Question 1

Terribilità refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  Leonardo's painting style 
B)  traits of stubbornness and firmness Michelangelo shared with Pope Julius 
C)  Fra Angelico's subtle messages 
D)  Raphael's violent imagery in his Stanza della Segnatura 
A)  Leonardo's painting style 
B)  traits of stubbornness and firmness Michelangelo shared with Pope Julius 
C)  Fra Angelico's subtle messages 
D)  Raphael's violent imagery in his Stanza della Segnatura

Question 2

The pyramid was

Accepted Answer

A)  the echo of ancient Egypt in the piazzas of Rome 
B)  a compositional arrangement much favored by High Renaissance artists 
C)  a stable, hierarchical structure for arranging figures in a composition 
D)  a compositional arrangement much favored by High Renaissance artists and a stable, hierarchical structure for arranging figures in a composition 
A)  the echo of ancient Egypt in the piazzas of Rome 
B)  a compositional arrangement much favored by High Renaissance artists 
C)  a stable, hierarchical structure for arranging figures in a composition 
D)  a compositional arrangement much favored by High Renaissance artists and a stable, hierarchical structure for arranging figures in a composition

Question 3

Which of the following is the best match?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leonardo's Last Supper -- Milan 
B)  Bramante's Tempietto -- Florence 
C)  The Sistine Chapel -- Siena 
D)  The Mona Lisa -- Rome 
A)  Leonardo's Last Supper -- Milan 
B)  Bramante's Tempietto -- Florence 
C)  The Sistine Chapel -- Siena 
D)  The Mona Lisa -- Rome

Question 4

The two Venetian artists who painted reclining nudes are

Accepted Answer

A)  Giovanni and Gentile Bellini 
B)  Titian and Giovanni Bellini 
C)  Giorgione and Gentile Bellini 
D)  Titian and Giorgione 
A)  Giovanni and Gentile Bellini 
B)  Titian and Giovanni Bellini 
C)  Giorgione and Gentile Bellini 
D)  Titian and Giorgione

Question 5

Michelangelo approached the stone he was to carve

Accepted Answer

A)  looking to bring out the forms hidden within 
B)  with great fasting and prayer 
C)  imposing his will on it from all sides in a demonstration of terribilità 
D)  trying to get inspiration from the stone's outward shape 
A)  looking to bring out the forms hidden within 
B)  with great fasting and prayer 
C)  imposing his will on it from all sides in a demonstration of terribilità 
D)  trying to get inspiration from the stone's outward shape

Question 6

Match the artist with his place of birth

Accepted Answer

A)  Giorgione -- Castelfranco 
B)  Michelangelo -- Siena 
C)  Leonardo -- Padua 
D)  Raphael -- Milan 
E)  Bramante -- Venice 
A)  Giorgione -- Castelfranco 
B)  Michelangelo -- Siena 
C)  Leonardo -- Padua 
D)  Raphael -- Milan 
E)  Bramante -- Venice

Question 7

The Tempietto was a

Accepted Answer

A)  martyrium 
B)  little temple 
C)  baptistry 
D)  mausoleum 
A)  martyrium 
B)  little temple 
C)  baptistry 
D)  mausoleum

Question 8

Who were two important figures in Raphael's School of Athens?

Accepted Answer

A)  David and Goliath 
B)  Venus and Adonis 
C)  Plato and Aristotle 
D)  Alexander the Great and Socrates 
A)  David and Goliath 
B)  Venus and Adonis 
C)  Plato and Aristotle 
D)  Alexander the Great and Socrates

Question 9

Michelangelo's self-portrait appears in

Accepted Answer

A)  the Moses 
B)  the Last Judgment 
C)  the Last Supper 
D)  the Creation of Adam 
A)  the Moses 
B)  the Last Judgment 
C)  the Last Supper 
D)  the Creation of Adam

Question 10

Titian's self-portrait appears in

Accepted Answer

A)  the Rape of Europa 
B)  the Pesaro Madonna 
C)  the Galatea 
D)  the Allegory of Prudence 
E)  the Tempest 
A)  the Rape of Europa 
B)  the Pesaro Madonna 
C)  the Galatea 
D)  the Allegory of Prudence 
E)  the Tempest

Question 11

The patron saint of Venice is

Accepted Answer

A)  Saint Mark 
B)  Saint Peter 
C)  Saint Matthew 
D)  Saint Sebastian 
E)  Saint John the Evangelist 
A)  Saint Mark 
B)  Saint Peter 
C)  Saint Matthew 
D)  Saint Sebastian 
E)  Saint John the Evangelist

Question 12

Giorgione demonstrated the superiority of painting over sculpture by

Accepted Answer

A)  a description in his autobiography 
B)  painting a nude man with reflections from two sides 
C)  making a sculpture and a painting of a man 
D)  dictating a comparison to Vasari 
A)  a description in his autobiography 
B)  painting a nude man with reflections from two sides 
C)  making a sculpture and a painting of a man 
D)  dictating a comparison to Vasari

Question 13

Gentile Bellini's rich textures and ability to convey character appealed to

Accepted Answer

A)  the ruler of Venice 
B)  the Sultan in Constantinople 
C)  the Byzantine Patriarch 
D)  the Pesaro family 
A)  the ruler of Venice 
B)  the Sultan in Constantinople 
C)  the Byzantine Patriarch 
D)  the Pesaro family

Question 14

The High Renaissance is usually dated

Accepted Answer

A)  1495 - 1527 
B)  1460 - 1564 
C)  1500 - 1535 
D)  1500 - 1600 
A)  1495 - 1527 
B)  1460 - 1564 
C)  1500 - 1535 
D)  1500 - 1600

Question 15

__________ commissioned Michelangelo to create his most famous works.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lorenzo de' Medici 
B)  the Duke of Mantua 
C)  Julius II 
D)  Francis I of France 
A)  Lorenzo de' Medici 
B)  the Duke of Mantua 
C)  Julius II 
D)  Francis I of France

Question 16

Which is not true of Leonardo da Vinci?

Accepted Answer

A)  he made anatomical drawings 
B)  he was an uomo universale 
C)  he wrote backwards 
D)  he made more paintings than drawings 
E)  he made more paintings than sculptures 
A)  he made anatomical drawings 
B)  he was an uomo universale 
C)  he wrote backwards 
D)  he made more paintings than drawings 
E)  he made more paintings than sculptures

Question 17

Who advertised his services by saying: "In time of peace I believe I can give perfect satisfaction and to the equal of any other in architecture and the composition of buildings."?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bramante 
B)  El Greco 
C)  Michelangelo 
D)  Leonardo da Vinci 
A)  Bramante 
B)  El Greco 
C)  Michelangelo 
D)  Leonardo da Vinci

Question 18

The term sfumato refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the fashion of smoking while painting adopted soon after the discovery of America 
B)  a smoky haze to convey depth and distance 
C)  aerial perspective 
D)  the style in imitation of the candle-smoke darkened walls of Roman churches 
A)  the fashion of smoking while painting adopted soon after the discovery of America 
B)  a smoky haze to convey depth and distance 
C)  aerial perspective 
D)  the style in imitation of the candle-smoke darkened walls of Roman churches

Question 19

Raphael learned at the elbow of

Accepted Answer

A)  Leonardo 
B)  Perugino 
C)  Fra Angelico 
D)  Michelangelo 
A)  Leonardo 
B)  Perugino 
C)  Fra Angelico 
D)  Michelangelo

Question 20

The Venetian artist who most influenced Giorgione and Titian was

Accepted Answer

A)  Jacopo Bellini 
B)  Andrea Mantegna 
C)  Gentile Bellini 
D)  Giovanni Bellini 
A)  Jacopo Bellini 
B)  Andrea Mantegna 
C)  Gentile Bellini 
D)  Giovanni Bellini

Exam 14: The High Renaissance in Italy

Terribilità refers to

The pyramid was

Which of the following is the best match?

The two Venetian artists who painted reclining nudes are

Michelangelo approached the stone he was to carve

Match the artist with his place of birth

The Tempietto was a

Who were two important figures in Raphael's School of Athens?

Michelangelo's self-portrait appears in

Titian's self-portrait appears in

The patron saint of Venice is

Giorgione demonstrated the superiority of painting over sculpture by

Gentile Bellini's rich textures and ability to convey character appealed to

The High Renaissance is usually dated

__________ commissioned Michelangelo to create his most famous works.

Which is not true of Leonardo da Vinci?

Who advertised his services by saying: "In time of peace I believe I can give perfect satisfaction and to the equal of any other in architecture and the composition of buildings."?

The term sfumato refers to:

Raphael learned at the elbow of

The Venetian artist who most influenced Giorgione and Titian was

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