)  Lower four figures 
C)  Receding throne 
D)  Mary's gesture

Question 3

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The Tuscan Romanesque revetment of the Florentine Duomo brings it closest to which architectural tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)  French Gothic 
B)  English Perpendicular 
C)  Ottonian 
D)  Early Christian 
A)  French Gothic 
B)  English Perpendicular 
C)  Ottonian 
D)  Early Christian

Question 4

Whose work is best characterized by the use of solid volumes resting firmly on a flat stagelike surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  Francesco Traini 
B)  Simone Martini 
C)  Giotto di Bondone 
D)  Nicola Pisano 
A)  Francesco Traini 
B)  Simone Martini 
C)  Giotto di Bondone 
D)  Nicola Pisano

Question 5

Who was the architect of the cathedral of Florence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giotto di Bondone 
B)  Arnolfo di Cambio 
C)  Pietro Cavallini 
D)  Andrea di Cione 
A)  Giotto di Bondone 
B)  Arnolfo di Cambio 
C)  Pietro Cavallini 
D)  Andrea di Cione

Question 6

Which of the following Italian cities was a major shipping power?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which late medieval Italian painting constitutes the first landscape painting since antiquity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Traini/Buffalmacco, Triumph of Death 
B)  Lorenzetti, Peaceful Country 
C)  Berlinghieri, Saint Francis Preaching to the Birds 
D)  Cavallini, Last Judgment 
A)  Traini/Buffalmacco, Triumph of Death 
B)  Lorenzetti, Peaceful Country 
C)  Berlinghieri, Saint Francis Preaching to the Birds 
D)  Cavallini, Last Judgment

Question 8

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Who is the painter of the back of the Maestà altarpiece?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giotto 
B)  Martini 
C)  A. Lorenzetti 
D)  Duccio 
A)  Giotto 
B)  Martini 
C)  A. Lorenzetti 
D)  Duccio

Question 9

Who was the leading Roman painter at the end of the 13th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Duccio di Buoninsegna 
B)  Bonaventura Berlinghieri 
C)  Pietro Cavallini 
D)  Giotto di Bondone 
A)  Duccio di Buoninsegna 
B)  Bonaventura Berlinghieri 
C)  Pietro Cavallini 
D)  Giotto di Bondone

Question 10

What is the setting for Pietro Lorenzetti's Birth of the Virgin ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Panoramic sunlit landscape 
B)  Shadowy church interior 
C)  Interior of an upper-class house 
D)  Ancient grotto with fountain 
A)  Panoramic sunlit landscape 
B)  Shadowy church interior 
C)  Interior of an upper-class house 
D)  Ancient grotto with fountain

Exam 14: Late Medieval Italy

What is the approximate height of the Triumph of Death fresco in Camposanto?

​ In which detail of Madonna Enthroned is Cimabue's movement away from the maniera greca most evident?

​ The Tuscan Romanesque revetment of the Florentine Duomo brings it closest to which architectural tradition?

Whose work is best characterized by the use of solid volumes resting firmly on a flat stagelike surface?

Who was the architect of the cathedral of Florence?

Which of the following Italian cities was a major shipping power?

Which late medieval Italian painting constitutes the first landscape painting since antiquity?

​ Who is the painter of the back of the Maestà altarpiece?

Who was the leading Roman painter at the end of the 13th century?

What is the setting for Pietro Lorenzetti's Birth of the Virgin ?

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In which detail of Madonna Enthroned is Cimabue's movement away from the maniera greca most evident?

The Tuscan Romanesque revetment of the Florentine Duomo brings it closest to which architectural tradition?

Who is the painter of the back of the Maestà altarpiece?