Art 102 - Survey of Art History 2 » Spring 2022 » Duccio, Maesta

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Question #1
The citizens of Siena believed that they owed their military victories to the divine patronage of _______________, who played the role of intercessor between humankind and God.
A.   angels
B.   the Virgin Mary
C.   local saints from Siena
D.   apostles
Question #2
Duccio was interested in creating three-dimensional forms through _______________.
A.   careful observations from real life
B.   light and shadow
C.   use of perspective
Question #3
The back of Duccio's Maesta has many more panels that tell the story of __________________.
A.   the life of Christ
B.   the Old Testament
C.   the lives of the saints
Question #4
Duccio uses a ______________________ for crowd scenes, where figures in the back are larger than figures in the front.
A.   atmospheric perspective
B.   linear perspective
C.   reverse perspective
Question #5
All of the scenes, on the back and front, have gold backgrounds, which is typical of the___________________.
A.   Byzantine tradition
B.   French tradition
C.   Italian tradition

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