Untitled Flashcards Set

What is a medieval element depicted on the pulpit for the Baptistery of Pisa Cathedral?

• Trefoil arches and narrative relief panels.

Giotto's Enthroned Madonna reflected the new trend toward naturalism and classical modeling of the figures. What are examples of this new trend?

• Use of chiaroscuro, three-dimensional volume, realistic drapery, and a sense of weight in the figures.

What are confraternities?

• Lay brotherhoods dedicated to religious or charitable works.

Which skill did Leonardo da Vinci highlight about himself in his letter to the Duke of Milan?

• His expertise in military engineering.

Which monastic order influenced art through its stress on nature and the primacy of personal experience?

• The Franciscans.

The preferred overall composition during the Early Renaissance was the ______________?

• Pyramid or triangular composition.

What are false statements about the Mona Lisa?

• That it was never stolen (it was stolen in 1911 and recovered).

• That Leonardo completed it in one sitting.

• That it is painted on canvas (it is on wood panel).

The frontality, stiff poses, and lack of modeling as seen in Berlinghieri's Saint Francis Altarpiece follows what kind of style?

• Byzantine (or Italo-Byzantine) style.

The work of Giovanni Pisano as seen in his pulpit for Sant'Andrea, Pistoia, shows a nervous energy and emotion not found in the work of his father. It can be said that the work of Giovanni shows an interest in which style?

• Gothic style.

Which city established itself as a major shipping power?

• Venice.

The Triumph of Death is a powerful depiction of death and the folly of pleasure and the inevitability of death. The Dominicans, an order committed to a life of poverty, participated in the design of this work. Based on this which groups would be portrayed in a negative light?

• The wealthy and pleasure-seekers.

Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride contains many symbols. What are allusions to God?

• The single lit candle in the chandelier, the convex mirror (which reflects divine presence), and the position of the figures.

In the 15th century, the Dukes of Burgundy wielded power over which counties?

• Flanders, Artois, and Brabant.

In the calendar pages of Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, scenes of courtly life alternate with ____?

• Agricultural and peasant life.

What does the fountain created by Claus Sluter for the cloister of Chartreuse de Champmol symbolize?

• The promise of salvation through Christ.

Who specialized in images of the Madonna and Child?

• Raphael.

What was a manifestation of the commitment to private prayer?

• The creation of devotional altarpieces for home use.

Why did the Well of Moses created by Claus Sluter not actually spout water?

• It was a symbolic rather than functional fountain, representing the "living water" of salvation.

Who was the noble patron who commissioned Les Très Riches Heures?

• The Duke of Berry.

The Nuremberg Chronicle is a tribute to the new craft of the printed illustrated book. What was the content of the Nuremberg Chronicle?

• A history of the world from biblical creation to the 15th century.

In Martin Schongauer's engraving, he created distinctions of tonal values and textures. He distinguished between skin and cloth, feather and fur. What is the title of Martin Schongauer's engraving?

• Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons.

In Riemenschneider's Assumption of the Virgin, the artist had successfully incorporated which stylistic element?

• Gothic elegance with intricate carving and fluid drapery.

The Latin term horror vacui means what?

• Fear of empty space (art filled with decorative details).

Robert Campin included several flowers associated with the Virgin. List the flowers and their symbolism.

• White lilies (purity), violets (humility), roses (divine love).

Which are some of the iconography in Robert Campin’s Mérode Altarpiece: The Annunciation with Donors and St. Joseph?

• The extinguished candle (divine presence), mousetrap (Christ trapping Satan), water basin (purity).

Who actively collected Classical sculpture?

• The Medici family.

What are the Medieval narrative methods?

• Continuous narrative, hierarchical scale, and compartmentalized storytelling.

Ghiberti's competitive panel for the Baptistery doors of the Florence Cathedral shows classical references that reflect influences of humanism. What are some classical references seen on Ghiberti's panel?

• Nude figures, contrapposto, and spatial depth.

By ____ Donatello revolutionized relief sculpture in his image of Saint George Slaying the Dragon.

• Using schiacciato (shallow relief technique).

How does Gentile da Fabriano reconcile the Adoration of the Magi with the current trends in Florentine Renaissance art?

• He combined International Gothic details with elements of naturalism and perspective.

How did Masaccio create a sense of bulk for his figures in the Tribute Money?

• Through the use of chiaroscuro and linear perspective.

In Masaccio's Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden, Adam's feet clearly come into contact with the ground. What is the meaning behind this?

• It symbolizes their earthly suffering and mortality.

In Masaccio's Trinity, he embodies two principal Renaissance interests. One is realism based on observation. What was the other?

• Mathematical perspective.

Who won the famous competition for the bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery?

• Lorenzo Ghiberti.

Donatello was the first to:

• Sculpt a freestanding nude since antiquity (David).

Which of these artists gave Leonardo da Vinci his first job in an art studio?

• Andrea del Verrocchio.

Who was most interested in depicting the human body in violent action?

• Michelangelo.

The Classical principle of contrapposto, or weight shift, was reintroduced into free-standing sculpture by the sculptor ____?

• Donatello.

The development of linear perspective is generally credited to ____?

• Filippo Brunelleschi.

In Masaccio's Trinity, where is the vanishing point?

• At the base of the cross.

The way that women are depicted in Michelangelo’s work differs from typical depictions of women during the Renaissance era.

• True (he gave them muscular physiques).

According to Raphael’s biographer, Raphael died from too much love.

• True.

Why did Paul III convene the Council of Trent in 1545?

• To address the Protestant Reformation and reform the Catholic Church.

Who commissioned the Tempietto?

• Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain.

Titian's altarpiece, the Madonna of the Pesaro Family, differed from High Renaissance compositions in central Italy in the ____?

• Diagonal composition.

What is an Arcadian reverie?

• An idealized pastoral scene.

His remarkable sense of color and his ability to convey light through color emerge in the altarpiece, Assumption of the Virgin. Who was this artist?

• Titian.