Humanism
Title: AAT13- Renaissance humanism-revives classical texts
1.
Which best describes Renaissance humanism?
A. study of human nature
B. human-based culture
*C. revival of Classical texts
D. a Christian iconographic bias
E. spiritual iconographic bias
Title: Renais humanism
2. The Renaissance belief that humankind was not worthless in the eyes of God as the Church
had taught during the Middle Ages has come to be known as which of the following?
a. Mannerism
b. Protestantism
c. Inquisition
d. patronage
*e. Humanism
Title: AAT13- 2 cities is forefront of humanism
3.
Which two cities were most at the forefront of early humanism?
A. Venice and Rome
*B. Florence and Padua
C. Rome and Florence
D. Siena and Florence
E. Siena and Padua
Humanism-Bruni
Title: AAT13- Leonardo Bruni
4.
Leonardo Bruni was
A. a humanist
B. chancellor of Florence
C. a historian
D. none of the above
*E. all of the above
Title: AAT13-Bruni’s tomb
5.
Which is not a feature of Bruni’s tomb?
*A. Its sculptor was Marzocco
B. lions are part of its iconography
C. it merges Christian and Classical motifs
D. the effigy of Bruni lies on a bier
Title: AAT13-Bruni-Praise of the City of Florence
6.
Which text goes with which author?
A. Dante – the Deacmeron
B. Brunelleschi – the Commentarii
C. Alberti – Oration on the Dignity of Man
D. Masaccio – On Painting
*E. Bruni – Praise of the City of Florence
Medici
Title: AAT13- Medici
7.
In the 15th century the ________ of Florence were the great patrons.
A. Urbini
B. Innocenti
C. Popes
*D. Medici
Condottiere
Title: AAT13-condottiere
8.
Who of the following was NOT a condottiere?
*A. Federico da Montefeltro
B. Sir John Hawkwood
C. Erasmo da Narni
D. Niccolo da Tolentino
E. Leon Battista Alberti
Ghiberti-Door
Title: Donatello Gates Paradise
9. Donatello was the principal sculptor of the famous bronze doors known as the “Gates of
Paradise.”
a. True
*b. False
Title: AAT13-Ghiberti-style
10.
Ghiberti’s style is
A. aligned by orthogonals of true perspective
B. realistic
C. classically inspired
*D. all of the above
Title: AAT13-Ghiberti-Door competition
11.
Which are some reasons for Ghiberti's victory in the competition of 1401?
A. his relief was less expensive to cast and more monumental than Brunelleschi's
*B. his relief was less expensive and more graceful
C. his relief was more expensive, but also more elegant
D. his relief was more monumental, more original, and he had political connections
E. he had a better reputation than Brunelleschi
Title: AAT13- paradiso
12.
The term paradiso as used in reference to Ghiberti's doors means
A. the Garden of Eden
B. the illustration of Dante
*C. the space between a cathedral and its baptistry
D. the dome of the cathedral
E. the dome of the baptistery
General Perspective
Title: In both linear and isometric perspective
13. In both linear and isometric perspective, forms meant to be understood as background are
made smaller than forms meant to be seen as foreground.
*a. True
b. False
14.
Which of the following match?
A. Masaccio-Famous Men and Women
*B. Brunelleschi-one-point perspective
C. Castagno-Holy Trinity
D. Alberti-medal of John VIII Paleologus
E. Mantegna-Rucellai Palace
Atmospheric Perspective
Title: AAT13-atmospheric perspective
15.
Atmospheric perspective depicts near and far according to
A. diminution in size
B. increase in size
*C. degrees of clarity
D. haziness in the sky
E. color
Linear Perspective
Title: perspective-vp
16. The concept of the "vanishing point" is the key to atmospheric perspective.
a. True
*b. False
Title: linear persp-diminish size
17. In linear perspective, forms meant to be seen as farther away from the viewer
are____________.
a. larger
*b. smaller
c. higher
d. lower
e. lighter
19. Title: linear perspect-vp2
In linear perspective, parallel lines receding into the distance seem to converge, until they
meet at the____________.
a. focal point.
b. epicenter.
c. picture plane
*d. vanishing point
e. perspective line
Title: AAT13- 1 pt perspective
25.
Which of the following is true of one-point perspective?
*A. orthogonals converge at the vanishing point
B. orthogonals run from right to left on the picture plane
C. orthogonals are at right angles to the floor of the painted space
D. orthogonals are not used
E. orthogonals meet at two different points on the picture plane
Linear Perspective-Foreshortening
Title: Foreshortening
20. Foreshortening is the term for the effect produced by applying the logic of linear
perspective to every form that recedes into the distance.
*a. True
b. False
Title: AAT13-foreshortening
21.
Which best defines "foreshortening?"
A. reduction in scale
B. placing a smaller object in front of a larger object
C. a twist at the waist
*D. depicting a form in perspective
E. making a large figure look like a homunculus
Brunelleschi-Hospital of the Innocents
Title: AAT13- Hospital of the Innocents
22.
Which is NOT a feature of the Hospital of the Innocents?
A. arcades
B. round arches
*C. Doric colonnettes
D. pediments
E. bays
Title: AAT13-Brunelleschi
23.
Brunelleschi did many things, but he did not
A. design the dome of Florence Cathedral
B. take measured drawings of the Roman Forum and develop a theory of perspective
C. work in Florence
*D. use the Colosseum as his model for the Ospedale degle Inocenti
Fra Angelico
Title: AAT13-Fra Angelico- neo-platonic
24.
__________ was able to combine Neo-Platonic ideals and mainline religiosity
A. Fra Filippo Lippi
B. Mantegna
C. Leonardo
*D. Fra Angelico
Brunelleschi- Pazzi Chapel
Title: AAT13-Brunelleschi-Pazzi Chapel
25.
The Pazzi Chapel is the gem of the Early Renaissance because it sums up its principles.
It is by
*A. Brunelleschi
B. Alberti
C. Michelozzo
D. Bramante
Brunelleschi- Santo Spirito
Title: AAT13- Brunelleschi - Santo Spirito
26.
Which is least a feature of Brunelleschi’s design for the Church of Santo Spirito?
A. Latin cross plan
B. a flat ceiling
C. chapels on three sides
*D. stained-glass windows
E. round arches
Brunelleschi- rediscover perspect
Title: AAT13- Re-discover linear perspective- Brunelleschi
27.
The re-discovery of linear perspective was made by
A. Ghiberti
*B. Brunelleschi
C. Uccello
D. Leonardo
Title: AAT13-Vasari- said Uccello too focus on perspective
28.
The artist whom Vasari accused of being too obsessed with perspective was
A. Piero della Francesca
B. Mantegno
*C. Uccello
D. Masaccio
E. Brunelleschi
Brunelleschi- John VIII Paleologus
Title: AAT13- medal of John VIII Paleologus
29.
The medal of John VIII Paleologus was cast by
A. Alberti
B. Matteo de' Pasti
C. the Byzantine emperor
*D. Pisanello
E. Sigismondo Malatesta
Masaccio
Title: AAT13- Masaccio's Holy Trinity
30.
Which is NOT a new, Renaissance feature of Masaccio's Holy Trinity?
A. a barrel-vault with coffers
B. Classical Orders
C. donors
*D. a memento mori
E. one-point perspective
Title: AAT13- Masaccio- light sources
31.
Masaccio
A. maintained strict monochrome paintings and avoided contrast in light and dark
B. used complex, dramatic settings
C. embellished his scenes with sumptuous drapery
*D. clearly defined his light sources so that shadows were logical and realistic
Title: AAT13- Masaccio's Holy Trinity- 1 pt perspect
32.
Masaccio created the barrel vault in the Trinity by using __________ perspective
A. atmospheric
*B. linear
C. intuitive
D. herringbone
Chiaroscuro
Title: AAT13-chiaroscuro
33.
The nearest sense of "chiaroscuro" would be
*A. gradual shading
B. high contrast of light and dark
C. shadow
D. silhouetting
E. no contrast of light and dark
Title: AAT13- Brunelleschi-one-point perspective
34.
Which of the following match?
A. Masaccio-Famous Men and Women
*B. Brunelleschi-one-point perspective
C. Castagno-Holy Trinity
D. Alberti-medal of John VIII Paleologus
E. Mantegna-Rucellai Palace
Title: AAT1335.
Which do NOT match?
A. Rimini – Tempio Malatestiano
B. Brancacci Chapel
C. Sant’Andrea - Mantua
*D. Gattamelata - Ravenna
E. Sir John Hawkwood – Florence Cathedral
Title: AAT13-stin glass not dev in 15th c
36.
Which is NOT a 15th-century development?
A. illusionism
B. mythological subject matter
C. one-point perspective
D. an increase in literacy
*E. stained glass windows
Mantegna-General
Mantegna- Camera degli Sposi
Title: AAT13- Camera degli Sposi –state bedrm
37.
The Camera degli Sposi refers to
*A. a state bedroom
B. a marriage ceremony
C. a room for a wedding
D. Mantegna’s studio
Title: AAT13- Camera degli Sposi were painted by
38.
The frescoes of the Camera degli Sposi were painted by Mantegna
A. Fra Filippo Lippi
*B. Andrea Mantegna
C. Leonardo
D. Sandro Botticelli
Title: AAT13- Camera degli Sposi were painted for Mantua
39.
The frescoes of the Camera degli Sposi were painted for
*A. the Duke of Mantua
B. the Duke of Urbino
C. the Medici
D. the Pope
Mantegna- Parnassus
Title: AAT13- Parnassus has not Juno
40.
In Mantegna's Parnassus, which god does NOT appear?
A. Apollo
B. Vulcan
C. Mars
*D. Juno
E. Venus
Studiolo
Title: AAT13- studiolo
41.
Who of the following did NOT have a studiolo?
*A. Federigo Gonzaga
B. Isabellad’Este
C. Federico da Montefeltro
D. Leonello d’Este
van Eyck
Title: AAT13-van Eyck painted real people
42.
The artist who painted portraits of real people was
*A. Jan van Eyck
B. Hieronymous Bosch
C. Rogier van der Weyden
D. Cimabue
van Eyck- Altarpiece
Title: AAT13- Van Eyck Altarpiece
43.
_______ was not included in Jan van Eyck’s Altarpiece
A. Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
*B. God the Father
C. Christ crucified
D. Adam and Eve
van Eyck- Red Turban
Title: AAT13-Van Eyck- subj of Red Turban
44.
The subject of Man in the Red Turban is believed to be:
A. Cosimo de Medici
*B. Jan van Eyck
C. Philip the Bold
D. Rogier van der Weyden
van Eyck- Arnolfini Portrait
Title: AAT13- Arnolfini Portrait- no white lilies
45.
Which does NOT appear in the Arnolfini Portrait?
A. a dog
B. a mirror
C. sandals
D. fruit
*E. a vase of lilies
Dirk Bouts
Title: AAT13-Dirk Bouts-intuitive perspective
46.
Dirk Bouts
A. was an artist in the employ of the Church
B. sculpted in the style of Claus Sluter
*C. understood perspective intuitively
D. rivaled Giotto in 15th-century Italy
Luke patron saint painters
Title: AAT13-St Luke patron saint of Painters
47.
The Guild of ___________ had St. Luke as its patron saint?
*A. painters
B. book binders
C. weavers
D. stonemasons
van der Goes
Title: AAT13- van der Goes’s Portinari Altarpiece – somber color
48.
Hugo van der Goes’s Portinari Altarpiece has?
*A. rich colors and a somber mood
B. a confined sense of space
C. a flat, gold background worked with a pattern punch
D. dim colors and a somber mood
Ghent Altarpiece
Title: AAT13- Ghent Altarpiece - polytych
49.
The Ghent Altarpiece is a ________.
A. diptych
B. panel
*C. polyptych
D. triptych
Title: AAT13-Ghent altarpiece- no Joseph
50.
Which figure or figures do NOT appear in the Ghent altarpiece?
A. crusaders
B. angels
*C. Joseph
D. John the Baptist
E. Mary
Flemish
Title: AAT13-Flemish painters
51.
The most outstanding examples of the new Flemish style of painting included all of the
following except:
*A. Giovanni Bellini
B. Jan van Eyck
C. Hans Memling
D. Rogier van der Weyden
Match
Title: AAT13-match artist
52.
Match the artist with the work.
A. Robert Campin – The Ghent Altarpiece
B. Botticelli – The Mérode Altarpiece
*C. Rogier van der Weyden – St. Luke Painting the Virgin
D. Ghirlandaio- The Portinari Altarpiece
Grisaaille
Title: AAT13- Grisaille- imitation sculp
53.
Grisaille means
*A. imitation sculpture
B. gesso
C. foreshortening
D. contrapposto
E. imitation architecture
Botticelli
Title: AAT13-Botticelli infl by
54.
Botticelli was influenced by
A. Marsilio Ficino
B. Neo-Platonism
C. The Medici Circle
*D. all of the above
Title: AAT13-Botticelli- Birth of Venus- no mother of Venus
55.
Which does NOT appear in Botticelli's Birth of Venus?
A. a scallop shell
*B. the mother of Venus
C. waves
D. a nymph
E. flowers