Who started the protestant reformation with his 95 theses nailed to the door of Wittenberg cathedral?
who is Martin Luther
200
what are 3 characteristics of mannerist art?
1. ambiguous space
2. irrational positioning and distorted proportions
3. decentralized composition
200
what do the 2 women represent in this piece?
muses of poetry and beauty to inspire the musicians in composing their music
200
in Albrecht Durer's self portrait, what are 2 ways he showed off the 2 most important instruments for an artist
he showed off the importance of the artist's eyes by signing the painting right at his eye level and he showed off the importance of the artist's hands in the gesture his hand is making
200
what is the definition of de sotto in su
a technique used by artists in painting or sculpting in which the artist sculpts or paints the piece to accommodate to the perspective the viewer would be looking at it in
200
what was the catholic church's initial response to the protestant reformation?
the artist's hand is in the foreground, which symbolizes the artist's talent and the development of the idea that artists were intellectual creators, rather than medieval craftsmen
300
identify the title and artist of this piece
The Last Supper by Tintoretto
300
what printing process was used by Albrecht Durer in "The Fall of Man"
What is intaglio
300
what is a cordonata
it is a sloping road that allowed horses and donkeys to travel into the capitoline hill
300
what is Henry VIII's significance in the reformations?
he left the catholic church because he wanted to divorce his wife
400
what could female artists not do at this point in history?
(Sofanisba Anguissola's Self Portrait)
1. they couldn't join artist guilds
2. they couldn't study anatomy or draw from life because it was considered unacceptable for women to look at nudes
400
Are the patrons of the Pesaro Madonna included in the piece?
yes
400
what is significant about the placement and subject matter of el greco's "Burial of Count Orgaz"
the painting depicts Count Orgaz being laid in his tomb and is placed above Count Orgaz's sarcophagus
400
what are the four temperaments/humors?
choleric, phlegmatic, melancholic, sanguine: four temperaments or humors that had to stay in balance in order to stay healthy, they were released from the original sin
400
what act continued to take place in the catholic church that ultimately resulted in the protestant reformation?
What is indulgences
buying your way out of purgatory and into heaven
500
what are some characteristics of mannerist architecture seen in the interior courtyard of the Palazzo del Te?
1. blind windows
2. empty niches
3. breaks in cornice
500
why was this painting, "christ in the house of levi" considered scandalous?
it depicted other people besides Jesus and the apostles at the last supper including servants, a dog, and a man with a bloody nose
500
what is depicted in the foreground of Hans Holbein the Younger's painting "The French Ambassadors" that is considered anamorphic image (presented at a skewed perspective)
What is a skull
500
what is a polyptych?
it is a multi-paneled altar piece
500
as a result of the protestant reformation and the counter reformation, what did artists start to do with their works?
they expressed their opinion on the reformations and used their works as a way of "choosing sides" between protestantism and catholicism