module 10

Who were the Limbourgs?

In Neo-Platonic thought, the Biblical character of Eve was identified with_____________.

One of the effects of the Renaissance was to change the status of artists in Europe from___________________________ to _______________________.

The word renaissance means

The technology of painting with oils was developed by__________________________.

The Renaissance artists from Venice, such as Giovanni Bellini, Titian, and Giorgione, were especially known for their mastery of _______ and ______________.

The technique of sfumato involves the use of:

The theme of the Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes comes from a. scenes of everyday life. b. the Egyptian Book of the Dead. c. the story of the artist’s life. d. Plato’s Republic. e. None of these answers is correct.

________ organization, as seen in Masaccio’s Trinity with the Virgin, St. John the Evangelist, and Donors, was a popular device among Renaissance artists of Italy.

Leonardo da Vinci was a skilled a. engineer. b. inventor. c. painter. d. architect. e. All these answers are correct.

Giorgione’s painting The Tempest paved the way for future______________ paintings.

Michelangelo, Raphael, and Botticelli were all commissioned to make art for who?

One of Michelangelo’s major achievements was what?

Northern European Renaissance artists began using the system of linear perspective about _______ years after it was first developed.

Artists working in the Early Renaissance period included

Which 15th-century invention led to the decrease in the practice of illumination by hand?

The Isenheim Altarpiece, with its gruesome details of Christ’s flesh wounds, originally hung in

The movement that divided all of Europe into Protestant and Catholic camps is called ______________________.

The painting, The Harvesters, which formed part of a cycle depicting the months of the year, was painted by ______________________________, a 16th-century Netherland painter.

The sculptor of the panel The Story of Jacob and Esau, and Donatello’s teacher, is ______________________.

The iconography of The Tempest, by ___________, is unknown, but the painting made an important contribution to Renaissance art in the way it was composed.

Which work of art tells the story of a man who was murdered in his bath?

Because many European monarchs of the 17th and 18th centuries ruled with near-dictatorial power, this period is often referred to as:

Gianlorenzo Bernini was a. a sculptor. b. an architect. c. a dramatist. d. a composer. e. All these answers are correct.

Paintings depicting scenes of everyday life are known as ________ paintings.

What nationality was Peter Paul Rubens?

In Baroque architecture, wall surfaces often protrude into the viewer’s space. In Baroque painting, this same effect is created through the use of_________________ ______________.

The Baroque painting Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes depicts a story from:

The following characteristics are all typical of Italian Baroque art EXCEPT a. ornamentation. b. theatricality. c. classic simplicity. d. movement. e. emotion.

The following is true about Rembrandt EXCEPT a. he was born in the Dutch city of Leiden. b. he was a master of multiple types of painting, including portraits, landscapes, and religious scenes. c. he painted self-portraits throughout his career. d. he achieved and maintained financial success throughout his life. e. he was the son of a miller.

The Palace of Versailles was home to:

________________________________________________________________ helped shape the Neoclassical style.

Unlike Baroque art from Catholic countries, Dutch Baroque art focused upon a. the community. b. business life. c. the family and home. d. all of these: the community, business life, and the family and home. e. None of these answers is correct.

St. Teresa in Ecstasy is an excellent example of:

Among the following artists, whose innovation was it to create group portraits in the setting of an activity, rather than posing the subjects formally?

Which of the following was court painter to King Philip IV? a. Gianlorenzo Bernini b. Artemisia Gentileschi c. Francesco Borromini d. Jacques-Louis David e. Diego Velázquez

Which artists intentionally used their work to shape the public’s view of prominent figures?

One of Queen Marie-Antoinette’s favorite portrait painters was__________________.

A work of art that uses a tragic Roman tale to arouse feelings of patriotism, self-sacrifice, and civic virtues in its viewers is____________________________.

For some two hundred years, many of the works of Judith Leyster were ________________________.

Typical of Dutch landscape painting was the work of _______________________.

One of the most influential buildings of the architect Francisco Borromini was:

Foremost among French painters of the 17th century was ___________ who painted _________