Humanities Semester 2

What was the chief purpose of the stained-glass programs in Gothic cathedrals?

To tell the stories of the Bible.

What is the function of a flying buttress in a Gothic church?

To provide support for more windows and brace the wall against strong winds.

Who stands in a contrapposto position on the jamb of Chartres’ south transept portal?

Saint Theodore.

What Gothic church has the highest ratio of glass to stone?

Sainte-Chapelle.

Who is credited with painting the Allegory of Good Government?

Ambrogio Lorenzetti.

By the twelfth century, what city was the center of textile production in the Western world?

Florence.

Who discovered and tutored Giotto di Bondone?

Cimabue.

Which painting is Simone Martini credited with creating?

The Masetà (Virgin and Child).

Who produced the winning design for the dome of Florence Cathedral?

Filippo Brunelleschi.

What investigation contributed to Brunelleschi’s understanding of optics?

His study of Arab science, particularly Alhazen’s Perspectiva.

Which classical figures are integrated into Brunelleschi's works?

Euclid, Ptolemy, and Galen.

In Masaccio’s The Tribute Money, how many times does St. Peter appear?

Three times.

What does Venus represent in Botticelli’s Primavera?

The highest moral qualities.

Where is Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper located?

On the north wall of the refectory of the Dominican monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie.

Who commissioned architect Donato Barmante to renovate the Vatican Palace?

Pope Julius II.

What are the characteristics that contributed to the making of the Tempietto?

Classical reference, incorporation of original classical Roman columns, and mathematical orderliness.

What symbols are included in the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel to honor Pope Julius II?

Della Rovene heraldic symbols of oak and acorn.

Who are the central figures in Raphael’s School of Athens?

Aristotle and Plato.

Who is considered the Master of Flémalle and creator of the Mérode Altarpiece?

Robert Campin.

Who created the Garden of Earthly Delights?

Hieronymus Bosch.

Who created the Isenheim Altarpiece?

Matthias Grünewald.

Which artist created The Large Turf, a detailed watercolor of nature?

Albrecht Dürer.

Who painted a portrait of King Henry VIII dressed for his marriage to Anne of Cleves?

Hans Holbein the Younger.

What type of artwork is the Mérode Altarpiece?

A three-part work, or triptych.

Where are the altarpiece’s patrons depicted in the Mérode Altarpiece?

In the left panel.

What reflection can be seen in the mirror of the double portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and Giovanna Cenami?

The artist Jan van Eyck.

What does the term braghettoni refer to in the context of Michelangelo’s Last Judgment?

Those who painted draperies over the ‘offensive’ areas of nude figures.

Who painted the Resurrection with distinct mannerist qualities?

El Greco.

Which painting did Michelangelo Merisi (Caravaggio) create for the Contarelli Chapel?

The Calling of Saint Matthew.

How many versions of the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes did Artemisia Gentileschi paint?

Five separate versions.

What is considered a ‘landscape’ painting?

The View of Haarlem from the Dunes of Overveen.

What genre scenes was Jan Steen particularly successful with?

The Dancing Couple.

Which artist painted The Arrival and Reception of Marie de’ Medici at Marseilles?

Peter Paul Rubens.

Who painted Arcadian Shepherds?

Nicolas Poussin.

Who served as a model for a figure in Theodore Gericault’s The Raft of the ‘Medusa’?

Eugene Delacroix.

What painting is credited with giving Impressionism its name?

Impression: Sunrise by Claude Monet.

What did August Renoir prefer to paint?

The crowd.

What style did Georges Seurat use in painting A Sunday on La Grande Jatte?

Pointillist style.

What technique did Vincent van Gogh use in Night Café?

Impasto.

Which painting by Pablo Picasso became notorious as an assault on traditional painting?

Les Demoiselles d’Avignon.

What art movement was born out of the collaboration between Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque?

Cubism.

What is the first position in ballet?

Heels touching, feet forming a straight line.

What defines the second position in ballet?

Heels wide apart, feet forming a straight line.

What is the third position in ballet?

One foot in front of the other with heel against the instep.

What characterizes the fourth position in ballet?

Feet apart, one in front of the other, heels in line.

What defines the fifth position in ballet?

One foot in front of the other with the heel against the joint of the big toe.