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.   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.   individualized human beings with personal agency.
C.   the objectified possessions of their male counterparts.
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.   All of these answers
B.   Its revolutionary development of printed books.
C.   revolutionary attention to the human condition
D.   revolutionary development of perspective.
E.   development of oil paint as a medium.
Question #6
Jan Van Eyck's "Arnolfini Wedding" portrait
A.   all of these answers
B.   incorporates "hidden" symbols
C.   illustrates his poor skills in using the vanishing point
D.   depicts a wealthy Italian couple in their Florence home.
Question #7
German printmaker Albrecht Durer's woodcut "Man Drawing a Lute" is important because
A.   it depicts a device that Michelangelo may have used.
B.   it depicts a mechanical device that artists used to make their images look more realistic.
C.   none of these answers
D.   it is found in the book Durer wrote on persepctive.
E.   All of these answers
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.   a protest of perceived excesses by the Catholic Church, particularly the selling of indulgences.
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.   Demonstrates the artist's mastery of perspective.
B.   demonstrates the scientific potential of perspective images.
C.   shows how perspective renderings anticipated computer modeling images.
D.   All of these answers

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