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

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