CHAPTER 20
Sixteenth-century art in Italy
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. __________ and Michelangelo were in the service of Pope Julius II in the early years of the sixteenth
century.
A. Raphael
B. Pontormo
C. Brunnelleschi
D. Tintoretto
Page reference: 659
2. Charles V was elected __________ in 1519.
A. King of France
B. Duke of Milan
C. Holy Roman Emperor
D. Duke of Florence
Page reference: 660
3. Leonardo was strongly influenced by the Roman architect __________.
A. Publius.
B. Constantine.
C. Augustus.
D. Vitrivius.
Page reference: 665
4. Michelangelo’s Pietà (figure 20-9) is one of the great tomb markers in the __________ .
A. Gesù.
B. Palazzo.
C. Vatican.
D. Tempietto.
Page reference: 669
5. In Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Ceiling (figure 20-12), the spandrels and the __________ depict the
ancestors of Jesus.
A. rails
B. pedestals
C. lunettes
D. posts
Page reference: 673
6. Michelangelo made the sculpture Moses (figure 20-15) for the Tomb of __________.
A. rails.
B. pedestals.
C. Julius II.
D. posts.
Page reference: 675
7. Michaelangelo made the sculpture Moses (figure 20-15) for the tomb of __________.
A. Clement.
B. Ferdinand.
C. Julius.
D. Leonardo.
Page reference: 675
8. __________ used the Doric order for the Tempietto (figure 20-17) because Vitruvius had specified it
for temples.
A. Raphael
B. Michelangelo
C. Bramante
D. Buontalenti
Page reference: 677
9. The first architect of the Palazzo Farnese (figure 20-18) was __________.
A. Sangallo.
B. Bramante.
C. Michelangelo.
D. Maderno.
Page reference: 678
10. Federigo Il Gonzaga enticed Guilio Romano to build a palace in __________.
A. Florence.
B. Mantua.
C. Rome.
D. Siena.
Page reference: 680
11. The Tempest (figure 20-23) is the most famous work of __________, a short-lived painter.
A. Romano.
B. Corregio.
C. Rossi.
D. Giorgione.
Page reference: 683
12. Venetian art of the 16th -century is characterized by luxury, idealized style, and __________.
A. oil painting technique.
B. widespread use of gold.
C. the return to tempera.
D. the reemergence of painted terra cotta.
Page reference: 682
13. The current attribution of The Pastoral Concert of Allegory on the Invention of Pastoral Poetry
(figure 20-24) is to the artist __________.
A. Titian.
B. Giorgione.
C. Corregio.
D. Pontormo.
Page reference: 684
14. Titian created one of his great paintings of a __________ for the Duke of Urbino.
A. Pietà
B. nude
C. Madonna
D. landscape
Page reference: 686
15. Mannerism was the first style supported by the Catholic Church as propaganda for the __________.
A. Protestants.
B. Sack of Rome.
C. Counter-Reformation.
D. Inquisition.
Page reference: 687
16. Though she collected art by many artists, Isabella d’Este was a great patron of __________.
A. Raphael.
B. Pontormo.
C. Mantegna.
D. Bronzino.
Page reference: 688
17. Michaelangelo abandoned the clear separation between the saved and the damned in __________
(2 words) with his complex composition.
A. Last Judgment
B. Last Supper
C. the Pietà
D. Rondanini Madonna
Page reference: 688
18. Pietà (or Rondanini Pietà) is one of Michaelangelo’s great __________ works.
A. nonfinito
B. Vatican
C. 4100
D. 2300
Page reference: 690
19. __________ was the first architect of Il Gesù.
A. Romano
B. Michelangelo
C. Vignola
D. Bramante
Page reference: 691
20. Giacomo della Porta’s design of Il Gesù (figure 20-32) was widely influential because of its two-story
__________.
A. projection.
B. cantilevering.
C. corbelling.
D. design.
Page reference: 692
21. __________ is the style marked by its self-aware elegance and grace to the point of artifice.
A. Venetian
B. Renaissance
C. Veneto
D. Mannerism
Page reference: 692
22. The Capponi Chapel contains Entombment (figure 20-34) by the artist __________.
A. Pontormo.
B. Romano.
C. Tintoretto.
D. Veronese.
Page reference: 693
23. Francesco Mazzola, otherwise known as __________, painted in a manner calculated to unsettle
viewers.
A. Corregio
B. Veronese
C. Tintoretto
D. Parmigianino
Page reference: 694
24. Bronzino’s Allegory with Venus and Cupid (figure 20-37) could stand alone as a summary of
__________.
A. Veneto.
B. Renaissance.
C. Mannerism.
D. Inquisition.
Page reference: 695
25. The __________ permits us to date The Farnese Hours (figure 20-38) by Guilio Clovio.
A. colophon
B. ink
C. vellum
D. gilding
Page reference: 696
26. Sofonisba Anguissola’s father consulted with the artist __________ about his daughter’s artistic
talents.
A. Tintoretto
B. Michaelangelo
C. Cellini
D. Veronese
Page reference: 696
27. Cellini made his most famous work in the French court at __________.
A. Fontainebleau.
B. Avignon.
C. Nice.
D. Paris.
Page reference: 697
28. The city of __________ was especially hospitable to accomplished women painters and sculptors.
A. Florence
B. Venice
C. Bologna
D. Rome
Page reference: 698
29. By the end of the 16th -century, the city of __________ was regarded as the “Queen of the Adriatic.”
A. Florence
B. Venice
C. Rome
D. Bologna
Page reference: 699
30. __________ was called before the Inquisition for placing Jesus in the company of unsavory
characters in the painting Feast in the House of Levi (page 700).
A. Michelangelo
B. Romano
C. Tintoretto
D. Veronese
Page reference: 700
31. The artist __________ proclaimed he wanted to combine Titian’s color with the drawing of
Michelangelo.
A. Michelangelo
B. Romano
C. Tintoretto
D. Veronese
Page reference: 701
32. Palladio’s Villa Rotunda (figures 20-46 and 20-47) is a perfect articulation of his idea of
__________.
A. ideal proportion.
B. irregular proportions.
C. asymmetry.
D. curvilinear design.
Page reference: 704
Fill-in-the-blank
33. Pope Julius II’s private library was painted by __________.
Answer: _______________________________________________________
Page reference: 659
34. The Catholic Church responded to the __________ with the Counter-Reformation.
Answer: _______________________________________________________
Page reference: 660
35. Charles V sacked __________ in 1527.
Answer: _______________________________________________________
Page reference: 661
36. Giorgio __________ wrote the first survey of Italian art in 1550.
Answer: _______________________________________________________
Page reference: 661
37. The use of tempera gave way to __________ painting technique in the High Italian Renaissance.
Answer: _______________________________________________________
Page reference: 662
38. The Last Supper (figure 20-2) by Leonardo was painted at a monastery in __________.
Answer: _______________________________________________________
Page reference: 663
39. A full-scale drawing called a __________ is a model for a major painting.
Answer: _______________________________________________________
Page reference: 664
40. The __________ is a small shrine over the spot where the apostle Peter was believed to have been
crucified.
Answer: _______________________________________________________
Page reference: 677
41. The __________ was described in 1530 as a small landscape in a storm with a gypsy woman and a
soldier.
Answer: _______________________________________________________
Page reference: 683