Question 1

The dome of Santa Maria del Fiore was:

Accepted Answer

A)  based on the round Roman arch 
B)  a Gothic ribbed octagonal dome 
C)  topped with an open oculus 
D)  covering the central-plan church 
A)  based on the round Roman arch 
B)  a Gothic ribbed octagonal dome 
C)  topped with an open oculus 
D)  covering the central-plan church

Question 2

Why is the David by Donatello pivotal in its subject matter and in the presentation of the figure? What characteristics does it derive from the ancient sculpture? Why is David a symbol for Florence as well as for the Christian faithful?

Accepted Answer

The David by Donatello is pivotal in its

Question 3

Who was an important patron of the Florentine Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Julius II 
B)  Abbot Suger 
C)  Botticelli 
D)  Cosimo de' Medici 
A)  Julius II 
B)  Abbot Suger 
C)  Botticelli 
D)  Cosimo de' Medici

Question 4

Patronage for art in fifteenth century Florence consisted of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Catholic church. 
B)  wealthy patrons. 
C)  guilds. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  the Catholic church. 
B)  wealthy patrons. 
C)  guilds. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of one-point perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Orthogonals converge toward the vanishing point. 
B)  Orthogonals run from right to left on the picture plane. 
C)  Orthogonals are at right angles to the floor of the painted space. 
D)  Orthogonals meet at two different points on the picture plane. 
A)  Orthogonals converge toward the vanishing point. 
B)  Orthogonals run from right to left on the picture plane. 
C)  Orthogonals are at right angles to the floor of the painted space. 
D)  Orthogonals meet at two different points on the picture plane.

Question 6

For what building were the Gates of Paradise made?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Florence Cathedral 
B)  the Brancacci Chapel 
C)  S. Lorenzo 
D)  The Florence Baptistery 
A)  the Florence Cathedral 
B)  the Brancacci Chapel 
C)  S. Lorenzo 
D)  The Florence Baptistery

Question 7

How does the Renaissance style that first manifested itself in Florence reverberate in the works of Piero della Francesca, Leon Battista Alberti, Andrea Mantegna, and Giovanni Bellini?

Accepted Answer

The Renaissance style that first manifes

Question 8

Atmospheric or aerial perspective is a method of showing depth through the use of color.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The first time accurate mathematically based one-point linear perspective was used in a painting was:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Holy Trinity by Masaccio 
B)  The Delivery of the Keys by Perugino 
C)  The Last Supper by Leonardo 
D)  S. Lorenzo by Brunelleschi 
A)  The Holy Trinity by Masaccio 
B)  The Delivery of the Keys by Perugino 
C)  The Last Supper by Leonardo 
D)  S. Lorenzo by Brunelleschi

The dome of Santa Maria del Fiore was:

Why is the David by Donatello pivotal in its subject matter and in the presentation of the figure? What characteristics does it derive from the ancient sculpture? Why is David a symbol for Florence as well as for the Christian faithful?

Who was an important patron of the Florentine Renaissance?

Patronage for art in fifteenth century Florence consisted of:

Which of the following is true of one-point perspective?

For what building were the Gates of Paradise made?

How does the Renaissance style that first manifested itself in Florence reverberate in the works of Piero della Francesca, Leon Battista Alberti, Andrea Mantegna, and Giovanni Bellini?

Atmospheric or aerial perspective is a method of showing depth through the use of color.

The first time accurate mathematically based one-point linear perspective was used in a painting was:

Prehistoric Art

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Egyptian Art

Aegean Art

Greek Art

Etruscan Art

Roman Art

Jewish, Early Christian, and Byzantine Art

Islamic Art

Early Medieval Art

Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Art in Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-Century Italy

Artistic Innovations in Fifteenth-Century Northern Europe

The High Renaissance in Italy, 1495-1520

The Late Renaissance and Mannerism in Sixteenth-Century Italy

Renaissance and Reformation Throughout Sixteenth-Century Europe

The Baroque in Italy and Spain

The Baroque in the Netherlands

The Baroque in France and England

The Rococo

Art in the Age of the Enlightenment, 1750-1789

Art in the Age of the Romanticism, 1789-1848

The Age of Positivism

Progress and Its Discontents: Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, and Art Nouveau, 1880-1905

Toward Abstraction: the Modernist Revolution, 1905-1914

Art Between the Wars

Postwar to Postmodern, 1945-1980

The Postmodern Era: Art Since 1980

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Exam 15: The Early Renaissance in Fifteenth-Century Italy

The dome of Santa Maria del Fiore was:

Why is the David by Donatello pivotal in its subject matter and in the presentation of the figure? What characteristics does it derive from the ancient sculpture? Why is David a symbol for Florence as well as for the Christian faithful?

Who was an important patron of the Florentine Renaissance?

Patronage for art in fifteenth century Florence consisted of:

Which of the following is true of one-point perspective?

For what building were the Gates of Paradise made?

How does the Renaissance style that first manifested itself in Florence reverberate in the works of Piero della Francesca, Leon Battista Alberti, Andrea Mantegna, and Giovanni Bellini?

Atmospheric or aerial perspective is a method of showing depth through the use of color.

The first time accurate mathematically based one-point linear perspective was used in a painting was:

Prehistoric Art

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Egyptian Art

Aegean Art

Greek Art

Etruscan Art

Roman Art

Jewish, Early Christian, and Byzantine Art

Islamic Art

Early Medieval Art

Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Art in Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-Century Italy

Artistic Innovations in Fifteenth-Century Northern Europe

The High Renaissance in Italy, 1495-1520

The Late Renaissance and Mannerism in Sixteenth-Century Italy

Renaissance and Reformation Throughout Sixteenth-Century Europe

The Baroque in Italy and Spain

The Baroque in the Netherlands

The Baroque in France and England

The Rococo

Art in the Age of the Enlightenment, 1750-1789

Art in the Age of the Romanticism, 1789-1848

The Age of Positivism

Progress and Its Discontents: Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, and Art Nouveau, 1880-1905

Toward Abstraction: the Modernist Revolution, 1905-1914

Art Between the Wars

Postwar to Postmodern, 1945-1980

The Postmodern Era: Art Since 1980

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