Question 1

During the Renaissance period,there was a revival of all of the following except __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Classical themes in art and literature 
B)  ​realism and naturalism 
C)  ​spirituality and otherworldliness 
D)  ​the Greek philosophy of humanism 
E)  ​delight in beauty for its own sake 
A)  ​Classical themes in art and literature 
B)  ​realism and naturalism 
C)  ​spirituality and otherworldliness 
D)  ​the Greek philosophy of humanism 
E)  ​delight in beauty for its own sake C

Question 2

Using the laws of perspective in his Holy Trinity fresco,Masaccio created the illusion of an extension of the architectural space of the church by painting a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​illusionistic ceiling depicting heaven 
B)  ​barrel-vaulted chapel with holy and common figures 
C)  ​deep niche with sculptural figures 
D)  ​throne chair depicting the Holy Trinity 
E)  ​archway depicting a "who's who" of Classical Greece 
A)  ​illusionistic ceiling depicting heaven 
B)  ​barrel-vaulted chapel with holy and common figures 
C)  ​deep niche with sculptural figures 
D)  ​throne chair depicting the Holy Trinity 
E)  ​archway depicting a "who's who" of Classical Greece B

Question 3

Considered a true Renaissance man,__________ excelled in engineering,the natural sciences,anatomy,music,and technological prototypes,not to mention creating some of the world's best loved paintings.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Leonardo da Vinci 
B)  ​Michelangelo 
C)  ​Raphael 
D)  ​Bramante 
E)  ​Piero della Francesca 
A)  ​Leonardo da Vinci 
B)  ​Michelangelo 
C)  ​Raphael 
D)  ​Bramante 
E)  ​Piero della Francesca A

Question 4

Using the Madonna of the Rocks as an example,trace the changes that occurred in the representation of the Virgin and Child from the proto-Renaissance to the High Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

The representation of the Virgin and Chi

Question 5

As evidenced in The Birth of Venus,Sandro Botticelli loved,above all else,to paint __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Madonnas 
B)  ​portraits 
C)  ​seascapes 
D)  ​mythological themes 
E)  ​religious themes 
A)  ​Madonnas 
B)  ​portraits 
C)  ​seascapes 
D)  ​mythological themes 
E)  ​religious themes

Question 6

The realism,symbolism,and complicated imagery found in Northern Renaissance paintings originated in and was influenced by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​mosaics 
B)  ​classical sculpture 
C)  ​migration carvings 
D)  ​manuscript illumination 
E)  ​stained glass 
A)  ​mosaics 
B)  ​classical sculpture 
C)  ​migration carvings 
D)  ​manuscript illumination 
E)  ​stained glass

Question 7

For his bronze statue of David,the first life-size nude since classical times,Donatello chose __________ as a prototype.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​an Archaic Greek kouros boy 
B)  ​a classical Greek athlete 
C)  ​Polykleitos's Doryphoros 
D)  ​Augustus of Primaporta 
E)  ​A barely adolescent boy 
A)  ​an Archaic Greek kouros boy 
B)  ​a classical Greek athlete 
C)  ​Polykleitos's Doryphoros 
D)  ​Augustus of Primaporta 
E)  ​A barely adolescent boy

Question 8

Discuss the symbolism in Raphael's The School of Athens and why it was appropriate for its location.

Accepted Answer

The School of Athens, painted by Raphael

Question 9

When Michelangelo was only 27,he carved the 13½-foot statue of David from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​two blocks of limestone 
B)  ​a single block of granite 
C)  ​a hillside of living rock 
D)  ​a single piece of almost unworkable marble 
E)  ​three odd-shaped blocks of Carrara marble 
A)  ​two blocks of limestone 
B)  ​a single block of granite 
C)  ​a hillside of living rock 
D)  ​a single piece of almost unworkable marble 
E)  ​three odd-shaped blocks of Carrara marble

Question 10

Identify the two most significant areas of Europe for the arts during the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

The two most significant areas of Europe

Question 11

As was typical in Northern Renaissance paintings,the setting of Robert Campin's Merode Altarpiece is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a church 
B)  ​a contemporary Flemish home 
C)  ​a rural hamlet 
D)  ​a contemporary Venetian home 
E)  ​heaven 
A)  ​a church 
B)  ​a contemporary Flemish home 
C)  ​a rural hamlet 
D)  ​a contemporary Venetian home 
E)  ​heaven

Question 12

Compare and contrast Donatello's David with Verrocchio's David.

Accepted Answer

Donatello's David and Verrocchio's David

Question 13

What two things likely influenced Venetian painters of the High and Late Renaissance periods?

Accepted Answer

Two significant factors that likely infl

Question 14

In The Burial of Count Orgaz,the __________ painter El Greco's heavenly figures appear __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Italian; sculptural and three-dimensional 
B)  ​French; ghostly 
C)  ​Spanish; extremely attenuated 
D)  ​Flemish; unemotional and calm 
E)  ​Venetian; distressed 
A)  ​Italian; sculptural and three-dimensional 
B)  ​French; ghostly 
C)  ​Spanish; extremely attenuated 
D)  ​Flemish; unemotional and calm 
E)  ​Venetian; distressed

Question 15

Some of the purest examples of Renaissance Classicism are to be found in the __________ of Leon Battista Alberti.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​paintings 
B)  ​books 
C)  ​sculpture 
D)  ​engravings 
E)  ​architecture 
A)  ​paintings 
B)  ​books 
C)  ​sculpture 
D)  ​engravings 
E)  ​architecture

Question 16

Describe the classical design of Alberti's Palazzo Rucellai.

Accepted Answer

The classical design of Alberti's Palazz

Question 17

Netherlandish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder's The Peasant Wedding is an excellent example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the International Gothic style 
B)  ​a group portrait 
C)  ​a trompe l'oeil painting 
D)  ​a genre painting 
E)  ​a triptych 
A)  ​the International Gothic style 
B)  ​a group portrait 
C)  ​a trompe l'oeil painting 
D)  ​a genre painting 
E)  ​a triptych

Question 18

In his Adam and Eve engraving,the Northern Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer emphasizes the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Tree of Knowledge 
B)  ​serpent, or Satan 
C)  ​idealized beauty of the human body 
D)  ​slight build and refined facial features of the North 
E)  ​admonition against sin 
A)  ​Tree of Knowledge 
B)  ​serpent, or Satan 
C)  ​idealized beauty of the human body 
D)  ​slight build and refined facial features of the North 
E)  ​admonition against sin

Question 19

The Renaissance began in 1401 with a competition for the commission to sculpt bronze doors for the baptistery of Florence.The subject of the entry panels was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Rebecca at the Well 
B)  ​Moses and the Ten Commandments 
C)  ​Solomon and the Queen of Sheba 
D)  ​The Sacrifice of Isaac 
E)  ​Cain and Abel 
A)  ​Rebecca at the Well 
B)  ​Moses and the Ten Commandments 
C)  ​Solomon and the Queen of Sheba 
D)  ​The Sacrifice of Isaac 
E)  ​Cain and Abel

Question 20

Piero della Francesca's Resurrection fresco was based on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a humanist philosophy 
B)  ​Neoplatonism 
C)  ​mathematical and geometric order 
D)  ​the idealization of the human figure 
E)  ​ancient Greek models 
A)  ​a humanist philosophy 
B)  ​Neoplatonism 
C)  ​mathematical and geometric order 
D)  ​the idealization of the human figure 
E)  ​ancient Greek models

Exam 17: The Renaissance

During the Renaissance period,there was a revival of all of the following except __________.

Using the laws of perspective in his Holy Trinity fresco,Masaccio created the illusion of an extension of the architectural space of the church by painting a(n)__________.

Considered a true Renaissance man,__________ excelled in engineering,the natural sciences,anatomy,music,and technological prototypes,not to mention creating some of the world's best loved paintings.

Using the Madonna of the Rocks as an example,trace the changes that occurred in the representation of the Virgin and Child from the proto-Renaissance to the High Renaissance.

As evidenced in The Birth of Venus,Sandro Botticelli loved,above all else,to paint __________.

The realism,symbolism,and complicated imagery found in Northern Renaissance paintings originated in and was influenced by __________.

For his bronze statue of David,the first life-size nude since classical times,Donatello chose __________ as a prototype.

Discuss the symbolism in Raphael's The School of Athens and why it was appropriate for its location.

When Michelangelo was only 27,he carved the 13½-foot statue of David from __________.

Identify the two most significant areas of Europe for the arts during the Renaissance.

As was typical in Northern Renaissance paintings,the setting of Robert Campin's Merode Altarpiece is __________.

Compare and contrast Donatello's David with Verrocchio's David.

What two things likely influenced Venetian painters of the High and Late Renaissance periods?

In The Burial of Count Orgaz,the __________ painter El Greco's heavenly figures appear __________.

Some of the purest examples of Renaissance Classicism are to be found in the __________ of Leon Battista Alberti.

Describe the classical design of Alberti's Palazzo Rucellai.

Netherlandish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder's The Peasant Wedding is an excellent example of __________.

In his Adam and Eve engraving,the Northern Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer emphasizes the __________.

The Renaissance began in 1401 with a competition for the commission to sculpt bronze doors for the baptistery of Florence.The subject of the entry panels was __________.

Piero della Francesca's Resurrection fresco was based on __________.

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