Art 102 - Survey of Art History 2 » Spring 2022 » Fra Angelico, The Annunciation

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Question #1
The setting for this scene of the Annunciation is spare, with few additional details or objects, which is appropriate to this ________________ space.
A.   public church's
B.   private domestic
C.   monastic
Question #2
Which of the following is NOT true of Fra Angelico's Annunciation?
A.   Fra Angelico's treatment of his spiritual subject matter suggest a more conservative approach to art in the early Renaissance.
B.   In this scene, the Angel Gabriel appears to Mary to tell her that she will bear a child that is God.
C.   This painting is missing some of the iconographic and narrative details that normally accompany the scene, allowing the monks to fill in the details for themselves.
D.   Fra Angelico made careful observations from real life and applied them consistently throughout the painting.
Question #3
Fra Angelico shows an awareness of the latest stylistic trends in __________________, but also shows an unwillingness to employ them fully.
A.   Siena
B.   Florence
C.   Rome
Question #4
Both Mary and the angel are idealized, but lack the facial details to make them look like real individuals.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #5
What best explains the apparently tilted floor in Fra Anglelico's Annunication?
A.   The decorative play of two and three dimensional elements
B.   The ambiguous use of light in the painting
C.   The fresco's position at the top of a stairway
D.   Fra Angelico's rejection of linear perspective
E.   The need to maintain naturalistic proportions in the image

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