Question 1

The artist that refined oil painting with techniques including mixing pigment with linseed oil and using tiny brushes was

Accepted Answer

A) Jan van Eyck. 
B) Paolo Uccello. 
C) Gentile da Fabriano. 
D) Leonardo da Vinci. 
A) Jan van Eyck. 
B) Paolo Uccello. 
C) Gentile da Fabriano. 
D) Leonardo da Vinci. A

Question 2

Grisaille means

Accepted Answer

A) imitation sculpture. 
B) gesso. 
C) foreshortening. 
D) contrapposto. 
E) oil painting. 
A) imitation sculpture. 
B) gesso. 
C) foreshortening. 
D) contrapposto. 
E) oil painting. A

Question 3

The frescoes of the Camera Picta of the Ducal Palace in Mantua were painted by

Accepted Answer

A) Fra Filippo Lippi. 
B) Andrea Mantegna. 
C) Leonardo da Vinci. 
D) Sandro Botticelli. 
A) Fra Filippo Lippi. 
B) Andrea Mantegna. 
C) Leonardo da Vinci. 
D) Sandro Botticelli. B

Question 4

Match the artist with the work.

Accepted Answer

A) Robert Campin -Ghent Altarpiece 
B) Botticelli -Mérode Altarpiece 
C) Rogier van der Weyden - St.Luke Depicting the Virgin 
D) Ghirlandaio -Portinari Altarpiece 
A) Robert Campin -Ghent Altarpiece 
B) Botticelli -Mérode Altarpiece 
C) Rogier van der Weyden - St.Luke Depicting the Virgin 
D) Ghirlandaio -Portinari Altarpiece

Question 5

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 6

The subject of Man in a Red Turban is believed to be

Accepted Answer

A) Cosimo de Medici. 
B) Jan van Eyck. 
C) Philip the Bold. 
D) Rogier van der Weyden. 
A) Cosimo de Medici. 
B) Jan van Eyck. 
C) Philip the Bold. 
D) Rogier van der Weyden.

Question 7

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 8

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 9

Which author goes with which text?

Accepted Answer

A) Dante - History of the Florentine People 
B) Brunelleschi - Commentarii 
C) Alberti - Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects 
D) Masaccio - De Pictura (On Painting) 
E) Bruni - Laudatio of the City of Florence 
A) Dante - History of the Florentine People 
B) Brunelleschi - Commentarii 
C) Alberti - Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects 
D) Masaccio - De Pictura (On Painting) 
E) Bruni - Laudatio of the City of Florence

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a correct match?

Accepted Answer

A) Rimini - Tempio Malatestiano 
B) Brancacci Chapel - Florence 
C) Sant'Andrea - Mantua 
D) Gattamelata - Ravenna 
E) Sir John Hawkwood - Florence Cathedral 
A) Rimini - Tempio Malatestiano 
B) Brancacci Chapel - Florence 
C) Sant'Andrea - Mantua 
D) Gattamelata - Ravenna 
E) Sir John Hawkwood - Florence Cathedral

Question 11

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

Question 12

The Camera Picta (or Camera degli Sposi)of the Ducal Palace in Mantua decorated

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A) an audience chamber. 
B) the chapel. 
C) a room for a wedding. 
D) the marchesa's private study. 
A) an audience chamber. 
B) the chapel. 
C) a room for a wedding. 
D) the marchesa's private study.

Question 13

Which best describes Renaissance humanism?

Accepted Answer

A) study of human nature 
B) human-based culture 
C) revival of Classical texts 
D) a Christian bias 
A) study of human nature 
B) human-based culture 
C) revival of Classical texts 
D) a Christian bias

Question 14

The medal of John VIII Palaeologus was cast by

Accepted Answer

A) Alberti. 
B) Matteo de' Pasti. 
C) the Byzantine emperor. 
D) Pisanello. 
A) Alberti. 
B) Matteo de' Pasti. 
C) the Byzantine emperor. 
D) Pisanello.

Question 15

________ is credited with the Renaissance invention of linear perspective.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which of the following is a correct match?

Accepted Answer

A) Masaccio - Famous Men and Women 
B) Brunelleschi - one-point perspective 
C) Castagno - Holy Trinity 
D) Alberti - medal of John VIII Palaeologus 
E) Mantegna - Rucellai Palace 
A) Masaccio - Famous Men and Women 
B) Brunelleschi - one-point perspective 
C) Castagno - Holy Trinity 
D) Alberti - medal of John VIII Palaeologus 
E) Mantegna - Rucellai Palace

Question 17

Which is NOT a feature of the Hospital of the Innocents?

Accepted Answer

A) arcades 
B) round arches 
C) Doric columns 
D) pediments 
E) bays 
A) arcades 
B) round arches 
C) Doric columns 
D) pediments 
E) bays

Question 18

Which is NOT a new,Renaissance feature of Masaccio's Holy Trinity?

Accepted Answer

A) a barrel-vault with coffers 
B) architectural forms established by Brunelleschi 
C) donors 
D) a memento mori 
E) one-point perspective 
A) a barrel-vault with coffers 
B) architectural forms established by Brunelleschi 
C) donors 
D) a memento mori 
E) one-point perspective

Question 19

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 Memling. 
D) Rogier van der Weyden. 
A) Giovanni Bellini. 
B) Jan van Eyck. 
C) Hans Memling. 
D) Rogier van der Weyden.

Question 20

Leonardo Bruni was

Accepted Answer

A) a humanist. 
B) chancellor of Florence. 
C) a historian. 
D) all of these: a humanist, a historian, and chancellor of Florence. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) a humanist. 
B) chancellor of Florence. 
C) a historian. 
D) all of these: a humanist, a historian, and chancellor of Florence. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Exam 13: The Early Renaissance

The artist that refined oil painting with techniques including mixing pigment with linseed oil and using tiny brushes was

Grisaille means

The frescoes of the Camera Picta of the Ducal Palace in Mantua were painted by

Match the artist with the work.

Masaccio

The subject of Man in a Red Turban is believed to be

Which is NOT a feature of Bruni's tomb?

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

Which author goes with which text?

Which of the following is NOT a correct match?

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

The Camera Picta (or Camera degli Sposi)of the Ducal Palace in Mantua decorated

Which best describes Renaissance humanism?

The medal of John VIII Palaeologus was cast by

________ is credited with the Renaissance invention of linear perspective.

Which of the following is a correct match?

Which is NOT a feature of the Hospital of the Innocents?

Which is NOT a new,Renaissance feature of Masaccio's Holy Trinity?

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

Leonardo Bruni was

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