Survey of Art - Chapter 5 - The Renaissance Period

Who was the artist of the piece ‘Arnolfini Wedding’?

Jan van Eyck

Who was a Flemish painter whose art work had lots of symbolism, some including shoes off for holiness, a dog for fidelity, orange for victory over death, and a broom for domesticity.

Jan van Eyck

Who was the artist of the piece ‘Isenheim Altarpiece’?

Matthias Grunewald

Who was a German painter who used drastic fashion with Jesus on the cross, detailing arched backs, clenched fists, and pointed fingers?

Matthias Grunewald

Who was the artist of the piece ‘Adam and Eve’?

Albrecht Durer

Who was a German artist who emphasized beauty of the human body, had the symbolism of the Tree of Knowledge and a serpent, and the focuses were shifts of the consequences to the couple’s beauty?

Albrecht Durer

Who was the artist of the piece ‘School of Athens’?

Raphael

Who was a painter of frescos that used one-point perspective, had figures of philosophers in his piece, and included himself in his painting?

Raphael

What artist used one-point perspective?

Raphael

Who was the artist of the piece ‘The Creation of Adam’?

Michelangelo

Who was a Italian painter and scupltor who painted a fresco on a celling of the Sistine Chapel that depicted God sparking life into Adam and carved the statue of David out of marble?

Michelangelo

Who was the artist of the statue of David (with a sling over his shoulder and a stone in his hand)?

Michelangelo

Who was the artist of the piece ‘The Last Supper’ (the one with windows in the back)?

Leonardo da Vinci

Who was an Italian painter who used the new method of painting frescos in a dining hall of a monastery with the details of a triangle form of Jesus in the center, using a one-point linear perspective and contrasting light and dark colors?

Leonardo da Vinci

Who was the artist of the piece ‘Birth of Venus’?

Botticelli

Who was a renaissance artist who loved painting mythological themes, one of them having symbolism of where Venus comes from and using details of lines between fingers?

Botticelli

Who was the sculptor of the statue ‘David’ (the one made of bronze with a more realistic Goliath head)?

Verrocchio

Who was an Italian sculptor who was the teacher of da Vinci and used contrapposto in his sculpture of David?

Verrocchio

Who was the artist of the piece ‘The Holy Trinity’?

Masaccio

Who was a Florentine painter who tried to show 3D space using perspective, had illusions of vaulted ceilings, and included the donors in his art work on wither side?

Masaccio

Who was the sculptor of ‘David’ (the one made out of bronze and had a less realistic Goliath head under his foot)?

Donatello

Who was an Italian (Florence) sculptor who combined both classical and realism in his artwork and carved the first life-size nude (with S curve) since the classical times?

Donatello

Who was the artist of the piece ‘Ognissanti Madonna’?

Giotto

Who was an Italian artist that has used the outline of body and clothes in triangular form, used halos to obscure people from behind giving depth, and had a Gothic design to one of his pieces?

Giotto

Who was the artist of the piece ‘Last Supper’ (the one with a darker background)?

Tintoretto

Who was a Venetian painter whose style consisted of arranging little figurines, drawing them, and then enlarging it so that he could paint the scene? In addition, he used dark colors in the background and lighter colors to emphasize different areas of his work.

Tintoretto

Who was the artist of the piece ‘Burial of Count Orgaz’?

El Greco

Who was a Greek artist who lived in Italy and then later moved to Spain? He used sweeping drapes to draw the eyes into the middle, elongated people on earth, and distorted people in heaven.

El Greco

Who is the artist of the piece ‘Peasant Wedding’?

Pieter Brueghel the Elder

Who was a Dutch painter who painted everyday life of ordinary people and featured in one of his pieces, had a common wedding reception and had circular shapes to create unity?

Pieter Brueghel the Elder