Question 1

Which of the following paintings cannot be viewed as a moralizing work pertaining to the materialism of earthly existence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bosch, Garden of Earthly Delights 
B)  Bruegel the Elder, Hunters in the Snow 
C)  Massys, Money-Changer and His Wife 
D)  Aertsen, Butcher's Stall 
A)  Bosch, Garden of Earthly Delights 
B)  Bruegel the Elder, Hunters in the Snow 
C)  Massys, Money-Changer and His Wife 
D)  Aertsen, Butcher's Stall

Question 2

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Which Spanish city has El Greco depicted in this painting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Madrid 
B)  Granada 
C)  Toledo 
D)  Barcelona 
A)  Madrid 
B)  Granada 
C)  Toledo 
D)  Barcelona

Question 3

What is the size of Levina Teerlinc's portrait Elizabeth I as a Princess ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Miniature 
B)  Wall height 
C)  Half-life-size 
D)  Life-size 
A)  Miniature 
B)  Wall height 
C)  Half-life-size 
D)  Life-size

Question 4

Which was the dominant European power at the end of the 16th century, controlling an empire of a vast extent?

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Spain 
C)  England 
D)  Italy 
A)  France 
B)  Spain 
C)  England 
D)  Italy

Question 5

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In The French Ambassadors , Holbein has painted the two French ambassadors to England through the lens of which school of thought?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protestantism 
B)  Rationalism 
C)  Hermeticism 
D)  Humanism 
A)  Protestantism 
B)  Rationalism 
C)  Hermeticism 
D)  Humanism

Question 6

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Which of the following everyday objects depicted in Money-Changer and His Wife is NOT a symbol of religion commonly appearing in Netherlandish art?

Accepted Answer

A)  Candlestick 
B)  Jar with water 
C)  Rosary 
D)  Gold coins 
A)  Candlestick 
B)  Jar with water 
C)  Rosary 
D)  Gold coins

Question 7

In his painting, Jean Clouet presents Francis I as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humble man 
B)  Worldly ruler 
C)  Revolutionary 
D)  Deeply pious figure 
A)  Humble man 
B)  Worldly ruler 
C)  Revolutionary 
D)  Deeply pious figure

Question 8

Which artist provided the illustrations for Luther's translation of the Bible into German?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hans Baldung Grien 
B)  Albrecht Dürer 
C)  Lucas Cranach the Elder 
D)  Matthias Grünewald 
A)  Hans Baldung Grien 
B)  Albrecht Dürer 
C)  Lucas Cranach the Elder 
D)  Matthias Grünewald

Question 9

Which statement accurately describes the doctrinal differences between Protestantism and Catholicism regarding religious imagery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Luther did not allow illustrations in his vernacular translation of the Bible. 
B)  Catholics felt church decoration distracted viewers from prayer and contemplation. 
C)  Catholics advocated the destruction of religious images that were too lavish and ornate. 
D)  Luther felt church decoration distracted viewers from their communication with god. 
A)  Luther did not allow illustrations in his vernacular translation of the Bible. 
B)  Catholics felt church decoration distracted viewers from prayer and contemplation. 
C)  Catholics advocated the destruction of religious images that were too lavish and ornate. 
D)  Luther felt church decoration distracted viewers from their communication with god.

Question 10

Which artist had traveled to Italy yet chose not to incorporate classical elements into his work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hans Holbein 
B)  Albrecht Dürer 
C)  Jan Gossaert 
D)  Pieter Bruegel 
A)  Hans Holbein 
B)  Albrecht Dürer 
C)  Jan Gossaert 
D)  Pieter Bruegel

Question 11

Which of the following individuals was not the subject of a portrait painted by Hans Holbein the Younger?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry VIII 
B)  Martin Luther 
C)  Thomas More 
D)  Erasmus of Rotterdam 
A)  Henry VIII 
B)  Martin Luther 
C)  Thomas More 
D)  Erasmus of Rotterdam

Question 12

Which subject that became common in German art of the 16th century involved macabre scenes and female nudity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Childbirth 
B)  Witchcraft 
C)  Martyrdom 
D)  Funerals 
A)  Childbirth 
B)  Witchcraft 
C)  Martyrdom 
D)  Funerals

Question 13

Which foreign ruler controlled the region of the Netherlands in the 16th century and attempted to impose Catholicism on its entire population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry VIII 
B)  Louis I 
C)  Philip II 
D)  Elizabeth I 
A)  Henry VIII 
B)  Louis I 
C)  Philip II 
D)  Elizabeth I

Question 14

The portrait Elizabeth I as a Princess , showing her as an elegant, formally attired young Elizabeth was created by which artist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hans Holbein 
B)  Levina Teerlinc 
C)  Caterina van Hemessen 
D)  Albrecht Dürer 
A)  Hans Holbein 
B)  Levina Teerlinc 
C)  Caterina van Hemessen 
D)  Albrecht Dürer

Question 15

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A work by which other artist inspired Gossaert's Neptune and Amphitrite ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lucas Cranach the Elder, Judgment of Paris 
B)  Hieronymus Bosch, Garden of Earthly Delights 
C)  Albrecht Dürer, Fall of Man 
D)  Hans Baldung Grien, Witches' Sabbath 
A)  Lucas Cranach the Elder, Judgment of Paris 
B)  Hieronymus Bosch, Garden of Earthly Delights 
C)  Albrecht Dürer, Fall of Man 
D)  Hans Baldung Grien, Witches' Sabbath

Question 16

Many aspects of El Greco's works, such as the placement of elongated figures in an undefined space, are characterized as what style?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medieval 
B)  Romanesque 
C)  International Gothic 
D)  Mannerist 
A)  Medieval 
B)  Romanesque 
C)  International Gothic 
D)  Mannerist

Question 17

Which saint, associated with the plague, has a prominent role in the Isenheim Altarpiece ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saint Francis 
B)  Saint Anthony 
C)  Saint Mark 
D)  Saint Hildegard 
A)  Saint Francis 
B)  Saint Anthony 
C)  Saint Mark 
D)  Saint Hildegard

Question 18

From which source did Albrecht Altdorfer derive the landscape depiction appearing in his painting Battle of Issus ?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Roman floor mosaic 
B)  A map in the Nuremberg Chronicle 
C)  Lorenzetti's Allegory of Good Government 
D)  Cranach's prints promoting Lutheran ideology 
A)  A Roman floor mosaic 
B)  A map in the Nuremberg Chronicle 
C)  Lorenzetti's Allegory of Good Government 
D)  Cranach's prints promoting Lutheran ideology

Question 19

Saint Anthony and Saint Sebastian appear in Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece because of their association with what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Virgin Mary 
B)  Craft and artist guilds 
C)  The Protestant Reformation 
D)  Disease and miraculous cures 
A)  The Virgin Mary 
B)  Craft and artist guilds 
C)  The Protestant Reformation 
D)  Disease and miraculous cures

Question 20

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Amid the realism of the earthly realm in Burial of Count Orgaz , El Greco's careful delineation of individual features reveals his talent for what genre?

Accepted Answer

A)  Still life 
B)  Portraiture 
C)  Engraving 
D)  Perspective 
A)  Still life 
B)  Portraiture 
C)  Engraving 
D)  Perspective

Exam 23: High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain

Which of the following paintings cannot be viewed as a moralizing work pertaining to the materialism of earthly existence?

​ Which Spanish city has El Greco depicted in this painting?

What is the size of Levina Teerlinc's portrait Elizabeth I as a Princess ?

Which was the dominant European power at the end of the 16th century, controlling an empire of a vast extent?

​ In The French Ambassadors , Holbein has painted the two French ambassadors to England through the lens of which school of thought?

​ Which of the following everyday objects depicted in Money-Changer and His Wife is NOT a symbol of religion commonly appearing in Netherlandish art?

In his painting, Jean Clouet presents Francis I as what?

Which artist provided the illustrations for Luther's translation of the Bible into German?

Which statement accurately describes the doctrinal differences between Protestantism and Catholicism regarding religious imagery?

Which artist had traveled to Italy yet chose not to incorporate classical elements into his work?

Which of the following individuals was not the subject of a portrait painted by Hans Holbein the Younger?

Which subject that became common in German art of the 16th century involved macabre scenes and female nudity?

Which foreign ruler controlled the region of the Netherlands in the 16th century and attempted to impose Catholicism on its entire population?

The portrait Elizabeth I as a Princess , showing her as an elegant, formally attired young Elizabeth was created by which artist?

​ A work by which other artist inspired Gossaert's Neptune and Amphitrite ?

Many aspects of El Greco's works, such as the placement of elongated figures in an undefined space, are characterized as what style?

Which saint, associated with the plague, has a prominent role in the Isenheim Altarpiece ?

From which source did Albrecht Altdorfer derive the landscape depiction appearing in his painting Battle of Issus ?

Saint Anthony and Saint Sebastian appear in Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece because of their association with what?

​ Amid the realism of the earthly realm in Burial of Count Orgaz , El Greco's careful delineation of individual features reveals his talent for what genre?

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Which Spanish city has El Greco depicted in this painting?

In The French Ambassadors , Holbein has painted the two French ambassadors to England through the lens of which school of thought?

Which of the following everyday objects depicted in Money-Changer and His Wife is NOT a symbol of religion commonly appearing in Netherlandish art?

A work by which other artist inspired Gossaert's Neptune and Amphitrite ?

Amid the realism of the earthly realm in Burial of Count Orgaz , El Greco's careful delineation of individual features reveals his talent for what genre?