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MATCHING. Match the name or term on the left with the identification or
definition on the right.
1. alla prima
2. Book of Hours
3. Broederlam
4. Deposition
5. Ditn
6. dog
7. Fontainebleau
8. g~e
9. Harp of David
10. Lochner
1 1. impasto
12. iris and columbine
13. Jean Pucelle
14. Joachim Patinir
15. Master of Flemalle
16. polyptych
17. Portinari
18. predella
19. sheaf of wheat
20. shoes not on feet
21. sink or basin and towel
22. Stoss
23. triptych
24. woodcut
25. Witz
A. Netherlandish city important for trade
B. French capital of the Dukes of Burgundy
C. German sculptor
D. symbol of the purity of the Virgin
E. fourteenth-century French miniaturist
F. also known as Robert Campin
G. taking Christ down from the Cross
H. symbol of fidelity
I. symbol of the Eucharist
J. symbol of the ancestor of Christ
K . symbol of holy ground
L. symbol of Sorrows of the Virgin
M. small panel(s) at the bottom of an altarpiece
N. richly decorated style popular in sixteenth-century Spain
O. three paneled altarpiece
P. scenes of everyday life
Q. multi-paneled altarpiece
R. Italian banker, patron of Hugo van der
Goes
S. sixteenth-century French palace
T. contains prayers for various times of day
U. painting directly onto canvas with little or no underpainting
V. paint applied thickly, often with lumps
W. sixteenth-century Flemish painter who specialized in landscapes
X. Netherlandish painter active c. 1400
Y. fifteenth-century German/Swiss painter
Z. graphic technique particularly popular in
Germany
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS. Select the response that best answers the
question or completes the statement.
26. Who is known as a Flemish "Romanist"? a . Van der Goes b. Bartholomeus
Spranger c. Pieter Bruegel d. Joachim Patinir
27. Who is most famous for his work at Fontainebleau?
a . Jean Clouet b. Jean Goujon
c. Francesco Primaticcio d. Germain Pilon
28. The royal patron of the Escorial was
a. Francis I b. Henry VIII
c. Charles V d. Phillip II
29. The artist who is famous for his scenes of peasants was
a . Jerome Bosch b. Matthias Grunewald
c. Pieter Bruegel d. Albrecht Durer
30. The artist who worked for Henry VIII and is famous for his portraits was
a. Hans Holbein b. Jean Clouet
c. ElGreco d. Albrecht Durer
31. The German artist who was most interested in classical form was
a. Grunewald - b. Cranach
c. Durer d. Schongauer
32. The artist Martin Schongauer is most famous for his work in the medium of
a. woodcut b. engraving
c. sculpture d. architecture
33. Which of the following Netherlandish artists travelled to Italy in the
mid-fifteenth century
and was influenced to some degree by Italian art?
a . Van Eyck b. Van der Weyden
c. Van der Goes d. Bosch
34. The style of Michael Pacher shows the influence of
a. the hard linearity of Mantegna b. the sfumato of Leonardo da Vinci
c. the Humanism of Botticelli d. the soft style of Broederlam
35. Sluter's sculptural work can be characterized as
a. elegant, using sweeping curvilinear b. bulky space-displacing forms with
realistic lines details
c. typical of the "sofY' style d. strongly influenced by the style of Donatello
36. One of the most important trading cities of fifteenth-century Netherlands was
a. Dijon b. Bruges
c. Basel d. Amsterdam
37. A series of nymphs inspired by classical prototypes was created for the
Fountain of the
Innocents in Paris by
a . Germain Pilon b. Primaticcio
c. Pierre Lescot d. JeanGoutn
38. Which of the following statements about the chateau of Chambord is not
true?
a. It served as a hunting lodge. b. It was built for the French King Henry III.
c. The roof contains a jumble of towers. d. The plan imposes Italian concepts of
symmetry
and balance on the irregularity of an old French
fortress.
39. Durer's artistic work consisted of
a. woodcuts b. paintings
c. engravings d. all of the above
40. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Dirk Bouts was an important b. Bouts's Last Supper is one of the earliest
northern
fifteenth-century French artist. paintings to demonstrate linear perspective.
c. Bouts's Last Supper was d. Intense emotionality is demonstrated by the
commissioned by Francis I. participants of Bouts's Last Supper.
41. Which of the following was not included on Van Eyck's Ghent altarpiece? a.
AdamandEve b. God the Father c. Deposition d. Adoration of the Holy Lamb
42. Which of the following was painted by Grunewald? a. Creglingen Altarpiece
b. Ghent Altarpiece c. Isenheim Altarpiece d. Merode Altarpiece
43. Which of the following artists was famous for his sculpture? a. Martin
Schongauer b. Tilman Riemenschneider c. Stephen Lochner d. Conrad Witz
44. Recent scholarship has indicated that many of the images of Bosch's Garden
of Earthly Delights are most likely based on a . stories from The Golden Legend
b. alchemical symbolism c. visions of St. Bridget of Sweden d. Ovid's
Metamorphosis
45. An important fifteenth-century French painter and miniaturist was
a . Jean Pucelle b. Jean Fouquet
b. Jean Couet d. Jean Goutn
46. The Guild of St. Luke was a guild of
a. weavers b. glassmakers
c. masons d. painters
47. Hugo van der Goes' Portinari Altarpiece is characterized by a . joyful angels
and muted colors b. an exclusive concern with formal problems c. a flat gold
background d. rich colors and a somber mood
48. The major part of El Greco's work was done in
a. France b. Spain
c. Italy d. Greece
49. The Ghent altarpiece is a
a. diptych b. panel
c. polyptych d. triptych
50. So-called "disguised symbolism" is thought to have originated in the court of
a. Philip the Bold b. Albrecht of Brandenberg
c. Francis I d. Henry VIII
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS.
51. What are the Italian Renaissance features of the Chateau of Chambord?
52. Name two French Renaissance sculptors.
53. List some of the factors that are thought to have contributed to the decline of
art in Germany after 1530.
54. Name two German sculptors of the Late Gothic period.
55. How does Van der Weyden's style differ from that of Van Eyck?
56. In what type of art did Joachim Patinir specialize?
57. In what type of art did Hans Holbein specialize?
58. What traditions did Durer attempt to synthesize in his work?
ESSAY QUESTIONS.
59. In what ways do you think the work of Durer and Leonardo da Vinci
resembled each other, and in what ways do you think they were different?
60. List what you believe to be the six most important works of art created
between 1500 and 1520 in Europe. Include at least one from the Netherlands
and one from Germany. Why do you believe they are the most important? What
differences do you see between the ones you have selected from the north and
those from Italy? What do you think these differences reveal about the different
conceptions of man held by the two regions? Which set of beliefs do you think is
closest to the one we hold today?
61. How does Bosch's conception of the creation and man's fate compare with
Michelangelo's as expressed in the Sistine ceiling and the Last Judgment
frescoes? Compare both the iconography and the styles of the two artists.
SLIDE QUESTIONS.
62. Name the artist and describe the style of this work.
63. Identify the artist, country, and subject of this work.
64. Compare these two works, identifying the artists who did each and the
countries from which they come. Which work is the most dynamic? How does the
artist achieve that affect?
65. Who painted this work and what is the object that seems to float in the lower
part of the picture?
66. What is the style of this building and in what country was it constructed?
67. Who painted this work and what is being represented?
68. What is going on in the three panels of this altarpiece, and who painted
them?
69. In what country was this work painted, and is it closer in spirit to the work of
Jan van Eyck or to that of Rogier van der Weyden?
70. Give the artist and the decade in which this work was painted and describe
the meaning of at least three symbols found in it.
MULTIPLE-CHOICE SLIDE RESPONSES. Select the response that best suits
the image on the screen.
71. a. Tilman Riemenschneider b. Claus Sluter
c. Veit Stoss d. JeanGoutn
72. a. Dirk Bouts b. JeanPucelle
c. Petrus Christus d. Hans Memling
73. a. JeanFouquet b. Conrad Witz
c. Stephan Lochner d. MartinSchongauer
74. a. Michel Pacher b. LucasCranach
c. Albrecht Durer d. Quentin Metsys
75. a. German b. Netherlandish
c. French d. Spanish
76. a. thirteenth century b. fourteenthcentury
c. fifteenth century d. sixteenth century
77. a. Van Eyck b. Van der Weyden
c. Robert Campin d. Bosch
78. a. Holbein b. Altdorfer
c. Grunewald d. Durer
79. a. France b. Netherlands
c. Germany d. Spain
80. a. Crelingen Altarpiece b. Isenheim Altarpiece
c. Portinari Altarpiece d. Ghent Altarpiece
UNKNOWN IMAGES. Short Essays.
81-83. Attribute the images on the screen to a culture or country and to a stylistic
grouping, dating the work to the century. Give the reasons for your attributions,
using complete sentences and referring to specific works that you know.