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.   Gentile da Fabriano
B.   Fra Angelico
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.   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 including the Magdalene in the role of servant
B.   By the placement of Judas on the same side as Christ and the other disciples
C.   By not including Judas at all
D.   By including the Virgin seated at the table
Question #4
Michelangelo went beyond self-contained statues in his David by ____.
A.   lunging forward
B.   dramatic gestures
C.   adding additional figures
D.   turning his head
Question #5
Michelangelo deviated from earlier representations of David in his rendition by portraying ____.
A.   the moment of victory
B.   the defeat of Goliath
C.   David watching Goliath die
D.   the encounter before the battle
Question #6
Which of the following was the mother church for the Jesuits in Rome?
A.   Santa Maria Maggiore
B.   San Giorgio Maggiore
C.   Il Gesù
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.   Julius II and Lorenzo de’ Medici
B.   Rome and Florence
C.   Rome and England
D.   Humanism and Christianity
Question #8
The chief architect of the Venetian Republic from 1570 until his death was ____.
A.   Palladio
B.   Michelangelo
C.   Giulio Romano
D.   Della Porta
Question #9
The major center for artistic development in the High Renaissance was ____.
A.   Florence
B.   Parma
C.   Mantua
D.   Rome

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