art history 3

Question 1

Arena Chapel

Answer 1

Giotto, fresco, Early Renaissance

Question 2

Madonna Enthroned

Answer 2

Giotto, tempera and gold on panel, early renaissance

Question 3

Holy Trinity

Answer 3

Masaccio, fresco, early renaissance

Question 4

David

Answer 4

Donatello, bronze, early renaissance

Question 5

Merode altarpiece

Answer 5

Campin, oil on panel, early renaissance

Question 6

Self-portrait

Answer 6

Van Eyck, oil on panel, early renaissance

Question 7

Arnolfini double portrait

Answer 7

Van Eyck, oil on panel, early renaissance

Question 8

one point perspective

Answer 8

a type of linear perspective that uses a single vanishing point to create the illusion of depth in a work of art

Question 9

Horizon line

Answer 9

a horizontal line drawn across the picture

Question 10

vanishing point

Answer 10

the point at which receding parallel lines viewed in perspective appear to converge

Question 11

orthogonals

Answer 11

the perspective (imaginary) lines pointing to the vanishing point

Question 12

Momento Mori

Answer 12

a reminder of death

Question 13

Difference between tempera and oil paint

Answer 13

tempera - pigment suspended in egg yolk, matte surface, hard to blend, short brushstrokes
Oil - pigment mixed with oil, easy to blend, has transparency/depth