Art 102 - Art History » Spring 2023 » Chapter 20 Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe

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Question #1
In Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife, which of the following elements is an allusion to fidelity?
A.   The dog
B.   The bedpost
C.   The mirror
D.   The whisk broom
Question #2
In the 15th century, the dukes of Burgundy wielded power over which of the following counties?
A.   Galicia
B.   Lombardy
C.   Flanders
D.   Bavaria
Question #3
In the calendar pages of Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, scenes of courtly life alternate with what?
A.   Lists of seasonal tasks
B.   Scenes from Christ's life
C.   The lineage of the Duc de Berry
D.   The prayers of the rosary
Question #4
What is the fountain created by Claus Sluter for the cloister of Chartreuse de Champmol meant to symbolize?
A.   Font of everlasting life
B.   The stories of the New Testament
C.   The Christian virtues
D.   The Well of Moses
Question #5
To enhance the meaning of the main event portrayed, the Portinari Altarpiece includes subsidiary scenes in the background, such as which of the following?
A.   Crucifixion
B.   Baptism of Christ
C.   Resurrection
D.   Arrival of the magi
Question #6
Which of the following would explain why the Well of Moses created by Claus Sluter did not actually spout water?
A.   Carthusian commitment to silence would preclude any water sounds.
B.   The Well of Moses was not the actual device used to spout water.
C.   The Well of Moses was never finished, so it never worked.
D.   There was no water source in the Carthusian monastery.
Question #7
The Hundred Years' War primarily involved which two kingdoms?
A.   Italy and Germany
B.   Germany and France
C.   England and Spain
D.   England and France
Question #8
What noble patron commissioned Les Très Riches Heures?
A.   Jean, duke of Berry
B.   Tommaso Portinari
C.   Philip the Bold
D.   Giovanni Arnolfini
Question #9
Which city derived its wealth from the wool trade and then expanded into banking?
A.   Munich
B.   Bruges
C.   Dijon
D.   Paris
Question #10
Which artist created the first known Western portrait in which the sitter looks directly at the viewer?
A.   Hugo van der Goes
B.   Jan van Eyck
C.   Dirk Bouts
D.   Tilman Riemenschneider
Question #11
What term describes portraits of individuals that accompany religious scenes?
A.   Customer diptychs
B.   Donor portraits
C.   Pro bono narrative
D.   Disguised patronage
Question #12
Which two entities divided the Burgundian territories after the death of Charles the Bold?
A.   England and France
B.   France and the Holy Roman Empire
C.   Rome and England
D.   France and Spain
Question #13
Who painted the Ghent Altarpiece?
A.   Robert Campin
B.   Hugo van der Goes
C.   Hubert and Jan van Eyck
D.   Hans Memling
Question #14
The activities of which month appear on this page from Les Très Riches Heures?
A.   January
B.   October
C.   May
D.   March
Question #15
The Portinari Altarpiece was painted by which artist?
A.   Hans Memling
B.   Dieric Bouts
C.   Jean Pucelle
D.   Hugo van der Goes
Question #16
The semi-circular portions above images in the Limbourgs' Illuminated Manuscript pictures are known as:
A.   Diptychs
B.   Lunettes
C.   Matins
D.   Firescreens
Question #17
Which of the following is NOT one of the significant advances in artistic production that occurred in the 15th century?
A.   Increased use of oils in painting
B.   Invention of moveable type
C.   Focus on vanishing point in drawing
D.   Maturation of manuscript illumination
Question #18
Which of the following is a produced by the relief method of printing?
A.   Engraving
B.   Etching
C.   Drypoint
D.   Woodcut
Question #19
How do oil paints differ from tempera paints?
A.   They are less transparent.
B.   They dry more quickly.
C.   They are less expensive.
D.   They are easier to rework.
Question #20
Cross-hatching is a device used in which artistic genre?
A.   Woodcut
B.   Oil painting
C.   Engraving
D.   Tapestry
Question #21
Which work do art historians consider to include a detailed self-portrait of Jan van Eyck?
A.   Madonna in a Church
B.   Ghent Altarpiece
C.   Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife
D.   Man in a Red Turban
Question #22
What is the focus of Dieric Bouts's depiction of the Last Supper in his Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament?
A.   Comforting of John by Jesus
B.   Betrayal of Jesus by Judas
C.   Hierarchy of the Apostles
D.   Liturgical rite of the Eucharist
Question #23
Which artist made Agnes Sorel, the mistress of King Charles VII, the model for the Madonna in his painting of the Virgin and Child?
A.   Hans Memling
B.   Petrus Christus
C.   Jean Fouquet
D.   Étienne Chevalier
Question #24
Who was the likely patron of Rogier van der Weyden's Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin?
A.   Duke Philip the Bold
B.   The Cathedral of Saint Luke
C.   The chief magistrate of Brussels
D.   The city's artists' guild

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