Exam 1: The Renaissance and Mannerism

The technique found in Lorenzo Ghiberti's The Creation of Adam and Eve in which events are presented simultaneously that took place sequentially is called __________.

Wealthy Florentines of the Renaissance often hired architects to create fortress-like palaces that served as emblems of their power.

__________ was the first great figure of Italian Renaissance letters.

"Lorenzo the Magnificent" was a member of the Medici family of Florence.

Provide a detailed example of how "Renaissance architecture reflects a renewed interest in ancient Roman models for mathematically derived proportions as well as logic of construction."

Define the word "renaissance" and explain why it has been applied to this period in Europe.

__________ founded the Platonic Academy of Philosophy in Florence.

Many consider __________ to be the greatest architect of the Early Renaissance in Italy.

__________ symbolizes the Republic of Florence itself, free from foreigners, papal domination, and Medici rule.

Summarize the program of the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

Which of the following does not characterize Renaissance art and culture?

The major landmark of Florence, the __________, was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi.

__________ was a Neoplatonic philosopher who wrote Oration on the Dignity of Man.

One of the first examples of what we call a "Renaissance" man was __________.

The richness of Titian's paintings can be attributed in some measure to his use of a red bolus underpainting instead of the more customary green-black.

Donatello created all of the following sculptures except __________.

Marsilio Ficino translated both Plato and Plotinus into Latin and wrote the Theologia Platonica.

A composer using an ascending line with soprano voices to express joy is making use of __________.

The composer __________ is most closely associated with the "new Rome" of the High Renaissance.

__________ is known as the father of humanism.