Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Which of the following artists shows the most interest in depicting the human body in violent action?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

In Perugino's Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to Saint Peter , what element does the artist include to remind the viewer of the ties between Saint Peter and Constantine?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Pantheon-like temple in the background 
B)  The triumphal arches in the background 
C)  The key dangling from Peter's hand 
D)  The great marble piazza in the background 
A)  The Pantheon-like temple in the background 
B)  The triumphal arches in the background 
C)  The key dangling from Peter's hand 
D)  The great marble piazza in the background B

Question 4

In Ghiberti's Isaac and His Sons , the artist's study of ancient art is especially apparent in which detail?

Accepted Answer

A)  The central-plan building 
B)  The figure of Rebecca 
C)  The use of pointed arches 
D)  The orthogonals of floor tiles 
A)  The central-plan building 
B)  The figure of Rebecca 
C)  The use of pointed arches 
D)  The orthogonals of floor tiles

Question 5

Which 15th-century Italian artist showed the influence of the International Style?

Accepted Answer

A)  Masaccio 
B)  Gentile da Fabriano 
C)  Andrea del Castagno 
D)  Antonio del Pollaiuolo 
A)  Masaccio 
B)  Gentile da Fabriano 
C)  Andrea del Castagno 
D)  Antonio del Pollaiuolo

Question 6

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Which artist created the polychrome terracotta roundels in Brunelleschi's Pazzi Chapel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Michelozzo di Bartolommeo 
B)  Pietro Lombardo 
C)  Piero della Francesca 
D)  Luca della Robbia 
A)  Michelozzo di Bartolommeo 
B)  Pietro Lombardo 
C)  Piero della Francesca 
D)  Luca della Robbia

Question 7

In Masaccio's Holy Trinity, the coffered barrel vault is reminiscent of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The baths of Diocletian 
B)  The Pantheon 
C)  A Roman triumphal arch 
D)  The basilica of Constantine 
A)  The baths of Diocletian 
B)  The Pantheon 
C)  A Roman triumphal arch 
D)  The basilica of Constantine

Question 8

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Which artist painted Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to Saint Peter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mantegna 
B)  Signorelli 
C)  Perugino 
D)  Botticelli 
A)  Mantegna 
B)  Signorelli 
C)  Perugino 
D)  Botticelli

Question 9

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Which figure sits isolated from the rest in Castagno's Last Supper ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saint Peter 
B)  Judas 
C)  Jesus 
D)  Saint John 
A)  Saint Peter 
B)  Judas 
C)  Jesus 
D)  Saint John

Question 10

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Which artist painted a cycle of frescoes, including the scene in this image, for the choir of Santa Maria Novella?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mantegna 
B)  Perugino 
C)  Ghirlandaio 
D)  Botticelli 
A)  Mantegna 
B)  Perugino 
C)  Ghirlandaio 
D)  Botticelli

Question 11

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In what medium did Giovanni Bellini paint Saint Francis in the Desert ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oil on wood 
B)  Tempera on linen 
C)  Pigment on wet plaster 
D)  Oil and tempera on wood 
A)  Oil on wood 
B)  Tempera on linen 
C)  Pigment on wet plaster 
D)  Oil and tempera on wood

Question 12

Which of the following architects wrote influential treatises on painting and architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brunelleschi 
B)  Michelozzo 
C)  Alberti 
D)  Petrarch 
A)  Brunelleschi 
B)  Michelozzo 
C)  Alberti 
D)  Petrarch

Question 13

What principal Renaissance interest is embodied in Masaccio's Holy Trinity alongside realism based on observation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The introduction of the donors into the context of the work 
B)  The use of antique elements as components of the work 
C)  The mixture of sculptural media such as stone and metal 
D)  The application of the new science of perspective 
A)  The introduction of the donors into the context of the work 
B)  The use of antique elements as components of the work 
C)  The mixture of sculptural media such as stone and metal 
D)  The application of the new science of perspective

Question 14

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This is the interior of which building by Brunelleschi?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ospedale degli Innocenti 
B)  Pazzi Chapel 
C)  Santo Spirito 
D)  Santa Maria del Carmine 
A)  Ospedale degli Innocenti 
B)  Pazzi Chapel 
C)  Santo Spirito 
D)  Santa Maria del Carmine

Question 15

Who was a Dominican painter-friar who combined elements of the new style of art into traditional religious devotional works?

Accepted Answer

A)  Piero della Francesca 
B)  Pollaiuolo 
C)  Fra Angelico 
D)  Fra Filippo Lippi 
A)  Piero della Francesca 
B)  Pollaiuolo 
C)  Fra Angelico 
D)  Fra Filippo Lippi

Question 16

Which artist introduced the contrapposto pose to Quattrocento sculpture in his representation of Saint Mark?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Which mode of thinking inspired the leading families and many artists of the Early Renaissance in Italy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stoicism 
B)  Paganism 
C)  Capitalism 
D)  Humanism 
A)  Stoicism 
B)  Paganism 
C)  Capitalism 
D)  Humanism

Question 18

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Who was the architect of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in Florence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brunelleschi 
B)  Alberti 
C)  Sangallo 
D)  Michelozzo 
A)  Brunelleschi 
B)  Alberti 
C)  Sangallo 
D)  Michelozzo

Question 19

In Four Crowned Saints , Nanni di Banco achieved a unified spatial composition by arranging the figures in what way?

Accepted Answer

A)  On horseback 
B)  In a straight line 
C)  In a semicircle 
D)  Across different niches 
A)  On horseback 
B)  In a straight line 
C)  In a semicircle 
D)  Across different niches

Question 20

Employing a medieval narrative method on his Gates of Paradise, Ghiberti presented groupings of episodes in what format?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sequential frames 
B)  A single frame 
C)  Multiple round frames 
D)  Panels among Doric columns 
A)  Sequential frames 
B)  A single frame 
C)  Multiple round frames 
D)  Panels among Doric columns

Exam 21: The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy

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

Which of the following artists shows the most interest in depicting the human body in violent action?

In Perugino's Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to Saint Peter , what element does the artist include to remind the viewer of the ties between Saint Peter and Constantine?

In Ghiberti's Isaac and His Sons , the artist's study of ancient art is especially apparent in which detail?

Which 15th-century Italian artist showed the influence of the International Style?

​ Which artist created the polychrome terracotta roundels in Brunelleschi's Pazzi Chapel?

In Masaccio's Holy Trinity, the coffered barrel vault is reminiscent of which of the following?

​ Which artist painted Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to Saint Peter?

​ Which figure sits isolated from the rest in Castagno's Last Supper ?

​ Which artist painted a cycle of frescoes, including the scene in this image, for the choir of Santa Maria Novella?

​ In what medium did Giovanni Bellini paint Saint Francis in the Desert ?

Which of the following architects wrote influential treatises on painting and architecture?

What principal Renaissance interest is embodied in Masaccio's Holy Trinity alongside realism based on observation?

​ This is the interior of which building by Brunelleschi?

Who was a Dominican painter-friar who combined elements of the new style of art into traditional religious devotional works?

Which artist introduced the contrapposto pose to Quattrocento sculpture in his representation of Saint Mark?

Which mode of thinking inspired the leading families and many artists of the Early Renaissance in Italy?

​ Who was the architect of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in Florence?

In Four Crowned Saints , Nanni di Banco achieved a unified spatial composition by arranging the figures in what way?

Employing a medieval narrative method on his Gates of Paradise, Ghiberti presented groupings of episodes in what format?

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Which artist created the polychrome terracotta roundels in Brunelleschi's Pazzi Chapel?

Which artist painted Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to Saint Peter?

Which figure sits isolated from the rest in Castagno's Last Supper ?

Which artist painted a cycle of frescoes, including the scene in this image, for the choir of Santa Maria Novella?

In what medium did Giovanni Bellini paint Saint Francis in the Desert ?

This is the interior of which building by Brunelleschi?

Who was the architect of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in Florence?