Exam 2: Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe

The earliest printed books were __________ books.

The distinctive character of Claus Sluter's sculpture can still be seen in the surviving parts of his monumental __________.

What detail is NOT included in the mirror on the back wall of Jan van Eyck's Double Portrait of A Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife ?

The Unicorn is Found at the Fountain is evidence of the intricate details,subtle modeling,and tonal variations that are possible in ____________.

Which figure does NOT exemplify the exacting naturalism that characterizes Flemish portraiture of the fifteenth century?

Before the fifteenth century,printed images from woodblocks _____________.

Engraving on metal requires a technique called __________ in which the lines are cut into the metal plate with sharp tools.

Although no signed paintings by Rogier van der Weyden exist,art historians use a painting of the ___________________to establish the characteristics of his art.

In addition to their use in books,woodcuts and engraving techniques were used to make many ____________prints in the early fifteenth century.

Of all the dukes of Burgundy,it was __________,who was the most enthusiastic art collector and lover of books.

One of the techniques used by printmakers during the fifteenth century was the __________.

Jan van Eyck describes the physical appearance of the Man in a Red Turban with detailed renderings of ________________.

Which of the following was NOT a reason that the Flemish style of art became popular outside Flanders?

An altarpiece may be placed on a base,known as a __________.

According to the text,the second generation of Flemish painters was largely responsible for ______________________.

__________ carved and gilded the elaborate altarpiece for the church at the Champmol monastery.

The __________ was one of the first books to be printed in the workshop of Johann Gutenberg.

How did women artists in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries learn to paint? Cite examples of individual women artists.

Which naturalistic device did Hugo van der Goes use in the Portinari Altarpiece ?

What is the Order of the Golden Fleece? Describe the purpose and decoration of the cope associated with this Order.