Unit 1 Art Notes - Chapter 3

Question 1

1. What is a triptych?

Answer 1

Triptyph is a work of art made in 3 sections, from wood, that usually had religious
subjects, and they were found in churches, chapels, or at home for private devotion.

Question 2

2. Who were expelled due to temptation?

Answer 2

Masaccio

Question 3

3. What is the Annunciation event?

Answer 3

The Annunciation was a popular event in Medieval and Renaissance art that represents an important religious celebration amongst Christian people of varying denominations.

The day marks the visitation of the Virgin Mary by the archangel Gabriel and the incarnation of Jesus within Mary’s womb.

Question 4

4. How do Flemish artists portray Humanism in their art?

Answer 4

Humanism in Flemish art is applied as a reflection of themselves.

Question 5

5. Do you see the dog reflected in the mirror in the Arnolfini Double-Portrait?

Answer 5

Probably no

Question 6

6. The Limbourg Brothers used oil paint for their illuminations.

True or False

Answer 6

False

Question 7

7. What do art historians mean by “hidden symbols” used in the Annunciation Triptych?

a. secret meanings that came from Classical art
b. symbols obscured by human figures
c. ordinary objects that also possess symbolic meaning
d. symbolic meaning that has been lost over the years

Answer 7

c. ordinary objects that also possess symbolic meaning

Question 8

9. The major work of the Limbourg brothers was ________ commissioned for the Duke of Berry.

a. the Ghent Altarpiece
b. the Tres Riches Heures
c. the Merode Triptych
d. the Rolin Madonna

Answer 8

b. the Tres Riches Heures