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

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