Question 1

What was the impact of the Black Death on the arts in fourteenth-century Europe?

Accepted Answer

The Black Death decimated European popul

Question 2

Discuss the creation of Duccio's Maestà .Address specifics,such as its purpose,its size,the style,the technique,and subject matter.What is its present-day condition?

Accepted Answer

1.Duccio used tempera and gold on wood f

Question 3

Discuss the major developments in fourteenth-century Europe,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.

Accepted Answer

1.By the fourteenth century,Books of Hou

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Power was localized and family

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The fresco shows the city and

Question 6

Which of the following is depicted in Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country ?

Accepted Answer

A)  patients dying from the plague 
B)  war with Florentine forces 
C)  portraits of Sienna's civic leaders 
D)  agricultural activity of various seasons 
A)  patients dying from the plague 
B)  war with Florentine forces 
C)  portraits of Sienna's civic leaders 
D)  agricultural activity of various seasons

Question 7

According to Petrarch and his contemporaries,the essential qualification for a writer was an appreciation of authors of which culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mesopotamia and Egypt 
B)  England and Rome 
C)  Greece and Rome 
D)  Persia and Constantinople 
A)  Mesopotamia and Egypt 
B)  England and Rome 
C)  Greece and Rome 
D)  Persia and Constantinople

Question 8

According to art historian Millard Meiss,artists working after the Black Death reverted to

Accepted Answer

A)  a softly modeled style. 
B)  highly detailed naturalism. 
C)  classically posed figures. 
D)  hierarchic linearity. 
A)  a softly modeled style. 
B)  highly detailed naturalism. 
C)  classically posed figures. 
D)  hierarchic linearity.

Question 9

Duccio's representation of the Raising of Lazarus contrasts with Giotto's portrayal of the same subject in the

Accepted Answer

A)  simplification to only a few characters. 
B)  expressive gestures and charged glances. 
C)  monumentality of the figures. 
D)  representation of majestic architecture. 
A)  simplification to only a few characters. 
B)  expressive gestures and charged glances. 
C)  monumentality of the figures. 
D)  representation of majestic architecture.

Question 10

Who did the city council of Siena commission to fresco the city hall with scenes of the government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lorenzetti 
B)  Duccio 
C)  Giotto 
D)  Cimabue 
A)  Lorenzetti 
B)  Duccio 
C)  Giotto 
D)  Cimabue

Question 11

How did the artists convey that the angel Gabriel is speaking to Mary in the Annunciation by Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi?

Accepted Answer

A)  They included iconographic details that symbolize Gabriel's message. 
B)  They placed the figures in a conversational pose. 
C)  They incised scriptural text into the gold-leaf gesso. 
D)  They referenced the chapter and verse from Luke in the framework. 
A)  They included iconographic details that symbolize Gabriel's message. 
B)  They placed the figures in a conversational pose. 
C)  They incised scriptural text into the gold-leaf gesso. 
D)  They referenced the chapter and verse from Luke in the framework.

Question 12

Discuss the techniques of buon fresco and fresco secco,citing examples of each.

Accepted Answer

Buon fresco means "true fresco" and inco

Question 13

Discuss the different phases of construction for Exeter Cathedral.

Accepted Answer

Construction began in 1313 with a new na

Question 14

Which of the following probably influenced Giotto's emphasis on human empathy and emotion seen in his painting?

Accepted Answer

A)  his study with Cimabue 
B)  the writings of Cennino Cennini 
C)  the message of St. Francis of Assisi 
D)  the height of Gothic Cathedrals 
A)  his study with Cimabue 
B)  the writings of Cennino Cennini 
C)  the message of St. Francis of Assisi 
D)  the height of Gothic Cathedrals

Question 15

What element of the standing gilt-silver Virgin and Child is distinctive of French sculpture in the fourteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of the fleur-de-lis as a reliquary 
B)  the S-curve of the Virgin's figure 
C)  the use of gold, silver, and enamel 
D)  the child's tender gesture 
A)  the use of the fleur-de-lis as a reliquary 
B)  the S-curve of the Virgin's figure 
C)  the use of gold, silver, and enamel 
D)  the child's tender gesture

Question 16

Which event wiped out 40 percent of Europe's population in the middle of the fourteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black Death 
B)  Peasants' War 
C)  Hundred Years' War 
D)  Great Schism 
A)  Black Death 
B)  Peasants' War 
C)  Hundred Years' War 
D)  Great Schism

Question 17

Located in the city hall in Siena,the council room was known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Porta Romana. 
B)  Sala della Pace. 
C)  the Campo. 
D)  Scrovegni Chapel. 
A)  Porta Romana. 
B)  Sala della Pace. 
C)  the Campo. 
D)  Scrovegni Chapel.

Question 18

Compare and contrast the approaches of Cimabue and Giotto to depictions of the human figure and the surrounding space in terms of style,technique,and composition

Accepted Answer

1.Cimabue created Virgin and Child Enthr

Question 19

Which of the following themes is found in Giotto's program of frescoes decorating the Scrovegni Chapel ?

Accepted Answer

A)  scenes from Dante's Inferno 
B)  the Virtues and Vices 
C)  scenes of David and Goliath 
D)  scenes from Genesis 
A)  scenes from Dante's Inferno 
B)  the Virtues and Vices 
C)  scenes of David and Goliath 
D)  scenes from Genesis

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

She became an author out of necessity wh

Exam 18: Fourteenth-century Art in Europe

What was the impact of the Black Death on the arts in fourteenth-century Europe?

Discuss the creation of Duccio's Maestà .Address specifics,such as its purpose,its size,the style,the technique,and subject matter.What is its present-day condition?

Discuss the major developments in fourteenth-century Europe,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.

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

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

Which of the following is depicted in Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country ?

According to Petrarch and his contemporaries,the essential qualification for a writer was an appreciation of authors of which culture?

According to art historian Millard Meiss,artists working after the Black Death reverted to

Duccio's representation of the Raising of Lazarus contrasts with Giotto's portrayal of the same subject in the

Who did the city council of Siena commission to fresco the city hall with scenes of the government?

How did the artists convey that the angel Gabriel is speaking to Mary in the Annunciation by Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi?

Discuss the techniques of buon fresco and fresco secco,citing examples of each.

Discuss the different phases of construction for Exeter Cathedral.

Which of the following probably influenced Giotto's emphasis on human empathy and emotion seen in his painting?

What element of the standing gilt-silver Virgin and Child is distinctive of French sculpture in the fourteenth century?

Which event wiped out 40 percent of Europe's population in the middle of the fourteenth century?

Located in the city hall in Siena,the council room was known as the

Compare and contrast the approaches of Cimabue and Giotto to depictions of the human figure and the surrounding space in terms of style,technique,and composition

Which of the following themes is found in Giotto's program of frescoes decorating the Scrovegni Chapel ?

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

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