Art History 26 - History of Western Art: Renaissance to Modern » Fall 2020 » Unit 4 Quiz

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Question #1
Leonardo’s use of light and dark in the Madonna of the Rocks built on the work of the artist ____.
A.   Fra Angelico
B.   Gentile da Fabriano
C.   Piero della Francesca
D.   Masaccio
Question #2
In Leonardo’s Last Supper, the curved pediment above the head of Christ represents which of the following?
A.   The Parthenon
B.   Mere ornamentation
C.   Pagan Rome
D.   A halo
Question #3
In Leonardo’s Last Supper, how did the artist break with traditional iconography?
A.   By including the Magdalene in the role of servant
B.   By including the Virgin seated at the table
C.   By the placement of Judas on the same side as Christ and the other disciples
D.   By not including Judas at all
Question #4
Michelangelo went beyond self-contained statues in his David by ____.
A.   turning his head
B.   dramatic gestures
C.   lunging forward
D.   adding additional figures
Question #5
Michelangelo deviated from earlier representations of David in his rendition by portraying ____.
A.   the defeat of Goliath
B.   the moment of victory
C.   the encounter before the battle
D.   David watching Goliath die
Question #6
Which of the following was the mother church for the Jesuits in Rome?
A.   Il Gesù
B.   San Giorgio Maggiore
C.   Santa Maria Maggiore
D.   Saint Peter’s
Question #7
In Raphael’s Stanza della Segnatura, he reconciled the philosophies and teachings of Plato and Aristotle. Which of the following have also been reconciled?
A.   Rome and Florence
B.   Humanism and Christianity
C.   Rome and England
D.   Julius II and Lorenzo de’ Medici
Question #8
The chief architect of the Venetian Republic from 1570 until his death was ____.
A.   Giulio Romano
B.   Della Porta
C.   Michelangelo
D.   Palladio
Question #9
The major center for artistic development in the High Renaissance was ____.
A.   Rome
B.   Mantua
C.   Florence
D.   Parma

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