Question 1

One of the most important trading cities of 15th-century Netherlands was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dijon 
B)  Bruges 
C)  Basel 
D)  Amsterdam 
A)  Dijon 
B)  Bruges 
C)  Basel 
D)  Amsterdam

Question 2

Which of the following was a dynastic symbol of Burgundian power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Valois Castle 
B)  Chateau Blanc 
C)  Chartreuse de Champmol 
D)  Saint Bavo 
A)  Valois Castle 
B)  Chateau Blanc 
C)  Chartreuse de Champmol 
D)  Saint Bavo

Question 3

Which of the following was Philip the Bold of Burgundy's grandest artistic enterprise?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chartreuse de Champmol 
B)  Les Très Riches Heures 
C)  Ghent Altarpiece 
D)  Portinari Altarpiece 
A)  Chartreuse de Champmol 
B)  Les Très Riches Heures 
C)  Ghent Altarpiece 
D)  Portinari Altarpiece

Question 4

Which artist served as the dean of the painters' guild of Ghent and worked for Tommaso Portinari?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jan van Eyck 
B)  Rogier van der Weyden 
C)  Dirk Bouts 
D)  Hugo van der Goes 
A)  Jan van Eyck 
B)  Rogier van der Weyden 
C)  Dirk Bouts 
D)  Hugo van der Goes

Question 5

How did Memling contribute to portraiture?

Accepted Answer

Hans Memling, a German-born painter who

Question 6

How do scholars presently believe that this work should be interpreted?

Accepted Answer

Petrus Christus, A Goldsmith in His Shop

Question 7

The Hundred Years War primarily involved which two kingdoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  England and France 
B)  Germany and France 
C)  Italy and Germany 
D)  England and Spain 
A)  England and France 
B)  Germany and France 
C)  Italy and Germany 
D)  England and Spain

Question 8

How does the work of Stoss Veit reflect Late Gothic elements in German art?

Accepted Answer

His work's intense theme of pi

Question 9

In the 15th century, the dukes of Burgundy wielded power over which of the following counties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bavaria 
B)  Flanders 
C)  Galicia 
D)  Lombardy 
A)  Bavaria 
B)  Flanders 
C)  Galicia 
D)  Lombardy

Question 10

Contrast the sculpture of Veit Stoss and Tilman Riemenschneider. What are the differences, and what are the similarities? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Veit Stoss and Tilman Riemenschneider we

Question 11

Name the artist of this work and describe the meaning of at least three symbols found in it.

Accepted Answer

Master of Flémalle (Robert Campin), Méro

Question 12

Which of the following would support the argument that the Well of Moses created by Claus Sluter did not actually spout water?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was no water source in the Carthusian monastery. 
B)  Carthusian commitment to silence would preclude any sound-making device. 
C)  The Well of Moses was never finished, so it never worked. 
D)  The Well of Moses was not the actual device used to spout water. 
A)  There was no water source in the Carthusian monastery. 
B)  Carthusian commitment to silence would preclude any sound-making device. 
C)  The Well of Moses was never finished, so it never worked. 
D)  The Well of Moses was not the actual device used to spout water.

Question 13

Explain patronage as a factor for the development of 15th-century painting. How did patrons impact the period? What innovations occurred as a result of patrons? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

During the 15th century, patronage playe

Question 14

What is significant about the poses of Christ and the Virgin?

Accepted Answer

Rogier van der Weyden, Deposit

Question 15

Who painted this work, and what is its significance?

Accepted Answer

Jan van Eyck, Giovanni Arnolfini and His

Question 16

How does Rogier van der Weyden's style differ from Jan van Eyck's?

Accepted Answer

He stressed human ac

Question 17

Compare these two works, identifying the artists who did each. Which work is the most dynamic? How does the artist achieve that effect?

Accepted Answer

Claus Sluter, Well of Moses and Nicola P

Question 18

The illusionism found in French manuscript was influenced by contact with ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy 
B)  Constantinople 
C)  Bruges 
D)  London 
A)  Italy 
B)  Constantinople 
C)  Bruges 
D)  London

Question 19

In Martin Schongauer's engraving, he created distinctions of tonal values and textures. He distinguished between skin and cloth, feather and fur. Which of the following is the title of Martin Schongauer's engraving?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons 
B)  The Crucifixion 
C)  The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine 
D)  The Adoration of the Shepherds 
A)  Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons 
B)  The Crucifixion 
C)  The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine 
D)  The Adoration of the Shepherds

Question 20

What is significant about the landscape depiction in Konrad Witz's Miraculous Draft of Fish?

Accepted Answer

He represented the landscape so carefull

One of the most important trading cities of 15th-century Netherlands was ____.

Which of the following was a dynastic symbol of Burgundian power?

Which of the following was Philip the Bold of Burgundy's grandest artistic enterprise?

Which artist served as the dean of the painters' guild of Ghent and worked for Tommaso Portinari?

How did Memling contribute to portraiture?

How do scholars presently believe that this work should be interpreted?

The Hundred Years War primarily involved which two kingdoms?

How does the work of Stoss Veit reflect Late Gothic elements in German art?

In the 15th century, the dukes of Burgundy wielded power over which of the following counties?

Contrast the sculpture of Veit Stoss and Tilman Riemenschneider. What are the differences, and what are the similarities? Use examples to support your essay.

Name the artist of this work and describe the meaning of at least three symbols found in it.

Which of the following would support the argument that the Well of Moses created by Claus Sluter did not actually spout water?

Explain patronage as a factor for the development of 15th-century painting. How did patrons impact the period? What innovations occurred as a result of patrons? Use examples to support your essay.

What is significant about the poses of Christ and the Virgin?

Who painted this work, and what is its significance?

How does Rogier van der Weyden's style differ from Jan van Eyck's?

Compare these two works, identifying the artists who did each. Which work is the most dynamic? How does the artist achieve that effect?

The illusionism found in French manuscript was influenced by contact with ____.

In Martin Schongauer's engraving, he created distinctions of tonal values and textures. He distinguished between skin and cloth, feather and fur. Which of the following is the title of Martin Schongauer's engraving?

What is significant about the landscape depiction in Konrad Witz's Miraculous Draft of Fish?

Late Medieval Italy

The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy

Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy

High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain

The Baroque in Italy and Spain

Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900

The Baroque in Northern Europe

Rococo to Neoclassicism: the 18th Century in Europe and America

Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America, 1800 to 1870

Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945

Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980

Contemporary Art Worldwide

South and Southeast Asia, 1200 to 1980

China and Korea, 1279 to 1980

Japan, 1336 to 1980

Native Arts of the Americas, 1300 to 1980

Oceania Before 1980

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Exam 20: Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe

One of the most important trading cities of 15th-century Netherlands was ____.

Which of the following was a dynastic symbol of Burgundian power?

Which of the following was Philip the Bold of Burgundy's grandest artistic enterprise?

Which artist served as the dean of the painters' guild of Ghent and worked for Tommaso Portinari?

How did Memling contribute to portraiture?

How do scholars presently believe that this work should be interpreted?

The Hundred Years War primarily involved which two kingdoms?

How does the work of Stoss Veit reflect Late Gothic elements in German art?

In the 15th century, the dukes of Burgundy wielded power over which of the following counties?

Contrast the sculpture of Veit Stoss and Tilman Riemenschneider. What are the differences, and what are the similarities? Use examples to support your essay.

Name the artist of this work and describe the meaning of at least three symbols found in it.

Which of the following would support the argument that the Well of Moses created by Claus Sluter did not actually spout water?

Explain patronage as a factor for the development of 15th-century painting. How did patrons impact the period? What innovations occurred as a result of patrons? Use examples to support your essay.

What is significant about the poses of Christ and the Virgin?

Who painted this work, and what is its significance?

How does Rogier van der Weyden's style differ from Jan van Eyck's?

Compare these two works, identifying the artists who did each. Which work is the most dynamic? How does the artist achieve that effect?

The illusionism found in French manuscript was influenced by contact with ____.

In Martin Schongauer's engraving, he created distinctions of tonal values and textures. He distinguished between skin and cloth, feather and fur. Which of the following is the title of Martin Schongauer's engraving?

What is significant about the landscape depiction in Konrad Witz's Miraculous Draft of Fish?

Late Medieval Italy

The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy

Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy

High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain

The Baroque in Italy and Spain

Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900

The Baroque in Northern Europe

Rococo to Neoclassicism: the 18th Century in Europe and America

Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America, 1800 to 1870

Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945

Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980

Contemporary Art Worldwide

South and Southeast Asia, 1200 to 1980

China and Korea, 1279 to 1980

Japan, 1336 to 1980

Native Arts of the Americas, 1300 to 1980

Oceania Before 1980

Africa, 1800 to 1980

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