Humanities Art Quizzes Modules 5

Humanities Art Quizzes Modules 5-7 TRUE or FALSE: Images of heaven and hell caused medieval people to consider their eternal fate. True TRUE or FALSE: Relics were held to have spiritual power—to affect healing miracles and time off from Purgatory. True The semicircular space above a Romanesque portal is called a _____. tympanum The Second and Third Crusades were announced at _____. VÃ ©zelay TRUE or FALSE: Gothic architecture used mostly rounded arches. False The three parts of the Gothic nave elevation are _____. the arcade, the triforium, and the clerestory TRUE or FALSE: Berlinghieris St. Francis Altarpiece emphasizes the ways in which St. Francis is like Christ. True Abbot Suger wanted to create an architectural style that would express the growing power of _____. the French monarchy TRUE or FALSE: In his Ognissanti Madonna, Giotto used light and shadow to model Marys body. True TRUE or FALSE: In his Ognissanti Madonna, Giotto begins to create an illusion of space to contain his carefully modeled representation of Mary. True TRUE or FALSE: Through the inclusion of Old Testament prophets, panel paintings of this time, such as Giottos Ognissanti Madonna suggest that Christ and Mary initiate a new religion with no ties to past traditions. False TRUE or FALSE: In the medieval Catholic belief system, people who committed sins could atone for them with good works, such as paying to have a chapel decorated with a religious narrative. True Giotto was probably _____s student and learned chiaroscuro, or the use of light and shadow, from him. Cimabue In the Santa Trinita Madonna, Cimabue painted Marys drapery in a way that emphasized _____. lines TRUE or FALSE: Cimabues Santa Trinita Madonna uses a single, unified viewpoint. False Giorgio Vasari saw this artist as the first Florentine artist who began to turn away from the traditional Byzantine style. Cimabue SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Enrico Scrovegni commissioned Giotto to paint frescoes in the Arena Chapel because _____. he believed that engaging in good works would ensure his salvation he wanted to atone for his and his fathers sin of usury In the Arena Chapel, Christ is generally shown _____. in profile The smaller painted panels at the bottom of Duccios Maesta decorate the part of the altarpiece called the _____. predella The gold background of many Late-Gothic pieces, such as Duccios Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Aurea, represents _____. All of these SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Duccios Maesta shows the Virgin and Child surrounded by figures. Who are these figures? angels saints apostles Duccios Rucellai Madonna shows the influence of the _____. Byzantine style Who was the primary audience for the back of Duccios Maesta? the clergy Why was the Bayeux Tapestry commissioned? To celebrate Williams conquest of England. Previous madonnas, and even those by contemporary Sienese painters, show Mary as ____, where Giotto shows her as ____. delicate and slender / solid and monumental The narrative scenes in the Arena Chapel begin with _____, move on to _____, and end with scenes of the _____. Life of Mary / Life of Christ / Passion Brunelleschi and Ghibertis competition panels for the Florence _____ doors are sometimes seen as the beginning of the Renaissance. Baptistery TRUE or FALSE: Ghibertis figure of Isaac references Ancient Egyptian sculpture. False TRUE or FALSE: Brunelleschis panel shows a violent and dramatic moment where Abraham is in the process of killing Isaac before he is stopped by the angel. True Compared with Brunelleschis panel, Ghibertis panel is more _____ as Abraham hesitates as looks directly into Isaacs face. emotionally complex SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: David, the biblical underdog, defeated his giant enemy with Gods help. Who identified with David? The Florentines The Medici family _ made figures look like they were moving and really alive, unlike medieval sculpture. Contrapposto Which of the following is NOT true of Donatellos David? The sculpture is typical of its time in that it shows a sense of eroticism. TRUE or FALSE: Donatellos David shows a return to the admiration of the human body we see in ancient Greek and Roman art. True TRUE or FALSE: Masaccios Holy Trinity is credited with being the first true example of one-point linear perspective. True One-point linear perspective was developed by _____. Brunelleschi Which of the following is NOT true of Masaccios Holy Trinity? The barrel vault with coffers recalls the architecture of Ancient Egypt. In Masaccios Tribute Money, the scene shows atmospheric perspective, which allows the mountain to recede into the background through changes in _____. color Which of the following is NOT true of Masaccios Tribute Money? Although Masaccio tried to create a convincing illusion of real life, the light in the painting does not align with the light from the windows in the Brancacci Chapel. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: What are the classical elements of Donatellos David? The use of contrapposto The free-standing nude figure The use of bronze The figures in Piero della Francescas Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino in profile and the use of the profile was an attempt to recreate ruler portraits from _____. Classical antiquity TRUE or FALSE: Profile portraits are associated with piety and submission to God. False Renaissance women plucked their hairline because high foreheads were also thought to be _____. beautiful Which of the following is NOT true of Piero della Francescas Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino? These two portraits were once part of a larger altarpiece for the familys chapel. Michelangelo brought a strong _____ element to the painted figures on the Sistine Chapel. Sculptural Michelangelo brought a strong _____ element to the painted figures on the Sistine Chapel. The architectural framing that we see surrounding the central scenes is the only real element on the ceiling, the remainder is paint. TRUE or FALSE: Michelangelos figures in the Sistine Chapel recall the strength, beauty, and idealism of classical sculpture. True Which of the following is NOT true of Michelangelos sibyls in the Sistine Chapel? The body of the Libyan Sybil twists in a complex pose that is typical of the High Renaissance. Raphael is painting the Stanza della Segnatura at the Papal Palace at the same time that Michelangelo is painting the _____. Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel TRUE or FALSE: Raphaels School of Athens shows how the Catholic world rejected the classical world during the High Renaissance. False Which of the following is NOT true of Raphaels School of Athens? The two central figures in the painting are Christ and St. Peter. TRUE or FALSE: In Raphaels School of Athens, the gestures of Plato and Aristotle in the painting reference the ideas of these philosophers. Plato points to the heavens, as his writings dealt with intangible heavenly things. Aristotle points down because he was interested in observable, tangible, earthly things. True In the colossal statue of David, Michelangelo created a(n) _____ body. Idealized TRUE or FALSE: A sacra conversazione, or sacred conversation, is a painting that shows the Madonna and Child talking to saints from different time periods. True Which of the following is NOT true of Mantegnas Dead Christ? The artist perfectly executed the foreshortening of the body of Christ. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: What characteristics of oil paint did Giovanni Bellini exploit? Oil paint dries slowly Which of the following is NOT true of The Arnolifini Portrait by Van Eyck? Giovanni Arnolfinis wife was pregnant with their first child at the time of this painting In Van Eycks The Arnolifini Portrait, the removed shoes may symbolize that _____. the couple stands on holy ground. What allowed Jan van Eyck to create the luminous quality of the painting, The Arnolfini Portrait? Multiple layers of glazes The Arnolfini Portrait is typical of other works from the Northern Renaissance because of its _____. attention to detail. TRUE or FALSE: This scene of the Deposition shows Christ being removed from the cross and is one of the standard scenes from the life of Christ. True Van der Weydens Deposition reveals many artistic conventions of the Northern Renaissance. Which of the following is NOT present in the painting? An interest in detailed landscapes In his Deposition, Van der Weyden gives his figures great emotional intensity combined with great attention to detail. These allow the viewer _____. to empathize with the figures in the scene Van der Weyden carefully constructed the composition of his Deposition. Which of the following does NOT describe the composition of the painting? Van der Weyden uses rigid symmetry to organize the figures in the painting. Luther taught that Christians should follow _____. The Bible Before the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Church was _____. the only church in Western Europe. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following statements are true of the Counter-Reformation? During the Counter-Reformation, the Catholic Church made a great effort to spread Catholicism, especially to newly discovered places. As part of the Counter-Reformation, the Catholic Church tried to stamp out heresy The Council of Trent affirmed the role of art in the Catholic Church. The Protestant Reformation brought about _____ the creation of many new Protestant churches. Luther believed _____. in the priesthood of all believers. The anamorphic skull in the center of Hans Holbeins The Ambassadors is _____. a memento mori (reminder of death). Martin Luther taught that Christians should follow _____. The Bible The Counter-Reformation was a response to _____. the growth of Protestantism. The rise of Protestantism led to all of the following EXCEPT _____. the development of the printing press. Although Baroque art takes various forms, it is characterized by its attempt to _____. involve the viewer. What was the main reason the Royal Society for Improving Natural Knowledge was established? to encourage and share scientific discoveries based on observation and experiment Which contributed the most to the spread of intellectual ideas in the 16th and 17th century? advances in printing technology The term Baroque derives from the Spanish and Portuguese word meaning _____. an irregular pearl. Which was an outcome of the Scientific Revolution? economic growth due to industrialization SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: In the Dutch Republic in the 17th century _____. the production of small scale paintings increased to decorate private homes. the popularity of landscape painting grew. the popularity of genre scenes grew. How did the Catholic Church differ in its ideas about religious art from the Protestants? Protestants criticized what they saw as the Catholic cult of images. TRUE or FALSE: Berninis David makes us want to duck and get out of the way. The involvement of the viewer in this way is typical of Renaissance art. FALSE Which of the following is NOT true of Berninis David? Berninis David looks back to the Renaissance in the figures elegance and proportions TRUE or FALSE: Berninis David carefully stays inside the confines of the base and pedestal, increasing the dynamic emotion and theatrical impact. FALSE Typical of Italian Baroque art, Berninis Ecstasy of Saint Teresa tries to engage the viewer in order to _____. Inspire faith Which of the following is NOT true of Berninis Ecstasy of Saint Teresa? All of the marble was finished in the same way, unifying the figures with the architecture in the chapel. Bernini expressed ideas of _____ by using the ornate elements of the church to express a direct relationship between the individual and the spiritual realm. The Counter-Reformation TRUE or FALSE: Bernini involved the viewer through the entire space of the chapel, which suggests we are part of the audience witnessing the spiritual event. True Carvaggio created three paintings about _____ for the Contarelli Chapel in Rome. St. Matthew How does Caravaggios work support ideas of the Counter-Reformation? It shows the miraculous in everyday life. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Baroque art as seen in Berninis David? the emphasis on horizontal and vertical lines What did Bernini use to heighten the illusionistic effects of the sculpture groups The Ecstasy of St. Teresa and St. Andrew in Sant Andrea al Quirinale? a hidden window