Question 1

Which of the following is nearest to the sense of chiaroscuro?

Accepted Answer

A) gradual shading 
B) high contrast of light and dark 
C) shadow 
D) silhouetting 
A) gradual shading 
B) high contrast of light and dark 
C) shadow 
D) silhouetting

Question 2

Atmospheric perspective depicts near and far according to

Accepted Answer

A) diminution in size. 
B) increase in size. 
C) degrees of clarity. 
D) haziness in the sky. 
A) diminution in size. 
B) increase in size. 
C) degrees of clarity. 
D) haziness in the sky.

Question 3

The artist whom Vasari accused of being too obsessed with perspective was

Accepted Answer

A) Piero della Francesca. 
B) Mantegno. 
C) Uccello. 
D) Masaccio. 
E) Brunelleschi. 
A) Piero della Francesca. 
B) Mantegno. 
C) Uccello. 
D) Masaccio. 
E) Brunelleschi.

Question 4

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 5

Brunelleschi did many things,but he did NOT

Accepted Answer

A) design the dome of Florence Cathedral. 
B) study ancient buildings and monuments in Rome, rediscovering antique proportions and measurements. 
C) work in Florence. 
D) use the Colosseum as his model for the Ospedale degli Innocenti. 
A) design the dome of Florence Cathedral. 
B) study ancient buildings and monuments in Rome, rediscovering antique proportions and measurements. 
C) work in Florence. 
D) use the Colosseum as his model for the Ospedale degli Innocenti.

Question 6

The Ghent Altarpiece is a

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT 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 8

Which of the following is true of one-point perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) Orthogonals converge at the vanishing point. 
B) Orthogonals run from right to left on the picture plane. 
C) Orthogonals are at right angles to the floor of the painted space. 
D) Orthogonals are not used. 
A) Orthogonals converge at the vanishing point. 
B) Orthogonals run from right to left on the picture plane. 
C) Orthogonals are at right angles to the floor of the painted space. 
D) Orthogonals are not used.

Question 9

Masaccio created the barrel vault in the Holy Trinity by using ________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) atmospheric 
B) linear 
C) intuitive 
D) herringbone 
A) atmospheric 
B) linear 
C) intuitive 
D) herringbone

Question 10

St.Luke was the patron saint of

Accepted Answer

A) artists. 
B) book binders. 
C) weavers. 
D) stonemasons. 
A) artists. 
B) book binders. 
C) weavers. 
D) stonemasons.

Question 11

________ was NOT included in Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece.

Accepted Answer

A) The Adoration of the Lamb by All Saints 
B) The figure of God/Christ 
C) Christ on the cross 
D) Adam and Eve 
A) The Adoration of the Lamb by All Saints 
B) The figure of God/Christ 
C) Christ on the cross 
D) Adam and Eve

Question 12

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 13

In the 15th century,the ________ of Florence were the great patrons.

Accepted Answer

A) Urbini 
B) Innocenti 
C) popes 
D) Medici 
A) Urbini 
B) Innocenti 
C) popes 
D) Medici

Question 14

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 15

Which two cities were most at the forefront of early humanism?

Accepted Answer

A) Venice and Rome 
B) Florence and Padua 
C) Rome and Florence 
D) Siena and Florence 
E) Siena and Padua 
A) Venice and Rome 
B) Florence and Padua 
C) Rome and Florence 
D) Siena and Florence 
E) Siena and Padua

Question 16

Which does NOT appear in the Arnolfini Portrait?

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 17

Who of the following was NOT a condottiere?

Accepted Answer

A) Federico da Montefeltro 
B) Sir John Hawkwood 
C) Erasmo da Narni 
D) Niccolò da Tolentino 
E) Leon Battista Alberti 
A) Federico da Montefeltro 
B) Sir John Hawkwood 
C) Erasmo da Narni 
D) Niccolò da Tolentino 
E) Leon Battista Alberti

Question 18

Ghiberti's style is

Accepted Answer

A) aligned by orthogonals of true perspective. 
B) realistic. 
C) classically inspired. 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) aligned by orthogonals of true perspective. 
B) realistic. 
C) classically inspired. 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 19

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 20

In Mantegna's Parnassus,which god does NOT appear?

Accepted Answer

A) Apollo 
B) Vulcan 
C) Mars 
D) Juno 
E) Venus 
A) Apollo 
B) Vulcan 
C) Mars 
D) Juno 
E) Venus

Exam 13: The Early Renaissance

Which of the following is nearest to the sense of chiaroscuro?

Atmospheric perspective depicts near and far according to

The artist whom Vasari accused of being too obsessed with perspective was

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

Brunelleschi did many things,but he did NOT

The Ghent Altarpiece is a

Which of the following is NOT a feature of Brunelleschi's design for the Church of Santo Spirito?

Which of the following is true of one-point perspective?

Masaccio created the barrel vault in the Holy Trinity by using ________ perspective.

St.Luke was the patron saint of

________ was NOT included in Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece.

Which best defines "foreshortening"?

In the 15th century,the ________ of Florence were the great patrons.

Hugo van der Goes's Portinari Altarpiece has

Which two cities were most at the forefront of early humanism?

Which does NOT appear in the Arnolfini Portrait?

Who of the following was NOT a condottiere?

Ghiberti's style is

Which is NOT a 15th-century development?

In Mantegna's Parnassus,which god does NOT appear?

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