Art 102 - Survey of Art History 2 » Spring 2022 » Botticelli's Birth of Venus

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Question #1
In the middle ages, and in the Renaissance before Botticelli, the female nude was rare, and when it was represented, it was usually as the biblical figure of _________ . Botticelli is breaking this convention by showing a nude Venus.
A.   Ruth
B.   Deborah
C.   Eve
D.   Venus
Question #2
The figure of Venus in Botticelli's Birth of Venus was based on . . .
A.   an Ancient Greek sculpture of a market woman.
B.   an Ancient Egyptian sculpture of a goddess.
C.   a Minoan sculpture of a priestess.
D.   an Ancient sculpture of Aphrodite/Venus.
Question #3
What makes Botticelli's Birth of Venus appear flat despite its representation of deep space?
A.   the use of decorative patterning and the fact that all the figures occupy the same plane
B.   Venus's passive gaze and the way the drapery clings to the bodies
C.   The fact that all the figures occupy the same plane and the way the drapery clings to the bodies
D.   Venus's passive gaze and the fact that all the figures occupy the same plane
Question #4
In Botticelli's Birth of Venus, the figures are represented naturalistically, which is typical of the Renaissance.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #5
Botticelli's emphasis on sensual and erotic beauty may indicate that Birth of Venus was made for what occasion?
A.   A betrothal
B.   An anniversary
C.   An affair
D.   A marriage

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