HoA Week 6

Question 1

Giorgio Vasari

Answer 1

Italian painter

Question 2

The Lives of the Artists

Answer 2

Vasari’s influential biographies of Renaissance artists.

Question 3

1550

Answer 3

Year of the first publication of Vasari’s work.

Question 4

1568

Answer 4

Year of the expanded second edition of Vasari’s work.

Question 5

Renaissance

Answer 5

Period of cultural rebirth

Question 6

Humanism

Answer 6

Revival of classical texts and ideas during the Renaissance.

Question 7

Petrarch

Answer 7

Humanist poet who criticized his contemporary age.

Question 8

Marsilio Ficino

Answer 8

Humanist who translated Plato into Latin.

Question 9

Leon Battista Alberti

Answer 9

Author of the first theoretical work on painting.

Question 10

Della Pictura

Answer 10

Alberti’s 1435 treatise on painting techniques.

Question 11

Accademia delle Arti del Disegno

Answer 11

Art academy founded in Florence in 1563.

Question 12

Trivium

Answer 12

The lower division of the seven liberal arts and comprises grammar, logic, and rhetoric.

Question 13

Quadrivium

Answer 13

was a grouping of four subjects or arts—arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy

Question 14

Vasari’s First Age

Answer 14

Late Medieval period characterized by Giotto’s innovations.

Question 15

Vasari’s Second Age

Answer 15

Early Renaissance focused on realistic representation.

Question 16

Vasari’s Third Age

Answer 16

High Renaissance and Mannerism

Question 17

Giotto

Answer 17

Artist who transformed Byzantine styles into naturalism.

Question 18

Linear Perspective

Answer 18

Technique for creating depth in two-dimensional art.

Question 19

Oil Painting

Answer 19

Medium widely adopted by artists in the 1470s.

Question 20

Raphael

Answer 20

Artist known for his narrative flow and harmony.

Question 21

Vitruvian Man

Answer 21

Leonardo’s drawing illustrating ideal human proportions.

Question 22

Nude in Art

Answer 22

Standard artistic subject reflecting human anatomy.

Question 23

Civic Context

Answer 23

Setting where heroic nudes convey public ideals.

Question 24

Classical Antiquity

Answer 24

Cultural period whose art influenced Renaissance artists.

Question 25

Byzantine Absurdities

Answer 25

Earlier art styles Vasari criticized for lack of realism.

Question 26

Emotional Engagement

Answer 26

Artistic focus on viewer's emotional response.

Question 27

Pictorial Space

Answer 27

Representation of spatial arrangement in visual art.

Question 28

Artistic Training

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Practice involving life drawing of nude figures.

Question 29

Intellectual Ambition

Answer 29

Combining skill with deep conceptual understanding in art.

Question 30

Duke

Answer 30

Noble title; refers to a high-ranking nobleman.

Question 31

Michelangelo

Answer 31

Renowned Renaissance artist known for sculptures and paintings.

Question 32

Ignudi

Answer 32

Nude male figures in Renaissance art

Question 33

Prophets

Answer 33

Biblical figures who foretold the coming of Christ.

Question 34

Sybils

Answer 34

Female prophets in ancient times

Question 35

Lunettes

Answer 35

Half-moon shaped spaces in architecture

Question 36

Bernardino of Siena

Answer 36

Franciscan preacher known for views on female modesty.

Question 37

Francesco Barbaro

Answer 37

Writer on wifely duties

Question 38

Cherubino da Siena

Answer 38

Author discussing marital intimacy and modesty.

Question 39

Naked vs. Nude

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Naked is vulnerable; nude is confident and artistic.

Question 40

Vasari

Answer 40

Art historian who praised Michelangelo's works.

Question 41

David

Answer 41

Michelangelo's statue

Question 42

Classical Revival

Answer 42

Renaissance movement to revive ancient Greek and Roman art.

Question 43

Iconoclasm

Answer 43

Destruction of religious images; decline in visual arts.

Question 44

Zeuxis

Answer 44

Ancient painter known for idealized beauty in art.

Question 45

Proportions

Answer 45

Mathematical ratios used to achieve beauty in art.

Question 46

Leonardo da Vinci

Answer 46

Renaissance polymath known for art and scientific studies.

Question 47

Mario Equicola

Answer 47

Writer on gender and beauty in Renaissance context.

Question 48

Pietro Aretino

Answer 48

Writer known for explicit content and artistic commentary.

Question 49

Ludovico Dolce

Answer 49

Critic who discussed Michelangelo's artistic style.

Question 50

I Modi

Answer 50

1523-4 pornographic print series depicting sexual positions.

Question 51

Marcantonio Raimondi

Answer 51

Engraver associated with 'I Modi' prints.

Question 52

Alessandro Benedetti

Answer 52

Wrote on the human body and artistic creation.

Question 53

Agnolo Bronzino

Answer 53

Painter known for erotic themes in his works.

Question 54

Sexual Imagination

Answer 54

Integration of sexuality within High Renaissance art.

Question 55

Painter's Brush Metaphor

Answer 55

Brush symbolizes generative sex in artistic context.

Question 56

Foreshortening

Answer 56

Technique creating depth by shortening forms.

Question 57

Contours

Answer 57

Outlines defining the shape of figures.

Question 58

Nudes

Answer 58

Artworks depicting the human body without clothing.

Question 59

Sistine Ceiling

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Michelangelo's iconic fresco in Vatican City.

Question 60

First Wave Feminism

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19th-20th century movement for women's political rights.

Question 61

The Woman Question

Answer 61

Debate on femininity in the 15th-16th centuries.

Question 62

Sofonisba Anguissola

Answer 62

Renaissance artist known for self-portraits.

Question 63

Artemisia Gentileschi

Answer 63

Famous Baroque painter known for strong female figures.

Question 64

Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine

Answer 64

Gentileschi's work depicting her as a martyr.

Question 65

Judith and Her Maidservant

Answer 65

Gentileschi's dramatic painting of biblical decapitation.

Question 66

Elisabetta Sirani

Answer 66

Artist known for her portraits and historical scenes.

Question 67

Fede Galizia

Answer 67

Painter recognized for still life and historical works.

Question 68

Renaissance Woman

Answer 68

Educated female artist in the Renaissance era.

Question 69

Caterina de Julianis

Answer 69

Neapolitan artist known for unique dioramas.

Question 70

Rosalba Carriera

Answer 70

18th-century Venetian pastel artist.

Question 71

Gender Fluidity in Art

Answer 71

Exploration of non-binary representations in historical art.

Question 72

Artistic Value

Answer 72

Concept of worth in art

Question 73

Cultural Enlightenment

Answer 73

Art's role in illuminating societal understanding.

Question 74

Divine Inspiration

Answer 74

Artistic creation believed to be guided by the divine.

Question 75

Artistic Ambition

Answer 75

Desire to achieve greatness in artistic endeavors.

Question 76

Innovative Artworks

Answer 76

Art pieces that challenge traditional norms.

Question 77

Historical Roots of Feminism

Answer 77

Early advocacy for women's equality in history.

Question 78

Artistic Representation

Answer 78

Depiction of subjects reflecting societal roles.

Question 79

Self-Promotion in Art

Answer 79

Artists' strategies to gain visibility and commissions.

Question 80

Artistic Canon

Answer 80

Established standards defining great art.

Question 81

Multi-Figure Works

Answer 81

Artworks featuring multiple characters or subjects.

Question 82

Art Historical Context

Answer 82

Background influencing the creation of artworks.