Question 1

How does this work reflect the growing popularity of landscape?

Accepted Answer

Joachim Patinir, Landscape with Saint Jerome (23-30). Landscape painting flourished in northern Europe and was first used as an artistic category by Dürer in his description of Patinir is a good landscape artist. Patinir subordinated his subjects to the exotic and detailed landscape.

Question 2

The miniature portrait of Elizabeth I, shows an elegant, formally attired young Elizabeth presented as a princess. Who is the artist who created this memorable portrait?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hans Holbein
B)   Caterina van Hemessen
C)   Levina Teerlinc
D)   Albrecht Dürer C

Question 3

The first known northern European self-portrait by a woman is purportedly by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Levina Teerlinc
B)   Judith Leyster
C)   Caterina van Hemessen
D)   Lavinia Fontana C

Question 4

Who said "Depart not from nature according to your fancy, imagining to find aught better by yourself?"

Accepted Answer

A)   Holbein
B)   Cranach the Elder
C)   Mabuse
D)   Dürer

Question 5

Which of the following made up the territory known as the Netherlands in the 16ᵗʰ century?

Accepted Answer

A)   Switzerland, Holland, and Belgium
B)   Bavaria, Holland, and Belgium
C)   Northern Italy, Holland, and Belgium
D)   Luxembourg, Holland, and Belgium

Question 6

What did the dissolution of the Burgundian Netherlands in 1477 lead to across Europe?

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Question 7

What anamorphic symbol appears in Holbein's French Ambassadors?

Accepted Answer

A)   skeleton
B)   seal of Francis I
C)   skull
D)   seal of Henry VIII

Question 8

How does the subject of this work reflect contemporary historical events?

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Question 9

Who was Desiderius Erasmus?

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Question 10

Who painted this and what is being represented?

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Question 11

Compare these two works and identify the artists. How do these two works differ?

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Question 12

How does this structure reflect the monarch who commissioned its construction?

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Question 13

How does El Greco's View of Toledo depart from traditional landscape paintings?

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Question 14

In Hunters in the Snow, the artist has captured the atmosphere of a cold winter's day. The landscape is snow-covered and stark with the returning hunters wearily trudging home. It is reminiscent of earlier renditions of seasons. Which of the following also described the seasons and might have been influential in the conception of this work?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Peaceful Country
B)   Konrad Witz's Miraculous Draught of Fish
C)   Masaccio's Tribute Money
D)   Limbourg Brothers' Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

Question 15

The Escorial is in which country?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which of the following was not included in Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece?

Accepted Answer

A)   God the Father
B)   Lamentation
C)   Entombment
D)   Crucifixion

Question 17

The Battle of Issus, which depicts the battle that took place between Alexander the Great and the Persians, was selected as a subject by Wilhelm IV because it reflected his endeavors to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   find a wife
B)   hold onto the Catholic Netherlands
C)   stop Muslim expansion
D)   wage war against Martin Luther

Question 18

The duke of Bavaria, Wilhelm IV, engaged the invading Turks in a battle for supremacy. Which of the following works of art would be the most likely commission of Wilhelm IV?

Accepted Answer

A)   Knight, Death, and the Devil
B)   The French Ambassadors
C)   The Battle of Issus
D)   Burial of Count Orgaz

Question 19

Contrast the works of Dürer with Pieter Bruegel. How are they similar and in what ways are they different? How did the political climate affect their work? Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 20

In the 16ᵗʰ century power was focused on the king. This monarch made a concerted effort to elevate his country's cultural profile by inviting esteemed Italian artists to his court. Who was this monarch?

Accepted Answer

A)   Henry VIII
B)   Francis I
C)   Charles V
D)   Elizabeth I

Exam 23: High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain