Exam 3: Renaissance art in fifteenth-century Italy

Discuss the spirit of competitiveness,the sense of civic pride,and the role of patronage in fifteenth-century Italy.Consider specific cities,artists,patrons,and the projects,which resulted.

Decorated with elaborate woodcarvings and paintings,_________ were used to store clothing and personal objects.

How does civic pride enter into many of the artistic projects of fifteenth-century Italy?

In fifteenth-century Italy,wealthy families,such as the __________ in Florence,were powerful and influential patrons of the arts.

How did the Foundling Hospital in Florence reflect the political nature of artistic production in Florence?

Explain the evolution of patronage in fifteenth-century Italy.Identify specific patrons and discuss their commissions.

A city of waterways,__________,emerged as a major Renaissance art center in the latter part of the fifteenth century.

Pollaiuolo's primary concern in The Battle of the Nudes seems to have been ______________.

Consider the artistic career of the sculptor Donatello.Cite specific works.Discuss the subjects he portrayed and the development of his style.

__________ stone blocks,that is,stone blocks whose surfaces are intentionally left rough,characterize the exterior of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in Florence.

In The Battle of San Romano ,Uccello arranged every detail of the intense fighting to conform with ____________.

Along with pilasters,carved cupboards and niche-filled statues,the Studiolo of Federico da Montefeltro also featured a squirrel,the symbol of _____________.

__________,who originally trained as a goldsmith,designed the dome for Florence Cathedral .

__________ created sculpture out of terra cotta for Florence's Foundling Hospital (Ospedale degli Innocenti).

What detail in Ghirlandaio's Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds does NOT derive from his careful observation of the Portinari Altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes.

The invention of __________ enabled artists to convincingly represent the visible world on a flat,two-dimensional surface.

Discuss the interpretations for Botticelli's Primavera (page 626)and Birth of Venus .Consider the role of the patron in these works.

Wealthy patrons of the arts,like Federico da Montefeltro,often had a __________ in their residence,a room for private conversation and the collection of fine books and art objects.

__________ carefully calculated the perspective of his fresco The Last Supper interior to draw the viewer into the scene.

The figure of ____________ was important in Florence as a symbol of a citizens' resolve to oppose tyrants,regardless of their superior power.