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Chapter 14
Chapter 14
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The word Renaissance means rebirth. Which of the following was a revived interest during this time?
Classical culture
100
Giotto's Enthroned Madonna reflected the new trend toward naturalism and classical modeling of the figures. Which of the following describes this new trend?
The Virgin is solid and has mass
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What did the humanist cult of fame emphasize?
the importance of creative individuals
100
What element did Duccio bring to the Maestà?
the modeled figures
200
The most devastating natural disaster in Europe during the late 1300s was which of the following?
the Black Death
200
Who is the architect for the cathedral of Florence?
Arnolfo di Cambio
200
What are confraternities?
lay people dedicated to strict religious observance
200
Who most strongly influenced the art of Pietro Lorenzetti?
Duccio
300
Which of the following cities was considered the rightful capital of the Roman Catholic Church?
Rome
300
Which of the following cities established itself as a major shipping power?
Pisa
300
This artist projected on a flat surface the illusion of space. He also projected the illusion of solid bodies moving though that space. This description describes which of the following art-ists?
Giotto
300
He restored the naturalistic approach to painting as practiced in Antiquity. He inaugurated a method of pictorial expression based on observation. He revealed nature and its visible order. This describes which of the following artists?
Giotto
400
Which of the following is a medieval element depicted on the pulpit for the Baptistery of Pisa Cathedral?
trilobed arches
400
Which of the following works describes the Roman school of painting that replaced Byzantine stylized dignity with the careful depiction of light?
Last Judgment
400
Which of the following is the sculptor whose work showed the greatest influence of the forms of classical antiquity?
Nicola Pisano
400
Giovanni Pisano's works show which of the following?
burgeoning naturalism
500
The work of Giovanni Pisano as seen in his pulpit for Sant'Andrea, Pistoia, shows a nervous energy and emotion not found in the work of his father. It can be said that the work of Giovanni shows an interest in which of the following?
burgeoning naturalism
500
The Triumph of Death is a powerful depiction of death and the folly of pleasure and the inevitability of death. The Dominicans, an order committed to a life of poverty, participated in the design of this work. Based on this which of the following groups would be portrayed in a negative light?
the young aristocrats
500
In 1305, the College of Cardinals elected a pope from which of the following countries?
France
500
The frontality, stiff poses, and lack of modeling as seen in Berlinghieri's Saint Francis Altarpiece can be said to be which of the following?
fundamentally medieval