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.   a circle
C.   an equilateral triangle
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.   the objectified possessions of their male counterparts.
C.   individualized human beings with personal agency.
Question #4
Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola was
A.   the woman who sat for the Mona Lisa painting.
B.   the first woman artist to become an international celebrity.
C.   the person who introduced linear perspective to Florence.
Question #5
The art historical importance of the Renaissance can be found in its
A.   revolutionary attention to the human condition
B.   All of these answers
C.   Its revolutionary development of printed books.
D.   revolutionary development of perspective.
E.   development of oil paint as a medium.
Question #6
Jan Van Eyck's "Arnolfini Wedding" portrait
A.   depicts a wealthy Italian couple in their Florence home.
B.   illustrates his poor skills in using the vanishing point
C.   all of these answers
D.   incorporates "hidden" symbols
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.   it depicts a mechanical device that artists used to make their images look more realistic.
D.   All of these answers
E.   none of these answers
Question #8
Leonardo's "Last Supper" can be considered an "up-dated" depiction because
A.   Da Vinci situates the historic event inside an Italian Renaissance palace.
B.   Da Vinci portrays himself as Jesus.
C.   Da Vinci replaces the disciple John with an image of Mary Magdalene.
Question #9
The Protestant Reformation was
A.   a protest of perceived excesses by the Catholic Church, particularly the selling of indulgences.
B.   All of these answers
C.   a cataclysmic blow at the authority of the Pope.
D.   initiated by Martin Luther.
Question #10
Italian artist Paolo Uccello's drawing of a "mazzaccio" (a man's hat)
A.   All of these answers
B.   demonstrates the scientific potential of perspective images.
C.   shows how perspective renderings anticipated computer modeling images.
D.   Demonstrates the artist's mastery of perspective.

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