Exam 18: Fourteenth-century Art in Europe

How does Giotto's Virgin and Child Enthroned differ from Cimabue's earlier version of the same subject?

According to the artist Cennino Cennini, painting on panel may involve all of the following EXCEPT___________.

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

Italian painters in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries worked principally in __________, a paint made from powdered pigments, often mixed with egg yolk, water, and an occasional touch of glue.

The designer of the vaults of Exeter Cathedral added ______________ or additional ribs.

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

The book considers some of the major developments in fourteenth-century Europe. Discuss these developments in general and then focus on one that clearly impacted the arts. Build your discussion on specific works of art, using visual and historical analysis.

Who was Charles IV of Bohemia? What were his contributions?

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

The city council of Siena commissioned__________ to fresco the city hall with scenes of good and bad government.

In the Book of Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux, the figures are painted in the __________ technique.

________________ exerted quality control among members and supervised education.

Discuss the change in patronage practices in fourteenth-century France. How did these changes impact the arts?

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

Which of the following does NOT apply to Giotto's frescoes of the Scrovegni Chapel ?

Cimabue, an artist working in ____________, was one of the first to demonstrate the shift to a more modern painting style.

Applying water-based paints to the wet plaster of a wall is known as __________.

Which artist in the court of Charles IV of Bohemia was known for combining his preference for substantial bodies, oversized hands and heads, and dour faces with the graceful quality of French Gothic style?

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.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the building of the Scrovegni Chapel ?