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.   art and religion
B.   art and science
C.   science 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.   threatening "femme fatale" figures
B.   individualized human beings with personal agency.
C.   the objectified possessions of their male counterparts.
Question #4
Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola was
A.   the first woman artist to become an international celebrity.
B.   the woman who sat for the Mona Lisa painting.
C.   the person who introduced linear perspective to Florence.
Question #5
The art historical importance of the Renaissance can be found in its
A.   development of oil paint as a medium.
B.   revolutionary attention to the human condition
C.   revolutionary development of perspective.
D.   Its revolutionary development of printed books.
E.   All of these answers
Question #6
Jan Van Eyck's "Arnolfini Wedding" portrait
A.   illustrates his poor skills in using the vanishing point
B.   depicts a wealthy Italian couple in their Florence home.
C.   incorporates "hidden" symbols
D.   all of these answers
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.   it depicts a device that Michelangelo may have used.
C.   none of these answers
D.   All of these answers
E.   it depicts a mechanical device that artists used to make their images look more realistic.
Question #8
Leonardo's "Last Supper" can be considered an "up-dated" depiction because
A.   Da Vinci portrays himself as Jesus.
B.   Da Vinci replaces the disciple John with an image of Mary Magdalene.
C.   Da Vinci situates the historic event inside an Italian Renaissance palace.
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.   All of these answers
B.   shows how perspective renderings anticipated computer modeling images.
C.   Demonstrates the artist's mastery of perspective.
D.   demonstrates the scientific potential of perspective images.

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