Question 1

The recognizable cityscape in Ambrogio Lorenzetti's The Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country is a tribute to his patron_____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Enrico Scrovegni 
B)  King Charles IV 
C)  The Florentine Signoria 
D)  The Siena City Council (The Nine) 
A)  Enrico Scrovegni 
B)  King Charles IV 
C)  The Florentine Signoria 
D)  The Siena City Council (The Nine)

Question 2

What factor contributed to the mystical religiosity in Germany during the fourteenth century that inspired images emphasizing both ecstatic joy and extreme suffering?

Accepted Answer

A)  famine, wars, and plagues 
B)  a new ruler 
C)  the death of the pope 
D)  Islamic invasions 
A)  famine, wars, and plagues 
B)  a new ruler 
C)  the death of the pope 
D)  Islamic invasions

Question 3

Who was Petrarch? Discuss his contributions and significance.

Accepted Answer

Petrarch, also known as Francesco Petrar

Question 4

How do Andrea Pisano's doors for the Florentine Baptistery of San Giovanni reflect a stylistic shift in Italian art of the fourteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of gilded bronze for architectural sculpture 
B)  the curved forms and courtly posture of the figures 
C)  the emphasis on the three-dimensional mass of the figures 
D)  the spatial ambiguities of the settings 
A)  the use of gilded bronze for architectural sculpture 
B)  the curved forms and courtly posture of the figures 
C)  the emphasis on the three-dimensional mass of the figures 
D)  the spatial ambiguities of the settings

Question 5

What theme was most popular for the narrative images decorating personal luxury items such as small chests,mirror backs and combs?

Accepted Answer

A)  the passion of Christ 
B)  courtly romance 
C)  the joys and sorrows of the Virgin 
D)  life in the city and country 
A)  the passion of Christ 
B)  courtly romance 
C)  the joys and sorrows of the Virgin 
D)  life in the city and country

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT depicted in Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country ?

Accepted Answer

A)  building construction 
B)  an allegorical figure assuring visitors of their safety in the city 
C)  portraits of Sienna's civic leaders 
D)  agricultural activity of all the various seasons 
A)  building construction 
B)  an allegorical figure assuring visitors of their safety in the city 
C)  portraits of Sienna's civic leaders 
D)  agricultural activity of all the various seasons

Question 7

__________ was the patron saint of painters.

Accepted Answer

A)  Saint Francis of Assisi 
B)  Saint Dominic 
C)  Saint Luke 
D)  Saint Mark 
A)  Saint Francis of Assisi 
B)  Saint Dominic 
C)  Saint Luke 
D)  Saint Mark

Question 8

The term __________ describes the private devotional books that contained special prayers to be recited at specific times of the day.

Accepted Answer

A)  Book of Hours 
B)  Psalters 
C)  Gospels 
D)  Moralized Bibles 
A)  Book of Hours 
B)  Psalters 
C)  Gospels 
D)  Moralized Bibles

Question 9

How did the Holy Roman Empire change during the fourteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How did the Holy Roman Empire change...

Question 10

What were the primary artistic influences on fourteenth-century Italian painters.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What were the primary artistic influences on...

Question 11

The Book of Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux by __________ contains special prayers to be recited during the day and into the evening.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Pucelle 
B)  Jan van Eyck 
C)  the Rohan Master 
D)  Gislebertus 
A)  Jean Pucelle 
B)  Jan van Eyck 
C)  the Rohan Master 
D)  Gislebertus

Question 12

According to Millard Meiss,artists working after the Black Death reverted to a __________ in religious art.

Accepted Answer

A)  softly modeled style 
B)  highly detailed naturalism 
C)  classically-posed figures 
D)  hieratic linearity 
A)  softly modeled style 
B)  highly detailed naturalism 
C)  classically-posed figures 
D)  hieratic linearity

Question 13

The term "maniera greca" refers to the ___________ influence seen in Italian painting throughout the fourteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A)  Classical 
B)  Hellenistic 
C)  French Gothic 
D)  Byzantine 
A)  Classical 
B)  Hellenistic 
C)  French Gothic 
D)  Byzantine

Question 14

Discuss the choice of subject matter and the placement of the images in Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel .
Essay

Accepted Answer

Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel, completed in

Question 15

Who was Christine de Pizan? In what ways did she contribute to her profession and to her era?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who was Christine de Pizan? In what...

Question 16

Andrea Pisano enhanced the sense of ______________ through the curving folds of drapery in the Baptism of the Multitudes .

Accepted Answer

A)  patterning 
B)  action and movement 
C)  three-dimensionality 
D)  scale of the figures 
A)  patterning 
B)  action and movement 
C)  three-dimensionality 
D)  scale of the figures

Question 17

According to folklorists,the figures at the bottom of the page of the Annunciation by Jean Pucelle are ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the infant Jesus and John the Baptist 
B)  children of the patrons 
C)  children playing "froggy in the middle" 
D)  angels 
A)  the infant Jesus and John the Baptist 
B)  children of the patrons 
C)  children playing "froggy in the middle" 
D)  angels

Question 18

Discuss the Allegory of Good Government in the City and in the Country in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena.Consider the technique,the style,the subject matter,and the commission itself.

Accepted Answer

The Allegory of Good Government in the C

Question 19

Charles IV made __________ the capital of the Holy Roman Empire.

Accepted Answer

A)  Paris 
B)  London 
C)  Munich 
D)  Prague 
A)  Paris 
B)  London 
C)  Munich 
D)  Prague

Question 20

Duccio's painted __________for the Siena Cathedral is known as the Maestà .

Accepted Answer

A)  fresco 
B)  baldachin 
C)  arcade 
D)  altarpiece 
A)  fresco 
B)  baldachin 
C)  arcade 
D)  altarpiece

The recognizable cityscape in Ambrogio Lorenzetti's The Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country is a tribute to his patron_____________.

What factor contributed to the mystical religiosity in Germany during the fourteenth century that inspired images emphasizing both ecstatic joy and extreme suffering?

Who was Petrarch? Discuss his contributions and significance.

How do Andrea Pisano's doors for the Florentine Baptistery of San Giovanni reflect a stylistic shift in Italian art of the fourteenth century?

What theme was most popular for the narrative images decorating personal luxury items such as small chests,mirror backs and combs?

Which of the following is NOT depicted in Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country ?

__________ was the patron saint of painters.

The term __________ describes the private devotional books that contained special prayers to be recited at specific times of the day.

How did the Holy Roman Empire change during the fourteenth century?

What were the primary artistic influences on fourteenth-century Italian painters.

The Book of Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux by __________ contains special prayers to be recited during the day and into the evening.

According to Millard Meiss,artists working after the Black Death reverted to a __________ in religious art.

The term "maniera greca" refers to the ___________ influence seen in Italian painting throughout the fourteenth century.

Discuss the choice of subject matter and the placement of the images in Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel . Essay

Who was Christine de Pizan? In what ways did she contribute to her profession and to her era?

Andrea Pisano enhanced the sense of ______________ through the curving folds of drapery in the Baptism of the Multitudes .

According to folklorists,the figures at the bottom of the page of the Annunciation by Jean Pucelle are ______________.

Discuss the Allegory of Good Government in the City and in the Country in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena.Consider the technique,the style,the subject matter,and the commission itself.

Charles IV made __________ the capital of the Holy Roman Empire.

Duccio's painted __________for the Siena Cathedral is known as the Maestà .

Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe

Renaissance art in fifteenth-century Italy

Sixteenth-century art in Italy

sixteenth-century art in northern Europe and the Iberian peninsula

Seventeenth-Century art in Europe

art of south and southeast Asia after 1200

Chinese and Korean art after 1279

Japanese art after 1333

Art of the Americas after 1300

art of pacific cultures

art of Africa in the modern era

Eighteenth- and early-nineteenth century art in Europe and NORTH America

mid-to late nineteenth-century art in Europe and the united states

modern art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1950

The international scene since 1950

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Exam 1: Fourtheenth-Century Art in Europe

The recognizable cityscape in Ambrogio Lorenzetti's The Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country is a tribute to his patron_____________.

What factor contributed to the mystical religiosity in Germany during the fourteenth century that inspired images emphasizing both ecstatic joy and extreme suffering?

Who was Petrarch? Discuss his contributions and significance.

How do Andrea Pisano's doors for the Florentine Baptistery of San Giovanni reflect a stylistic shift in Italian art of the fourteenth century?

What theme was most popular for the narrative images decorating personal luxury items such as small chests,mirror backs and combs?

Which of the following is NOT depicted in Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country ?

__________ was the patron saint of painters.

The term __________ describes the private devotional books that contained special prayers to be recited at specific times of the day.

How did the Holy Roman Empire change during the fourteenth century?

What were the primary artistic influences on fourteenth-century Italian painters.

The Book of Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux by __________ contains special prayers to be recited during the day and into the evening.

According to Millard Meiss,artists working after the Black Death reverted to a __________ in religious art.

The term "maniera greca" refers to the ___________ influence seen in Italian painting throughout the fourteenth century.

Discuss the choice of subject matter and the placement of the images in Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel . Essay

Who was Christine de Pizan? In what ways did she contribute to her profession and to her era?

Andrea Pisano enhanced the sense of ______________ through the curving folds of drapery in the Baptism of the Multitudes .

According to folklorists,the figures at the bottom of the page of the Annunciation by Jean Pucelle are ______________.

Discuss the Allegory of Good Government in the City and in the Country in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena.Consider the technique,the style,the subject matter,and the commission itself.

Charles IV made __________ the capital of the Holy Roman Empire.

Duccio's painted __________for the Siena Cathedral is known as the Maestà .

Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe

Renaissance art in fifteenth-century Italy

Sixteenth-century art in Italy

sixteenth-century art in northern Europe and the Iberian peninsula

Seventeenth-Century art in Europe

art of south and southeast Asia after 1200

Chinese and Korean art after 1279

Japanese art after 1333

Art of the Americas after 1300

art of pacific cultures

art of Africa in the modern era

Eighteenth- and early-nineteenth century art in Europe and NORTH America

mid-to late nineteenth-century art in Europe and the united states

modern art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1950

The international scene since 1950

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