Notes

The Battle of Issus may be a reference to the contemporary struggle with the Turks

Which of the following artists traveled to Italy yet chose not to incorporate classical elements into his work? Pieter Bruegel

The monumental composition and sculpturesque form in Hans Holbein’s The French Ambassadors reflect the influence of Italian Art

Which of the following artists excelled in portraiture? Hans Holbien

In the 16th-century power was focused on the king. This monarch made a concerted effort to elevate his country’s cultural profile by inviting esteemed Italian artists to his court. Who was this monarch? Henery VIII

Mannerism---was the style that appealed to the French king, Francis I, because of its elegant, erotic, and unorthodox features.

The mooney lander and his wife. Macy

Which artist that did a series of six paintings showing seasonal changes? Peter Bruegel
The Protestant concern about the role of religious imagery was in many cases outright hostile. Martin Luther spoke about destroying images. This destruction of religious imagery also occurred during the Byzantine period. Which of the following defines this act? Iconoclasm

Which of the following cities established itself as a major shipping power? Pisa

Elements of Giotto’s new style that appear in the Madonna Enthroned include statuesque figures that cast shadows

The Roman fresco tradition can best be seen in the work of which of the following artists? Cavallini

The frontality, stiff poses, and lack of modeling as seen in Berlinghieri’s Saint Francis Altarpiece reveals the ____ roots of his style. fundamentally medieval

Which artists’s assertion of his authority anticipated modern concepts of the artist? Michelangelo

The traditional interpretation of the meaning of Michelangelo’s tombs for the Medici as the soul’s ascent was influenced by Neoplatanism

Who was the Venetian painter who created dynamic compositions, often by means of swirling clouds and fitful light? Tintoretto

influenced Raphael’s perspective system in his Marriage of the Virgin. Perugino

Leonardo’s use of light and dark in the Madonna of the Rocks built on the work of the artist Masaccio

In his representation of Pope Leo X, Raphael did not portray him as head of state, but rather as a man of learning and a collector

Which of the following artists actively collected Classical sculpture? Ghiberti

was one of the first Renaissance buildings conceived as a central-plan structure. Pazzi Chapel

By ____ Donatello revolutionized relief sculpture in his image of Saint George and the Dragon. creating an atmospheric effect using incised lines

Which of the following accounts for the decline in the role Florence played in the support of the arts at the end of the 15th century? Savonarola's brief span of power

Which of the following artists was most interested in depicting the human body in violent action? Signorelli

Employed by Ghiberti on his Gates of Paradise, presenting several episodes ______ was a medieval narrative method. in a single frame

In Ghiberti’s Isaac and His Sons, the artist’s study of ancient art is especially apparent in the figure of Rebecca

Which of the following would support the argument that the Well of Moses created by Claus Sluter did not actually spout water? Carthusian commitment to silence would preclude any sound-making device.

Which art form grew in popularity partially because of its ability to memorialize the sitter? portraiture

By including ____ Hugo van der Goes revived medieval pictorial devices. small background scenes and a varied scale of figures

created the first known Western portrait where the sitter looks directly at the viewer. Jan van Eyck

Which artist served as the dean of the painters’ guild of Ghent and worked for Tommaso Portinari? Hugo van der Goes


In 1305, the College of Cardinals elected a pope from which of the following countries? France