Art History Survey 2 | Exam 1 (Midterm)

Preparation/Study Guide for in-class exam on October 21st, 2026

Giotto, The Ognissanti Madonna and Child Enthroned, 1310

Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Allegory of Good Government…, 1340

Simone Martini, Annunciation, 1335

The Limbourg Brothers, Les Très Riches Heures (The Very Rich Hours) of Duc de Berry, 1415

Donatello, Saint Mark, 1415

Masaccio, Holy Trinity, 1425

Jan van Eyck, The Ghent Altarpiece, 1430

Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, 1485

Hans Memling, Diptych of Maarten van Nieuwenhove, 1485

Donato Bramante, Tempietto, 1500

Albrecht Dürer, Adam and Eve, 1505

Giovanni Bellini, San Zaccaria Altarpiece, 1505

Raphael, School of Athens, 1510

Matthias Grünewald, The Isenheim Altarpiece, 1515

Jacopo Pontormo, Deposition/Entombment, 1530

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hunters in the Snow, 1565

Gianlorenzo Bernini, Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, 1650

Judith Leyster, Self-Portrait, 1630

Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holophernes, 1620

Rembrandt van Rijn, The Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq, 1640

What is humanism?

homage to antiquity, educated artists, innovation and rebirth, christian/religious themes, heightened realism in human bodies, individualism

How did humanism transform the goals and visual language of Italian Renaissance art? (Expect to give 2 examples)

How did the 17th century Dutch Republic’s economy and religion shape the artworks created by its artists? (Expect to give 2 examples)

What was the goal for religious art in the counter-reformation, and what artistic styles and

trends were deployed to reach it?

What is Mannerism?

How is Mannerism different from the High Renaissance? (Use examples OUTSIDE of the ID list)

Compare and contrast 3 different religious works, and that come from different regions, styles, or time periods in 1-2 paragraphs.

What are the benefits of oil paint, and why is it a significant medium?

longer drying/blending/working time; rich, luminous color that can blend easily - Jan Van Eyck popularized the medium

How does one make a fresco?

water based pigments applied to wet plaster, typically for walls/architecture

What is the basic printmaking process, and what are the benefits of producing an image in this way?

carve a reverse/reflected image into a matrix, ink over the design, and transfer and pull the design onto and from a leaf of paper; can produce several near-identical copies of the design for selling - art accessibility