Exam 19: Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe

Define the International Gothic style.

Explain the technique of painting with an oil medium.Include examples of artists and their work as part of your discussion.

Who were the most powerful rulers and art patrons in northern Europe for most of the fifteenth century?

Compare and contrast the diptychs of Flemish and French origin,Diptych of Maarten van Nieuwenhove and Étienne Chevalier and St.Stephen and Virgin and Child .

Discuss the evolution of the graphic arts in the fifteenth century to an art form comparable to manuscript illumination or painting.Define the techniques used,and cite specific artists and their works to support your discussion.

Discuss the patronage and disguised symbolism of the Portinari Altarpiece .

How did the artists visually distinguish the duke of Berry in the illustration for the calendar page for January in the Très Riches Heures ?

What do scholars know for certain about Jan van Eyck's Double Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife ?

Which church of is an outstanding example of the Flamboyant style?

Discuss the achievements of Rogier van der Weyden.

Where did painters perfect the technique of painting with an oil medium?

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

Which feature is characteristic of French painting in the fifteenth century?

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

The technique of engraving on metal in which the lines are cut into the metal plate with sharp tools is called

Discuss the importance of the fiber arts in fifteenth-century Flanders.Cite specific examples.

Define the Flamboyant style.Cite specific examples.

How are peasants depicted in the Très Riches Heures ?

Consider changes in the practice of manuscript illumination from the late fourteenth century into the fifteenth century.Include artists,their work,their style,the medium employed,and the role of patronage in your discussion.

What symbolic meaning is suggested in the "Hunt of the Unicorn" series of tapestries ?