Question 1

Aside from his skill at drawing, which earlier training contributed to Dürer's extraordinary proficiency in making engravings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacksmith 
B)  Cartographer 
C)  Engineer 
D)  Goldsmith 
A)  Blacksmith 
B)  Cartographer 
C)  Engineer 
D)  Goldsmith

Question 2

Which German artist is referred to by the title "painter of the Reformation"?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

The first known northern European self-portrait by a woman is purportedly by which artist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Levina Teerlinc 
B)  Judith Leyster 
C)  Lavinia Fontana 
D)  Caterina van Hemessen 
A)  Levina Teerlinc 
B)  Judith Leyster 
C)  Lavinia Fontana 
D)  Caterina van Hemessen

Question 4

In Pieter Aertsen's Butcher's Stall , which element is a reference to a degenerate life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fishes on platter 
B)  Pretzels and wine 
C)  Oyster and mussel shells 
D)  Beggar and his son 
A)  Fishes on platter 
B)  Pretzels and wine 
C)  Oyster and mussel shells 
D)  Beggar and his son

Question 5

Which of the following contemporary areas made up the territory known as the Netherlands in the 16th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Switzerland, Holland, and Belgium 
B)  Bavaria, Holland, and Belgium 
C)  Luxembourg, Holland, and Belgium 
D)  Northern Italy, Holland, and Belgium 
A)  Switzerland, Holland, and Belgium 
B)  Bavaria, Holland, and Belgium 
C)  Luxembourg, Holland, and Belgium 
D)  Northern Italy, Holland, and Belgium

Question 6

What is the physical format of Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diptych 
B)  Triptych 
C)  Mural 
D)  Print 
A)  Diptych 
B)  Triptych 
C)  Mural 
D)  Print

Question 7

Portals of Spanish Plateresque facades generally took what form?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inset entrance amid colonnaded wall 
B)  Carved retable against blank stone wall 
C)  Carved retable against patterned stone walls 
D)  Tall two-towered portal projecting from rusticated wall 
A)  Inset entrance amid colonnaded wall 
B)  Carved retable against blank stone wall 
C)  Carved retable against patterned stone walls 
D)  Tall two-towered portal projecting from rusticated wall

Question 8

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Dürer shows his support for Protestant reforms by minimizing the presentation of which saint in this painting he made for the Nuremberg city hall?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saint John the Evangelist 
B)  Saint Paul 
C)  Saint Mark 
D)  Saint Peter 
A)  Saint John the Evangelist 
B)  Saint Paul 
C)  Saint Mark 
D)  Saint Peter

Question 9

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The roof of the Château de Chambord is a product of which architectural style?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medieval fortified castle 
B)  Italian palazzo 
C)  French Gothic residential 
D)  Mannerist country house 
A)  Medieval fortified castle 
B)  Italian palazzo 
C)  French Gothic residential 
D)  Mannerist country house

Question 10

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This first-known self-portrait of a woman artist is by which painter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Levina Teerlinc 
B)  Lavinia Fontana 
C)  Catherine of Bologna 
D)  Caterina van Hemessen 
A)  Levina Teerlinc 
B)  Lavinia Fontana 
C)  Catherine of Bologna 
D)  Caterina van Hemessen

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

Aside from his skill at drawing, which earlier training contributed to Dürer's extraordinary proficiency in making engravings?

Which German artist is referred to by the title "painter of the Reformation"?

The first known northern European self-portrait by a woman is purportedly by which artist?

In Pieter Aertsen's Butcher's Stall , which element is a reference to a degenerate life?

Which of the following contemporary areas made up the territory known as the Netherlands in the 16th century?

What is the physical format of Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights ?

Portals of Spanish Plateresque facades generally took what form?

​ Dürer shows his support for Protestant reforms by minimizing the presentation of which saint in this painting he made for the Nuremberg city hall?

​ The roof of the Château de Chambord is a product of which architectural style?

​ This first-known self-portrait of a woman artist is by which painter?

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Dürer shows his support for Protestant reforms by minimizing the presentation of which saint in this painting he made for the Nuremberg city hall?

The roof of the Château de Chambord is a product of which architectural style?

This first-known self-portrait of a woman artist is by which painter?