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.
Aachen
B.
Paris
C.
Rome
D.
Avignon
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.
Anglo-Hibernian
C.
Classical
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.
Heavily patterned drapery
B.
Statuesque figures that cast shadows
C.
Slender and fragile figures
D.
Figures floating in undefined space
Question #6
Which preeminent Italian city-state was referred to as "the daughter and creature of Rome"?
A.
Siena
B.
Padua
C.
Pisa
D.
Florence
Question #7
Who was the architect of the cathedral of Florence?
A.
Andrea di Cione
B.
Giotto di Bondone
C.
Arnolfo di Cambio
D.
Pietro Cavallini
Question #8
Which of the following Italian cities was a major shipping power?
A.
Pisa
B.
Rome
C.
Padua
D.
Siena
Question #9
The scenes involving wealth and luxury in the Triumph of Death served as a warning against what?
A.
Lust and greed
B.
Education
C.
Poverty
D.
Monastic life
Question #10
What did the humanist cult of fame emphasize?
A.
The importance of a superior government
B.
The importance of creative individuals
C.
The importance of a good university system
D.
The importance of strong leadership
Question #11
Confraternities, whose members dedicated themselves to strict religious observance, were made up of which group?
A.
Farmers
B.
Nuns
C.
Laypeople
D.
Papal guards
Question #12
Which artist was instrumental in creating the International Gothic style?
A.
Cimabue
B.
Pietro Cavallini
C.
Simone Martini
D.
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Question #13
Which monastic orders are known as the mendicant orders, those committed to vows of poverty and austerity?
A.
Carmelites and Servites
B.
Cluniacs and Cistercians
C.
Benedictines and Carthusians
D.
Franciscans and Dominicans
Question #14
The facial types and hairstyles of which artist's figures reveal the influence of classical relief sculpture?
A.
Giovanni Pisano
B.
Nicola Pisano
C.
Berlinghieri
D.
Pietro Cavallini
Question #15
In 1305, the College of Cardinals elected a pope from which of the following countries, leading to the Great Schism?
A.
Italy
B.
France
C.
Spain
D.
Poland
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.
Byzantine
B.
Classical
C.
French Gothic
D.
Visigothic
Question #17
Who commissioned Andrea Pisano's south doors for Florence's Baptistery?
A.
The guild of wool importers
B.
The Franciscan order
C.
The guild of bronze workers
D.
Enrico Scrovegni
Question #18
What is the subject of the frescoes commissioned for the Palazzo Pubblico by the Sienese government?
A.
Feuds among guilds
B.
Death and the plague
C.
The civic life of the Sienese
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.
The Camposanto
D.
Basilica of San Marco
Question #20
Who is the painter of the back of the Maestà altarpiece?
A.
A. Lorenzetti
B.
Giotto
C.
Duccio
D.
Martini
Question #21
Which individual designed the Campanile of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence?
A.
Giotto di Bondone
B.
Andrea Pisano
C.
Arnolfo di Cambio
D.
Giovanni Villani
Question #22
Which sculptor is credited with the creation of the first decorated stone pulpit?
A.
Andrea Pisano
B.
Nicola Pisano
C.
Giovanni Pisano
D.
Lippo Memmi
Question #23
What is the subject of this panel from the Maestà?
A.
Money-Changer and His Wife
B.
Lamentation
C.
Betrayal of Jesus
D.
Entry into Jerusalem
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.
Padua
B.
Rome
C.
Florence
D.
Siena
Question #26
Which earlier style accounts for the dynamic and emotional mood of this relief?
A.
Hellenistic
B.
French Gothic
C.
Italo-Byzantine
D.
Classical
Question #27
The Tuscan Romanesque revetment of the Florentine Duomo brings it closest to which architectural tradition?
A.
English Perpendicular
B.
Early Christian
C.
Ottonian
D.
French Gothic
Question #28
What technical term do art historians apply to Giotto's treatment of the angels in this fresco?
A.
Foreshortening
B.
Three-quarter
C.
Chiaroscuro
D.
Contrapposto
Question #29
Which late medieval Italian painting constitutes the first landscape painting since antiquity?
A.
Lorenzetti, Peaceful Country
B.
Cavallini, Last Judgment
C.
Berlinghieri, Saint Francis Preaching to the Birds
D.
Traini/Buffalmacco, Triumph of Death
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.
Hairstyle
B.
Stigmata
C.
Robe
D.
Belt
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.
Christian virtues
B.
The seasons
C.
The winds
D.
Christian vices
Question #32
Which component of Orvieto Cathedral is derived from French Gothic architecture?
A.
Clerestory
B.
Nave arcades
C.
Elevation
D.
Facade
Question #33
Monumental Stone Pulpits were built for the purpose of:
A.
giving church sermons
B.
commemorating kings or nobles
C.
marking holy ground
Question #34
Which work derives some of its technical effects from the products of the silk trade in 13th- and 14th-century Italy?
A.
Berlinghieri's Saint Francis Altarpiece
B.
Giotto's Arena Chapel
C.
Lorenzetti's Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country
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.
Byzantine
C.
Maniera Greca
D.
Romanesque
Question #36
The painter entrusted with the major fresco program of the Palazzo Pubblico was:
A.
Giotto di Bondone
B.
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
C.
Pietro Lorenzetti
D.
Nicola Pisano
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