Question 1

Why did Philip the Bold commission the Chartreuse de Champmol?

Accepted Answer

A)  to hold his manuscript collection 
B)  to attract Franciscan monks 
C)  to rival local churches 
D)  to house his family tombs

Question 2

In the Mérode Altarpiece ,the __________ is placed inside a contemporary Flemish home.

Accepted Answer

A)  Donor 
B)  Visitation 
C)  Christ's Baptism 
D)  Annunciation

Question 3

Discuss the Flemish school of painting in the fifteenth century.Address its origins,technique,major artists,individual styles,commissions,and subject matter.

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Question 4

Patrons in Germanic lands preferred altarpieces that featured_______________.

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A)  groups of panel paintings similar to those of Flemish masters 
B)  other worldly images evoking Christian mysticism and spiritual revelation 
C)  polychromed wood sculpture and carvings 
D)  an icon of the Virgin and Child

Question 5

How did the accomplishments of Robert Campin,Jan van Eyck,and Rogier van der Weyden set the stage for the generation of Flemish painters who followed them? Discuss specific painters,their style,and the works they produced.

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Question 6

Tapestries provided both __________ and __________ for the stone walls of fifteenth century buildings.

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A)  decoration; light 
B)  information; light 
C)  insulation; decoration 
D)  hiding; information

Question 7

Discuss the patronage that produced the Chartreuse de Champmol.Consider the painting and sculpture that were designed for this project.

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Question 8

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.

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Question 9

Based on the text's discussion,what art form did women of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries produce?

Accepted Answer

A)  engraving 
B)  manuscript illumination 
C)  sculpture 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

A contemporary of Robert Campin,__________,was a painter of renown in the court of Philip the Good.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jan van Eyck 
B)  Hugo van der Goes 
C)  Master Theodoric 
D)  the Mary of Burgundy painter

Question 11

A __________ was a selection of prayers and readings to be used in daily prayer and meditation; it also included a calendar of holy days.

Accepted Answer

A)  Block Book 
B)  Nuremberg Chronicle 
C)  Book of Hours 
D)  Diptych

Question 12

For most of the fifteenth century,the __________ were the most powerful rulers and art patrons in northern Europe.

Accepted Answer

A)  dukes of Normandy 
B)  earls of Hampden 
C)  dukes of Windsor 
D)  dukes of Burgundy

Question 13

The German artist,__________,was a skilled printmaker as well as painter.

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Schongauer 
B)  Hans Memling 
C)  Dirck Bouts 
D)  Petrus Christus

Question 14

How does the manuscript page Mary at Her Devotions from the Hours of Mary of Burgundy reflect religious practice of the period?

Accepted Answer

A)  It highlights her close relationship with the priest. 
B)  The church setting underscores her regular attendance at Mass. 
C)  Her spiritual vision comes through private meditation. 
D)  The light through the widow symbolizes God's presence.

Question 15

In __________ printing,individual letters could be arranged,inked,and then printed onto paper.

Accepted Answer

A)  woodcut 
B)  movable-type printing 
C)  single-sheet 
D)  relief

Question 16

__________ was first achieved in the workshop of Johann Gutenberg in Germany.

Accepted Answer

A)  relief printing 
B)  engraving 
C)  movable-type printing 
D)  block books

Question 17

Define the International Gothic style.Cite specific works of art and address style,technique,and subject matter.

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Question 18

Fifteenth-century __________ painters perfected the technique of painting with an oil medium.

Accepted Answer

A)  Italian 
B)  Flemish 
C)  English 
D)  Portuguese

Question 19

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

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Question 20

How did the use of oil paint contribute to Flemish artists' ability to create varied surface textures in paintings?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reflects light. 
B)  It dries slowly. 
C)  It is applied in thin layers. 
D)  All of the above.

Exam 2: Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe