Question 1

What appears on the ground floor of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi?

Accepted Answer

A)  cornice 
B)  rustication 
C)  triumphal arch 
D)  dressed masonry 
A)  cornice 
B)  rustication 
C)  triumphal arch 
D)  dressed masonry B

Question 2

Brunelleschi's detailed study and recording of Roman architectural monuments became the catalyst for the development of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  groin vaults 
B)  linear perspective 
C)  pointed arches 
D)  atmospheric perspective 
A)  groin vaults 
B)  linear perspective 
C)  pointed arches 
D)  atmospheric perspective B

Question 3

The calendar in Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry depicts ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  nobility 
B)  peasantry 
C)  seasonal tasks 
D)  all of these choices 
A)  nobility 
B)  peasantry 
C)  seasonal tasks 
D)  all of these choices D

Question 4

List at least five symbols in Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride.Explain their meanings.

Accepted Answer

Dog=fidelity,discarded clogs=h

Question 5

Why was Mantua an important center of artistic production in the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Located in northern Italy,its famous con

Question 6

How did the competition for the baptistery doors of the Cathedral of Florence herald the path of Renaissance art in fifteenth-century Italy? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The competition for the baptistery doors

Question 7

Why is Rogier van der Weyden's Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin thought to be a comment on the painting profession?

Accepted Answer

Saint Luke made the first imag

Question 8

How does this work reflect the interests of its patron?

Accepted Answer

Limbourg brothers,Les Très Riches Heures

Question 9

Identify the central theme of the Ghent Altarpiece.

Accepted Answer

The Ghent Altarpiece has Salva

Question 10

The façade of Alberti's Sant'Andrea combines ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a triumphal arch and a tholos 
B)  scrolls and a temple front 
C)  a triumphal arch and a temple front 
D)  a tholos and scrolls 
A)  a triumphal arch and a tholos 
B)  scrolls and a temple front 
C)  a triumphal arch and a temple front 
D)  a tholos and scrolls

Question 11

Which pictorial strategy did Rogier employ in the Deposition?

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchy of scale along the central axis 
B)  compositional unity through movement 
C)  linear perspective 
D)  all of these choices 
A)  hierarchy of scale along the central axis 
B)  compositional unity through movement 
C)  linear perspective 
D)  all of these choices

Question 12

What does the fountain created by Claus Sluter for the cloister of Chartreuse de Champmol symbolize?

Accepted Answer

A)  redemption 
B)  judgment 
C)  sanitation 
D)  hope 
A)  redemption 
B)  judgment 
C)  sanitation 
D)  hope

Question 13

How does the renovation of this church by Alberti demonstrate his ideas about Classical form and harmonic relationships between parts?

Accepted Answer

Alberti,façade of Santa Maria Novella (F

Question 14

Assess the extent to which Alberti realized the principles of his theoretical writings in the architecture of specific buildings he designed.

Accepted Answer

Leon Battista Alberti was a renowned arc

Question 15

Explain how this painting reveals that the artist had interests beyond linear perspective.

Accepted Answer

Botticelli,Birth of Venus (Figure 8-29).

Question 16

Explain how an engraving is made.

Accepted Answer

Line is incised into

Question 17

Select four examples that illustrate the Northern European desire to place religious scenes in contemporary settings.Explain your selections.

Accepted Answer

1) "The Adoration of the Shepherds" by G

Question 18

The development of linear perspective is generally credited to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Donatello 
B)  Alberti 
C)  Masaccio 
D)  Brunelleschi 
A)  Donatello 
B)  Alberti 
C)  Masaccio 
D)  Brunelleschi

Question 19

Why did the city fathers select the Sacrifice of Isaac as the theme for the competition panels in the 1401 competition?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were encouraging self-sacrifice in the face of the tense political situation 
B)  They were encouraging self-sacrifice in order to commission the doors 
C)  They used the theme to embody Sienese self-sacrifice 
D)  They encouraged the sacrifice of old values at the dawn of the humanist era 
A)  They were encouraging self-sacrifice in the face of the tense political situation 
B)  They were encouraging self-sacrifice in order to commission the doors 
C)  They used the theme to embody Sienese self-sacrifice 
D)  They encouraged the sacrifice of old values at the dawn of the humanist era

Question 20

What is the "problem" with Alberti's façade of Sant'Andrea in Mantua?

Accepted Answer

Alberti's desire for a façade

Exam 8: The Early Renaissance in Europe

What appears on the ground floor of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi?

Brunelleschi's detailed study and recording of Roman architectural monuments became the catalyst for the development of ____.

The calendar in Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry depicts ____.

List at least five symbols in Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride.Explain their meanings.

Why was Mantua an important center of artistic production in the fifteenth century?

How did the competition for the baptistery doors of the Cathedral of Florence herald the path of Renaissance art in fifteenth-century Italy? Use examples to support your essay.

Why is Rogier van der Weyden's Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin thought to be a comment on the painting profession?

How does this work reflect the interests of its patron?

Identify the central theme of the Ghent Altarpiece.

The façade of Alberti's Sant'Andrea combines ____.

Which pictorial strategy did Rogier employ in the Deposition?

What does the fountain created by Claus Sluter for the cloister of Chartreuse de Champmol symbolize?

How does the renovation of this church by Alberti demonstrate his ideas about Classical form and harmonic relationships between parts?

Assess the extent to which Alberti realized the principles of his theoretical writings in the architecture of specific buildings he designed.

Explain how this painting reveals that the artist had interests beyond linear perspective.

Explain how an engraving is made.

Select four examples that illustrate the Northern European desire to place religious scenes in contemporary settings.Explain your selections.

The development of linear perspective is generally credited to ____.

Why did the city fathers select the Sacrifice of Isaac as the theme for the competition panels in the 1401 competition?

What is the "problem" with Alberti's façade of Sant'Andrea in Mantua?

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