Question 1

The Isenheim Altarpiece, with its gruesome details of Christ's flesh wounds, originally hung in

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A)  a hospital for patients with skin disease. 
B)  the Duke of Berry's castle. 
C)  the pope's private library in the Vatican. 
D)  a catacomb. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  a hospital for patients with skin disease. 
B)  the Duke of Berry's castle. 
C)  the pope's private library in the Vatican. 
D)  a catacomb. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. A

Question 2

The theme of the Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes comes from

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A)  scenes of everyday life. 
B)  the Egyptian Book of the Dead. 
C)  the story of the artist's life. 
D)  Plato's Republic. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  scenes of everyday life. 
B)  the Egyptian Book of the Dead. 
C)  the story of the artist's life. 
D)  Plato's Republic. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. E

Question 3

Compare and contrast the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance, discussing specific artists and works to support your statements.

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Responses will vary depending on artwork selections. Renaissance artists in the north approached composition differently than Italian artists. Northern artists didn't share the scientific principles of composition nor did they share a personal link to the creators of the Classical past. The Northern Renaissance style evolved out of the late Middle Ages and artists became increasingly absorbed with the countless details of the visible world. Northern Renaissance artists were more concerned with the "look" of their art, and color, not form, was significantly important.
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Question 4

The technique of sfumato involves the use of

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A)  multiple layers of glazes. 
B)  multiple vanishing points. 
C)  elongated figures and compressed space. 
D)  burnt charcoal. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  multiple layers of glazes. 
B)  multiple vanishing points. 
C)  elongated figures and compressed space. 
D)  burnt charcoal. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 5

Define the terms "Renaissance," "Humanism," and "Protestant Reformation." Explain at least three ways in which these movements led to broad changes in European life.

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Renaissance means "rebirth" and brought

Question 6

The sculptor of the panel The Story of Jacob and Esau, and Donatello's teacher, is

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A)  Lorenzo Ghiberti. 
B)  Massaccio. 
C)  Leon Battista Alberti. 
D)  Leonardo da Vinci. 
E)  Michelangelo. 
A)  Lorenzo Ghiberti. 
B)  Massaccio. 
C)  Leon Battista Alberti. 
D)  Leonardo da Vinci. 
E)  Michelangelo.

Question 7

Michelangelo, Raphael, and Botticelli were all commissioned to make art for

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A)  King Louis XIV. 
B)  the silversmiths guild. 
C)  the Medici family. 
D)  Pope Leo X. 
E)  the Duke of Berry. 
A)  King Louis XIV. 
B)  the silversmiths guild. 
C)  the Medici family. 
D)  Pope Leo X. 
E)  the Duke of Berry.

Question 8

Northern European Renaissance artists began using the system of linear perspective

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A)  before anyone else. 
B)  much earlier than the Italians did. 
C)  about 75 years after it was first developed. 
D)  simultaneously with its development elsewhere. 
E)  during the Middle Ages. 
A)  before anyone else. 
B)  much earlier than the Italians did. 
C)  about 75 years after it was first developed. 
D)  simultaneously with its development elsewhere. 
E)  during the Middle Ages.

Question 9

Who were the Limbourgs?

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A)  a Protestant religious sect 
B)  a powerful ruling family of monarchs and popes 
C)  artist brothers 
D)  members of the blacksmiths' guild in France 
E)  leaders of the counter-Reformation 
A)  a Protestant religious sect 
B)  a powerful ruling family of monarchs and popes 
C)  artist brothers 
D)  members of the blacksmiths' guild in France 
E)  leaders of the counter-Reformation

Question 10

One of the effects of the Renaissance was to change the status of artists in Europe from

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A)  skilled crafts workers to intellectuals. 
B)  observers of nature to designers. 
C)  shamans to documentarians. 
D)  monks to nobility. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  skilled crafts workers to intellectuals. 
B)  observers of nature to designers. 
C)  shamans to documentarians. 
D)  monks to nobility. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 11

Which 15th-century invention led to the decrease in the practice of illumination by hand?

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A)  the printing press. 
B)  the system of linear perspective. 
C)  the camera obscura. 
D)  the technology of oil painting. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  the printing press. 
B)  the system of linear perspective. 
C)  the camera obscura. 
D)  the technology of oil painting. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 12

The movement that divided all of Europe into Protestant and Catholic camps is called

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A)  the Renaissance. 
B)  the Reformation. 
C)  the crusades. 
D)  Neo-Platonism. 
E)  the Pazzi Conspiracy. 
A)  the Renaissance. 
B)  the Reformation. 
C)  the crusades. 
D)  Neo-Platonism. 
E)  the Pazzi Conspiracy.

Question 13

Consider Botticelli's Birth of Venus. Identify the subject and medium of this painting. Explain how the structure and form of this composition, as well as its content, reveal changes that are representative of Renaissance art.

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In addition to Christian themes, Renaiss

Question 14

In Neo-Platonic thought, the Biblical character of Eve was identified with

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A)  Venus. 
B)  autumn. 
C)  evil. 
D)  the night. 
E)  motherhood. 
A)  Venus. 
B)  autumn. 
C)  evil. 
D)  the night. 
E)  motherhood.

Question 15

The Renaissance artists from Venice, such as Giovanni Bellini, Titian, and Giorgione, were especially known for their mastery of

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A)  linear perspective. 
B)  tempera paint. 
C)  color and light. 
D)  sunken relief. 
E)  the illumination of manuscripts. 
A)  linear perspective. 
B)  tempera paint. 
C)  color and light. 
D)  sunken relief. 
E)  the illumination of manuscripts.

Question 16

Identify a late-Renaissance style in Italy, and discuss the characteristics of this style considering the Allegory painting by Bronzino.

Accepted Answer

Scholars date the end of the High Renais

Question 17

________ organization, as seen in Masaccio's Trinity with the Virgin, St. John the Evangelist, and Donors, was a popular device among Renaissance artists of Italy.

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A)  Accidental 
B)  Diagonal 
C)  Informal 
D)  Triangular 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  Accidental 
B)  Diagonal 
C)  Informal 
D)  Triangular 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 18

The painting, The Harvesters, which formed part of a cycle depicting the months of the year, was painted by __________, a 16th-century Netherland painter.

Accepted Answer

A)  Roger van der Weyden 
B)  Robert Campin 
C)  Hans Holbein 
D)  Pieter Brugel the Elder 
E)  None these answers are correct. 
A)  Roger van der Weyden 
B)  Robert Campin 
C)  Hans Holbein 
D)  Pieter Brugel the Elder 
E)  None these answers are correct.

Question 19

Artists working in the Early Renaissance period included

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A)  Bronzino, Anguissola, and Raphael. 
B)  Bellini, Titian, and Tintoretto. 
C)  Grünewald, Donatello, and Michelangelo. 
D)  Leonardo, Dürer, and Giorgione. 
E)  Botticelli, Donatello, and Ghiberti. 
A)  Bronzino, Anguissola, and Raphael. 
B)  Bellini, Titian, and Tintoretto. 
C)  Grünewald, Donatello, and Michelangelo. 
D)  Leonardo, Dürer, and Giorgione. 
E)  Botticelli, Donatello, and Ghiberti.

Question 20

Discuss changes during the Renaissance in the visual arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture, along with changes in attitudes about the arts, explaining several ways in which the public's perception of artists changed. How did these new perceptions and attitudes affect the social, economic, and creative lives of artists, including their newly defined relationships with their patrons?

Accepted Answer

The Renaissance brought immense changes

Exam 16: The Renaissance

The Isenheim Altarpiece, with its gruesome details of Christ's flesh wounds, originally hung in

The theme of the Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes comes from

Compare and contrast the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance, discussing specific artists and works to support your statements.

The technique of sfumato involves the use of

Define the terms "Renaissance," "Humanism," and "Protestant Reformation." Explain at least three ways in which these movements led to broad changes in European life.

The sculptor of the panel The Story of Jacob and Esau, and Donatello's teacher, is

Michelangelo, Raphael, and Botticelli were all commissioned to make art for

Northern European Renaissance artists began using the system of linear perspective

Who were the Limbourgs?

One of the effects of the Renaissance was to change the status of artists in Europe from

Which 15th-century invention led to the decrease in the practice of illumination by hand?

The movement that divided all of Europe into Protestant and Catholic camps is called

Consider Botticelli's Birth of Venus. Identify the subject and medium of this painting. Explain how the structure and form of this composition, as well as its content, reveal changes that are representative of Renaissance art.

In Neo-Platonic thought, the Biblical character of Eve was identified with

The Renaissance artists from Venice, such as Giovanni Bellini, Titian, and Giorgione, were especially known for their mastery of

Identify a late-Renaissance style in Italy, and discuss the characteristics of this style considering the Allegory painting by Bronzino.

________ organization, as seen in Masaccio's Trinity with the Virgin, St. John the Evangelist, and Donors, was a popular device among Renaissance artists of Italy.

The painting, The Harvesters, which formed part of a cycle depicting the months of the year, was painted by __________, a 16th-century Netherland painter.

Artists working in the Early Renaissance period included

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