Final Exam Flashcards
(21 cards)
Which of the following most accurately describes a polyptych?
Multi-paneled
What is a “blind arcade”?
It provides added support for the nave vault.
All of the following are true of Italian Renaissance architecture EXCEPT:
buildings used the Greek orders of columns.
Carolingian painting consisted primarily of
frescos
Giotto’s use of naturalism can best be described as
a return to the early Classical style.
Giotto’s frescoes for the patron Enrico Scrovegni are located in which city?
Padua
Robern Campin, Jan Van Eyck, and Rogier Van de Weyden showed similarities in their work through their ________.
realistic portrayals
Raphael’s “School of Athens” fresco is focused on which two historical figures?
Plato and Aristotle
How does Rudolf of Swabia’s tomb reflect the Romanesque sculptural techniques of the time? (1) A bronze relief is encased inside a raised border edge. (2) The tomb is decorated with rich and vivid colors. (3) Its inscription demonstrates fine metalworking skill. (4) The depiction of his body is highly realistic.
(1) and (3)
Which of the following descriptions accurately captures elements of High Renaissance Italian art?
sfumato and chiaroscuro, religious themes, the accurate representation of figures in space
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts which of the following?
All of these answers are correct.
What was the goal of portal sculpture on medieval cathedrals?
To both intimidate and educate the viewer
Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” is based on which concept most explicitly related to subject matter?
allegory
Paintings during the Tudor dynasty revolved largely around
the portrait.
In painting, Michelangelo is renowned for the ceiling and Last Judgment of the Sistine Chapel, where he depicted which of the following?
Creation, the Twelve Apostles, the Promise of Salvation, and the Genealogy of Christ
The Palatine Chapel in Aachen, though Carolingian in nature, draws heavily from which style of architecture?
Byzantine
Which Carolingian workshop produced the earliest manuscripts and initiated a revival of Roman classicism?
the Court School of Charlemagne
Where does the image of Mary on the Throne of Wisdom appear?
All of these are correct.
Which best describes the style of Piero della Francesca?
Still and geometric
Which of the following is characteristic of painting from the Florentine School during the Middle Ages?
naturalism
Romanesque depictions of the human form tend to do which of the following?
All of these answers are correct.
