Question 1

How was Titian regarded as an artist?

Accepted Answer

Titian, whose full name was Tiziano Vece

Question 2

Which of the following projects in the Sistine Chapel was considered the most prestigious and expensive commission?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Sistine ceiling by Michelangelo 
B)  The Last Judgment by Michelangelo 
C)  The Life of Christ frescoes by Perugino 
D)  the tapestry program by Raphael 
A)  the Sistine ceiling by Michelangelo 
B)  The Last Judgment by Michelangelo 
C)  The Life of Christ frescoes by Perugino 
D)  the tapestry program by Raphael

Question 3

A variant of chiaroscuro, Leonardo's _____________ is characterized by subtle transitions between light and dark in shading.

Accepted Answer

A)  grisaille 
B)  sfumato 
C)  poesie 
D)  intonaco 
A)  grisaille 
B)  sfumato 
C)  poesie 
D)  intonaco

Question 4

What are some general features of painting in the High Italian Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

During the High Italian Renaissance, pai

Question 5

What are the reasons why High Italian Renaissance artists produced some of the major monuments during a period of political tumult?

Accepted Answer

The High Italian Renaissance was a perio

Question 6

What element of Giacomo della Porta's design of Il Gesù was widely influential?

Accepted Answer

A)  the wide nave 
B)  the single apse and dome at the crossing 
C)  a two-story façade emphasizing with the nave elevation 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the wide nave 
B)  the single apse and dome at the crossing 
C)  a two-story façade emphasizing with the nave elevation 
D)  all of the above

Question 7

In what ways did women figure into the sixteenth-century art in Italy?

Accepted Answer

In the sixteenth-century art in Italy, w

Question 8

The architectural design for the Palazzo del Tè plays on the patron's knowledge of _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Classical orders and proportions 
B)  building materials and techniques 
C)  contemporary Italian literature 
D)  Christian symbolism 
A)  Classical orders and proportions 
B)  building materials and techniques 
C)  contemporary Italian literature 
D)  Christian symbolism

Question 9

Giorgione introduced _________, or enigmatic pastoral themes into Venetian painting.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mannerism 
B)  poesie 
C)  allegories 
D)  Counter-Reformation themes 
A)  Mannerism 
B)  poesie 
C)  allegories 
D)  Counter-Reformation themes

Question 10

Why is Sofonisba Anguissola unusual among women artists in the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  She painted miniatures. 
B)  She became a lady in waiting. 
C)  She was not the daughter of an artist. 
D)  She was from Bologna. 
A)  She painted miniatures. 
B)  She became a lady in waiting. 
C)  She was not the daughter of an artist. 
D)  She was from Bologna.

Question 11

What element of Leonardo da Vinci's The Virgin of the Rocks best embodies the principles of art in the High Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A)  the references to classical subject matter 
B)  the balanced pyramidal grouping of figures 
C)  the somber mood created through darkened tones 
D)  the unusual landscape of the background 
A)  the references to classical subject matter 
B)  the balanced pyramidal grouping of figures 
C)  the somber mood created through darkened tones 
D)  the unusual landscape of the background

Exam 21: Sixteenth-century Art in Italy

How was Titian regarded as an artist?

Which of the following projects in the Sistine Chapel was considered the most prestigious and expensive commission?

A variant of chiaroscuro, Leonardo's _____________ is characterized by subtle transitions between light and dark in shading.

What are some general features of painting in the High Italian Renaissance?

What are the reasons why High Italian Renaissance artists produced some of the major monuments during a period of political tumult?

What element of Giacomo della Porta's design of Il Gesù was widely influential?

In what ways did women figure into the sixteenth-century art in Italy?

The architectural design for the Palazzo del Tè plays on the patron's knowledge of _____________.

Giorgione introduced _________, or enigmatic pastoral themes into Venetian painting.

Why is Sofonisba Anguissola unusual among women artists in the sixteenth century?

What element of Leonardo da Vinci's The Virgin of the Rocks best embodies the principles of art in the High Renaissance?

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