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18 Cards in this Set
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A cloister is a:
a-Walled courtyard b-Residence for clergy and monks c-Space protected from outside intrusion d-All of the above |
D-all of the above
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The Pisano Pulpit (p 276) has some features that are considered classical and others that are not. Cite one of each.
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Classical-treatment of the deeply cut, full-bodied forms
Nonclassical-use of hierarchical scale and the congested layout |
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Italian painting in the 1300's was dominated by three artists. Name them.
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1-Cimabue 2-Giotto 3-Duccio
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ITalian Painting in the 1300's is thought to be a fusion between what two influences?
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Byzantine spirituality and Cletic naturalism?
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The 14th century painting of __ is credited with a surpassing material solidity of figures.
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Giotto
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Many features of Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel prefigure Mechelangelo's Sistine chapel. Name 2.
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painted textures, and complex themes?
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True or false: Charlemagne and the Franks are considered by hiistorians to be "Germanic" peoples.
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True
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The single most important function of Medieval art was to __.
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instruct
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Francis Bacon (1561-1626) is most famous for his principled and clear formulation of the __ __.
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scientific method
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The two centers of Renaissance development each contributed to a new understanding of perspective. Describe the difference between them.
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1-Italian Renaissance-linear perspective
2-Northern Renaissance-atmosphere perspective |
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True or False: In Cennini's
"Il Libro dell'Arte," the author warns artists not to copy the work of "other good masters" lest they get sued for infringement. |
false
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The term Renaissance means "rebirth." What exactly is being "reborn?"
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classical thought
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Describe three symbols presentin the Merode Altarpiece, and what they stand for:
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1-Homunculus-medieval explanation for reproduction-2-lily-purty, the trinity/2 full blooms and one bud
3-mousetrap-a way to trap satan |
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Name four symbols in the Arnolfini Portrait and what they stand for:
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1-dog-royal, symbol of fidelity/loyalty
2-sandals are off, barefoot, symbol of holy ground 3-single lit candle-presence of God 4-oranges-imported wealth and fertility |
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The heads of the figures in van der Weyden's Deposition form a figure:
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∞ the symbol for infinity
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What was teh best way to get your picture painted into an altarpiece in the 15th century?
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Be a patron and donate the money for the painting and/or donate to the church
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A study of the painter's guild of Bruges in the 1480s has shown that __% of its members were women.
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25%
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Name two conventions of Gothic art that persist in the Limbourg Brothers "Tres Riches Heures" February:
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hiearchical scaling and the wall is missing for clarity
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