Art 305 - Art and Mass Culture » Fall 2022 » Chapter Three Quiz

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Question #1
Toward a common achievement, Brunelleschi’s painting of the Cathedral Baptistry fused
A.   science and religion
B.   art and science
C.   art and religion
Question #2
In the Last Supper, in order to underscore Jesus’ liturgical stability, Leonardo uses
A.   a square
B.   an equilateral triangle
C.   a circle
Question #3
Leonardo da Vinci's portraits of women represent a radical departure for the Renaissance, in that they present women as
A.   the objectified possessions of their male counterparts.
B.   threatening "femme fatale" figures
C.   individualized human beings with personal agency.
Question #4
Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola was
A.   the person who introduced linear perspective to Florence.
B.   the woman who sat for the Mona Lisa painting.
C.   the first woman artist to become an international celebrity.
Question #5
The art historical importance of the Renaissance can be found in its
A.   Its revolutionary development of printed books.
B.   development of oil paint as a medium.
C.   revolutionary development of perspective.
D.   revolutionary attention to the human condition
E.   All of these answers
Question #6
Jan Van Eyck's "Arnolfini Wedding" portrait
A.   depicts a wealthy Italian couple in their Florence home.
B.   incorporates "hidden" symbols
C.   all of these answers
D.   illustrates his poor skills in using the vanishing point
Question #7
German printmaker Albrecht Durer's woodcut "Man Drawing a Lute" is important because
A.   it is found in the book Durer wrote on persepctive.
B.   none of these answers
C.   it depicts a mechanical device that artists used to make their images look more realistic.
D.   it depicts a device that Michelangelo may have used.
E.   All of these answers
Question #8
Leonardo's "Last Supper" can be considered an "up-dated" depiction because
A.   Da Vinci replaces the disciple John with an image of Mary Magdalene.
B.   Da Vinci situates the historic event inside an Italian Renaissance palace.
C.   Da Vinci portrays himself as Jesus.
Question #9
The Protestant Reformation was
A.   All of these answers
B.   initiated by Martin Luther.
C.   a cataclysmic blow at the authority of the Pope.
D.   a protest of perceived excesses by the Catholic Church, particularly the selling of indulgences.
Question #10
Italian artist Paolo Uccello's drawing of a "mazzaccio" (a man's hat)
A.   demonstrates the scientific potential of perspective images.
B.   Demonstrates the artist's mastery of perspective.
C.   shows how perspective renderings anticipated computer modeling images.
D.   All of these answers

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