Question 1

What did Holbein do because of harassment from reformers?

Accepted Answer

A) quit painting 
B) turned to book illustration 
C) moved back to England 
D) turned to landscape painting 
A) quit painting 
B) turned to book illustration 
C) moved back to England 
D) turned to landscape painting C

Question 2

What is dramatically altered from reality in Titian's portrait of Isabella d'Este?

Accepted Answer

A) her nose 
B) her left eye 
C) her age 
D) her left hand 
A) her nose 
B) her left eye 
C) her age 
D) her left hand C

Question 3

What is Dürer trying to show in his Four Apostles?

Accepted Answer

A) that Protestant imagery was possible 
B) a canon of ideal human proportions 
C) the new linear perspective 
D) the new oil medium 
A) that Protestant imagery was possible 
B) a canon of ideal human proportions 
C) the new linear perspective 
D) the new oil medium A

Question 4

What is typically Northern (rather than Italian)about Dürer's Adam and Eve?

Accepted Answer

A) the proportions of the figures 
B) the inclusion of animals 
C) the descriptive detail 
D) the name plaque 
A) the proportions of the figures 
B) the inclusion of animals 
C) the descriptive detail 
D) the name plaque

Question 5

Which of the following subjects seemed to be Caterina van Hemessen's specialty?

Accepted Answer

A) religious figures 
B) diplomats 
C) working class 
D) women 
A) religious figures 
B) diplomats 
C) working class 
D) women

Question 6

Upon which moment in the story of Jesus' Last Supper did Leonardo focus in his portrayal?

Accepted Answer

A) the passing of the bread 
B) Jesus' statement that one of the disciples would betray him 
C) the symbolism and distribution of the wine 
D) the reception of the Holy Spirit 
A) the passing of the bread 
B) Jesus' statement that one of the disciples would betray him 
C) the symbolism and distribution of the wine 
D) the reception of the Holy Spirit

Question 7

What did Veronese change about his Feast in the House of Levi from traditional scenes of the same subject?

Accepted Answer

A) He removed the German soldiers. 
B) He changed the architectural setting. 
C) He revised the title of the work. 
D) He removed the dogs. 
A) He removed the German soldiers. 
B) He changed the architectural setting. 
C) He revised the title of the work. 
D) He removed the dogs.

Question 8

Which is the term for a painting or drawing used as a model or pattern for another work?

Accepted Answer

A) cartoon 
B) hemicycle 
C) sketch 
D) illumination 
A) cartoon 
B) hemicycle 
C) sketch 
D) illumination

Question 9

What inspired Giorgione's landscape paintings?

Accepted Answer

A) Roman sculpture 
B) "Venus" paintings 
C) classical landscape paintings 
D) ancient pastoral poetry 
A) Roman sculpture 
B) "Venus" paintings 
C) classical landscape paintings 
D) ancient pastoral poetry

Question 10

What generally happened to art in churches that became Protestant?

Accepted Answer

A) It was altered to fit the new doctrine. 
B) It was sold to Catholic churches. 
C) It was destroyed and the walls whitewashed. 
D) It was forcibly sold back to artists and patrons. 
A) It was altered to fit the new doctrine. 
B) It was sold to Catholic churches. 
C) It was destroyed and the walls whitewashed. 
D) It was forcibly sold back to artists and patrons.

Question 11

Which artist critiqued the early drawings of Sofonisba Anguissola?

Accepted Answer

A) Bronzino 
B) Michelangelo 
C) Raphael 
D) Titian 
A) Bronzino 
B) Michelangelo 
C) Raphael 
D) Titian

Question 12

Which artist's influence is particularly strong in the work of Raphael?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Raphael gained early fame from his paintings of

Accepted Answer

A) Virgin and Child. 
B) the life of Jesus. 
C) Old Testament themes. 
D) Greek mythology. 
A) Virgin and Child. 
B) the life of Jesus. 
C) Old Testament themes. 
D) Greek mythology.

Question 14

When Leonardo da Vinci worked for the court of the Duke of Milan,which of the following interests occupied much of his time?

Accepted Answer

A) military and civil engineer 
B) painter 
C) sculptor 
D) musician 
A) military and civil engineer 
B) painter 
C) sculptor 
D) musician

Question 15

How does Michelangelo organize and give structure to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Accepted Answer

A) with an illusionistic architectural structure,filled with narrative scenes 
B) with one unifying scene 
C) with a pyramidal composition 
D) with a circular composition 
A) with an illusionistic architectural structure,filled with narrative scenes 
B) with one unifying scene 
C) with a pyramidal composition 
D) with a circular composition

Question 16

Describe the setting of Giorgione's The Tempest,and explain why it was an important painting from the Venetian Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

Essay responses should include these poi

Question 17

How did El Greco begin his career?

Accepted Answer

A) as a Byzantine icon painter 
B) as a stonecutter 
C) as a copyist of Bosch's work 
D) as a goldsmith 
A) as a Byzantine icon painter 
B) as a stonecutter 
C) as a copyist of Bosch's work 
D) as a goldsmith

Question 18

Bruegel's Return of the Hunters represents which part of a cycle of paintings?

Accepted Answer

A) the time of dusk 
B) the sense of sound 
C) the months of November and December 
D) the element of ice 
A) the time of dusk 
B) the sense of sound 
C) the months of November and December 
D) the element of ice

Question 19

The first School of Fontainebleau had a particularly strong influence in which of the following places?

Accepted Answer

A) Italy and Sicily 
B) Spain and Portugal 
C) France and the Netherlands 
D) the Germanic states 
A) Italy and Sicily 
B) Spain and Portugal 
C) France and the Netherlands 
D) the Germanic states

Question 20

Which of the following is a grand country palace?

Accepted Answer

A) palazzo 
B) domicile 
C) insula 
D) château 
A) palazzo 
B) domicile 
C) insula 
D) château

Exam 13: Art of the High Renaissance and Reformation

What did Holbein do because of harassment from reformers?

What is dramatically altered from reality in Titian's portrait of Isabella d'Este?

What is Dürer trying to show in his Four Apostles?

What is typically Northern (rather than Italian)about Dürer's Adam and Eve?

Which of the following subjects seemed to be Caterina van Hemessen's specialty?

Upon which moment in the story of Jesus' Last Supper did Leonardo focus in his portrayal?

What did Veronese change about his Feast in the House of Levi from traditional scenes of the same subject?

Which is the term for a painting or drawing used as a model or pattern for another work?

What inspired Giorgione's landscape paintings?

What generally happened to art in churches that became Protestant?

Which artist critiqued the early drawings of Sofonisba Anguissola?

Which artist's influence is particularly strong in the work of Raphael?

Raphael gained early fame from his paintings of

When Leonardo da Vinci worked for the court of the Duke of Milan,which of the following interests occupied much of his time?

How does Michelangelo organize and give structure to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Describe the setting of Giorgione's The Tempest,and explain why it was an important painting from the Venetian Renaissance.

How did El Greco begin his career?

Bruegel's Return of the Hunters represents which part of a cycle of paintings?

The first School of Fontainebleau had a particularly strong influence in which of the following places?

Which of the following is a grand country palace?

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