Exam 13: Art in Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-Century Italy

The theme of Ambroio Lorenzetti's frescoes in the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena is:

What kind of painting was generally used for painting on walls?

The Baptistery of Florence is a focal point of pride because of whose role as patron saint of the city?

Compare and contrast Giotto's Madonna Enthroned and Duccio's Madonna Enthroned? How might you account for evident similarities and differences in these two works?

What impact did the plague or Black Death have on Italian society in the fourteenth century?

How did Giangaleazzo Visconti use the visual arts as tools to celebrate his status?

Describe how the urban environment of Florence changed in this period with the construction of the Cathedral and Palazzo della Signoria, and the decoration of the Baptistery. How do these developments represent both political and religious emphases in the city?

What had a substantial impact on the culture and society of Italy in the fourteenth century?

What similarities in style, expression, and narrative treatment do you see between Giotto's frescoes in the Arena Chapel and his Madonna Enthroned?

The study of which cultures profoundly changed the culture and art of Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries?

What are two important painting techniques from the period?

Thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Italian art had its roots in both Byzantine forms and Italian artists' contacts with Roman and Early Christian precedents.

Municipal patrons, like the city of Siena, commissioned works of art to proclaim and further their accomplishments.

What kind of church is Santa Croce in Florence?

Enrico Scrovegni was the patron of:

The mendicant orders lived by:

In the fresco technique pigments are mixed with water and applied to the surface of wet plaster.

What are the tables, or low stones, that are the focal point of Christian religious worship?

The wealthiest and most influential cities that were organized as representative republics were:

The Christian altar traditionally is a narrow stone "table" that contains bone fragments of a martyr within it.