Art 102 - Art History » Spring 2023 » Chapter 14 Late Medieval Italy
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Question #1
What devastating natural disaster occurred in Europe during the 1340s?
A.
Bubonic plague
B.
Flooding of Venice and Sicily
C.
Insect infestation of linen plants
D.
Mad cow disease
Question #2
Which of the following cities was considered the rightful capital of the Roman Catholic Church?
A.
Rome
B.
Avignon
C.
Paris
D.
Aachen
Question #3
The frontality, stiff poses, and lack of modeling in Berlinghieri's Saint Francis Altarpiece reveal his training in which tradition?
A.
Medieval
B.
Classical
C.
Anglo-Hibernian
D.
Byzantine
Question #4
Which of the following features of the pulpit for the baptistery of Pisa Cathedral is a medieval element?
A.
Rectangular relief panels
B.
Trefoil arches
C.
Densely packed figural panels
D.
Volumetric figures
Question #5
Which element of Giotto's new style appears in the Madonna Enthroned?
A.
Statuesque figures that cast shadows
B.
Slender and fragile figures
C.
Figures floating in undefined space
D.
Heavily patterned drapery
Question #6
Which preeminent Italian city-state was referred to as "the daughter and creature of Rome"?
A.
Siena
B.
Florence
C.
Pisa
D.
Padua
Question #7
Who was the architect of the cathedral of Florence?
A.
Arnolfo di Cambio
B.
Giotto di Bondone
C.
Andrea di Cione
D.
Pietro Cavallini
Question #8
Which of the following Italian cities was a major shipping power?
A.
Siena
B.
Padua
C.
Pisa
D.
Rome
Question #9
The scenes involving wealth and luxury in the Triumph of Death served as a warning against what?
A.
Education
B.
Lust and greed
C.
Poverty
D.
Monastic life
Question #10
What did the humanist cult of fame emphasize?
A.
The importance of strong leadership
B.
The importance of a good university system
C.
The importance of creative individuals
D.
The importance of a superior government
Question #11
Confraternities, whose members dedicated themselves to strict religious observance, were made up of which group?
A.
Laypeople
B.
Papal guards
C.
Nuns
D.
Farmers
Question #12
Which artist was instrumental in creating the International Gothic style?
A.
Simone Martini
B.
Cimabue
C.
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
D.
Pietro Cavallini
Question #13
Which monastic orders are known as the mendicant orders, those committed to vows of poverty and austerity?
A.
Benedictines and Carthusians
B.
Carmelites and Servites
C.
Franciscans and Dominicans
D.
Cluniacs and Cistercians
Question #14
The facial types and hairstyles of which artist's figures reveal the influence of classical relief sculpture?
A.
Pietro Cavallini
B.
Berlinghieri
C.
Giovanni Pisano
D.
Nicola Pisano
Question #15
In 1305, the College of Cardinals elected a pope from which of the following countries, leading to the Great Schism?
A.
Poland
B.
Italy
C.
Spain
D.
France
Question #16
The loosely curved folds of the garments in Duccio's Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints (Maestà) are derived from which style?
A.
Visigothic
B.
Byzantine
C.
Classical
D.
French Gothic
Question #17
Who commissioned Andrea Pisano's south doors for Florence's Baptistery?
A.
The guild of bronze workers
B.
The Franciscan order
C.
The guild of wool importers
D.
Enrico Scrovegni
Question #18
What is the subject of the frescoes commissioned for the Palazzo Pubblico by the Sienese government?
A.
The civic life of the Sienese
B.
Feuds among guilds
C.
Death and the plague
D.
The artist's position in society
Question #19
Which building in Venice is an example of Late Gothic architectural style?
A.
Doge's Palace
B.
Santa Maria
C.
Basilica of San Marco
D.
The Camposanto
Question #20
Who is the painter of the back of the Maestà altarpiece?
A.
Martini
B.
A. Lorenzetti
C.
Duccio
D.
Giotto
Question #21
Which individual designed the Campanile of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence?
A.
Giovanni Villani
B.
Arnolfo di Cambio
C.
Giotto di Bondone
D.
Andrea Pisano
Question #22
Which sculptor is credited with the creation of the first decorated stone pulpit?
A.
Andrea Pisano
B.
Lippo Memmi
C.
Nicola Pisano
D.
Giovanni Pisano
Question #23
What is the subject of this panel from the Maestà?
A.
Betrayal of Jesus
B.
Entry into Jerusalem
C.
Lamentation
D.
Money-Changer and His Wife
Question #24
In addition to spatial illusionism, what innovation appears in this painting by Pietro Lorenzetti?
A.
Treatment of drapery
B.
Worldly realism
C.
Conversing figures
D.
Stagelike setting
Question #25
What Italian city is the location of the Arena Chapel?
A.
Rome
B.
Siena
C.
Florence
D.
Padua
Question #26
Which earlier style accounts for the dynamic and emotional mood of this relief?
A.
Hellenistic
B.
Classical
C.
Italo-Byzantine
D.
French Gothic
Question #27
The Tuscan Romanesque revetment of the Florentine Duomo brings it closest to which architectural tradition?
A.
French Gothic
B.
English Perpendicular
C.
Early Christian
D.
Ottonian
Question #28
What technical term do art historians apply to Giotto's treatment of the angels in this fresco?
A.
Chiaroscuro
B.
Foreshortening
C.
Contrapposto
D.
Three-quarter
Question #29
Which late medieval Italian painting constitutes the first landscape painting since antiquity?
A.
Traini/Buffalmacco, Triumph of Death
B.
Lorenzetti, Peaceful Country
C.
Berlinghieri, Saint Francis Preaching to the Birds
D.
Cavallini, Last Judgment
Question #30
In Berlinghieri's painting of Saint Francis, what physical feature in the image is meant to lead viewers to closely associate the saint with Christ?
A.
Robe
B.
Hairstyle
C.
Belt
D.
Stigmata
Question #31
What is the subject of the personifications on the lower eight panels on Andrea Pisano's bronze doors for the baptistery of San Giovanni?
A.
The seasons
B.
The winds
C.
Christian vices
D.
Christian virtues
Question #32
Which component of Orvieto Cathedral is derived from French Gothic architecture?
A.
Facade
B.
Elevation
C.
Clerestory
D.
Nave arcades
Question #33
Monumental Stone Pulpits were built for the purpose of:
A.
marking holy ground
B.
commemorating kings or nobles
C.
giving church sermons
Question #34
Which work derives some of its technical effects from the products of the silk trade in 13th- and 14th-century Italy?
A.
Lorenzetti's Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country
B.
Berlinghieri's Saint Francis Altarpiece
C.
Giotto's Arena Chapel
D.
Duccio's Maestà
Question #35
Radiant colors, fluttering lines, weightless figures in golden spaceless setting and wearing lavish costumes are hallmarks of what art style:
A.
International Gothic Style
B.
Romanesque
C.
Maniera Greca
D.
Byzantine
Question #36
The painter entrusted with the major fresco program of the Palazzo Pubblico was:
A.
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
B.
Pietro Lorenzetti
C.
Nicola Pisano
D.
Giotto di Bondone
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