Question 1

The most outstanding examples of the new Flemish style of painting included all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Giovanni Bellini 
B)  Jan Van Eyck 
C)  Hans Memmling 
D)  Rogier van der Weyden 
A)  Giovanni Bellini 
B)  Jan Van Eyck 
C)  Hans Memmling 
D)  Rogier van der Weyden

Question 2

Dirk Bouts

Accepted Answer

A)  was an artist in the employ of the Church 
B)  sculpted in the style of Claus Sluter 
C)  understood perspective intuitively 
D)  rivaled Giotto in 15th-century Italy 
A)  was an artist in the employ of the Church 
B)  sculpted in the style of Claus Sluter 
C)  understood perspective intuitively 
D)  rivaled Giotto in 15th-century Italy

Question 3

Which is not a feature of Bruni's tomb?

Accepted Answer

A)  its sculptor was Marzocco 
B)  lions are a part of its iconography 
C)  it merges Christian and Classical motifs 
D)  the effigy of Bruni lies on a bier 
A)  its sculptor was Marzocco 
B)  lions are a part of its iconography 
C)  it merges Christian and Classical motifs 
D)  the effigy of Bruni lies on a bier

Question 4

The term paradiso as used in reference to Ghiberti's doors means

Accepted Answer

A)  the Garden of Eden 
B)  the illustration of Dante 
C)  the space between a cathedral and its baptistry 
D)  the dome of the cathedral 
E)  the dome of the baptistry 
A)  the Garden of Eden 
B)  the illustration of Dante 
C)  the space between a cathedral and its baptistry 
D)  the dome of the cathedral 
E)  the dome of the baptistry

Question 5

Leonardo Bruni was

Accepted Answer

A)  a humanist 
B)  chancellor of Florence 
C)  a historian 
D)  none of the choices are correct. 
E)  all of the choices are correct. 
A)  a humanist 
B)  chancellor of Florence 
C)  a historian 
D)  none of the choices are correct. 
E)  all of the choices are correct.

Question 6

Who of the following did not have a studiolo?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federigo Gonzaga 
B)  Isabella d'Este 
C)  Federico da Montefeltro 
D)  Leonello d'Este 
A)  Federigo Gonzaga 
B)  Isabella d'Este 
C)  Federico da Montefeltro 
D)  Leonello d'Este

Question 7

Burgundy

Accepted Answer

A)  was a tributary of the French crown 
B)  was ruled by relatives of French kings 
C)  was independent of the French throne 
D)  all of the choices are correct. 
A)  was a tributary of the French crown 
B)  was ruled by relatives of French kings 
C)  was independent of the French throne 
D)  all of the choices are correct.

Question 8

Which is least a feature of Brunelleschi's design for the Church of Santo Spirito?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin cross plan 
B)  a flat ceiling 
C)  chapels on three sides 
D)  stained-glass windows 
E)  round arches 
A)  Latin cross plan 
B)  a flat ceiling 
C)  chapels on three sides 
D)  stained-glass windows 
E)  round arches

Question 9

Hugo van der Goes's Portinari Altarpiece has

Accepted Answer

A)  rich colors and a somber mood 
B)  a confined sense of space 
C)  a flat, gold background worked with a pattern punch 
D)  dim colors and a somber mood 
A)  rich colors and a somber mood 
B)  a confined sense of space 
C)  a flat, gold background worked with a pattern punch 
D)  dim colors and a somber mood

Question 10

The Camera degli Sposi refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a state bedroom 
B)  a marriage ceremony 
C)  a room for a wedding 
D)  Mantegna's studio 
A)  a state bedroom 
B)  a marriage ceremony 
C)  a room for a wedding 
D)  Mantegna's studio

Question 11

Which is not a 15th-century development?

Accepted Answer

A)  illusionism 
B)  mythological subject matter 
C)  one-point perspective 
D)  an increase in literacy 
E)  stained-glass windows 
A)  illusionism 
B)  mythological subject matter 
C)  one-point perspective 
D)  an increase in literacy 
E)  stained-glass windows

Question 12

Which does not appear in Botticelli's Birth of Venus?

Accepted Answer

A)  a scallop shell 
B)  the mother of Venus 
C)  waves 
D)  a nymph 
E)  flowers 
A)  a scallop shell 
B)  the mother of Venus 
C)  waves 
D)  a nymph 
E)  flowers

Question 13

Masaccio

Accepted Answer

A)  maintained strict monochrome paintings and avoided contrast in light and dark 
B)  used complex, dramatic settings 
C)  embellished his scenes with sumptuous drapery 
D)  clearly defined his light sources so that shadows were logical and realistic 
A)  maintained strict monochrome paintings and avoided contrast in light and dark 
B)  used complex, dramatic settings 
C)  embellished his scenes with sumptuous drapery 
D)  clearly defined his light sources so that shadows were logical and realistic

Question 14

The re-discovery of linear perspective was made by

Accepted Answer

A)  Ghiberti 
B)  Brunelleschi 
C)  Uccello 
D)  Leonardo 
A)  Ghiberti 
B)  Brunelleschi 
C)  Uccello 
D)  Leonardo

Question 15

Which does not appear in the Arnolfini Wedding?

Accepted Answer

A)  a dog 
B)  a mirror 
C)  sandals 
D)  fruit 
E)  a vase of lilies 
A)  a dog 
B)  a mirror 
C)  sandals 
D)  fruit 
E)  a vase of lilies

Question 16

Which are some of the reasons for Ghiberti's victory in the competition of 1401?

Accepted Answer

A)  his relief was less expensive to cast and more monumental than Brunelleschi's 
B)  his relief was less expensive and more graceful 
C)  his relief was more expensive, but also more elegant 
D)  his relief was more monumental, more original, and he had political connections 
A)  his relief was less expensive to cast and more monumental than Brunelleschi's 
B)  his relief was less expensive and more graceful 
C)  his relief was more expensive, but also more elegant 
D)  his relief was more monumental, more original, and he had political connections

Question 17

____________ was not included in Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adoration of the Mystic Lamb 
B)  God the Father 
C)  Christ crucified 
D)  Adam and Eve 
A)  Adoration of the Mystic Lamb 
B)  God the Father 
C)  Christ crucified 
D)  Adam and Eve

Question 18

Which best defines "foreshortening?"

Accepted Answer

A)  reduction in scale 
B)  placing a smaller object in front of a larger object 
C)  a twist at the waist 
D)  depicting a form in perspective 
A)  reduction in scale 
B)  placing a smaller object in front of a larger object 
C)  a twist at the waist 
D)  depicting a form in perspective

Question 19

The Ghent Altarpiece is a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  diptych 
B)  panel 
C)  polyptych 
D)  triptych 
A)  diptych 
B)  panel 
C)  polyptych 
D)  triptych

Question 20

The artist who painted portraits of real people was

Accepted Answer

A)  Jan van Eyck 
B)  Hieronymous Bosch 
C)  Rogier van der Weyden 
D)  Cimabue 
A)  Jan van Eyck 
B)  Hieronymous Bosch 
C)  Rogier van der Weyden 
D)  Cimabue

Exam 13: The Early Renaissance

The most outstanding examples of the new Flemish style of painting included all of the following except:

Dirk Bouts

Which is not a feature of Bruni's tomb?

The term paradiso as used in reference to Ghiberti's doors means

Leonardo Bruni was

Who of the following did not have a studiolo?

Burgundy

Which is least a feature of Brunelleschi's design for the Church of Santo Spirito?

Hugo van der Goes's Portinari Altarpiece has

The Camera degli Sposi refers to

Which is not a 15th-century development?

Which does not appear in Botticelli's Birth of Venus?

Masaccio

The re-discovery of linear perspective was made by

Which does not appear in the Arnolfini Wedding?

Which are some of the reasons for Ghiberti's victory in the competition of 1401?

____________ was not included in Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece?

Which best defines "foreshortening?"

The Ghent Altarpiece is a __________.

The artist who painted portraits of real people was

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