Ch. 12, 13

Question 1

Whom does Giorgio Vasari credit with inventing the medium of oil painting?

Answer 1

Jan Van Eyck

Question 2

Michelangelo’s view of carving marble centered on the belief that the ___

Answer 2

Figure was trapped in the marble and had to be set free by the sculptor

Question 3

What do the lilies in the workshop of the Master of Flemallez Merode Altarpiece signify?

Answer 3

Mary’s Virginity

Question 4

The lower zone or base of an altarpiece, decorated with painting or sculpture related to the main iconographic theme of the altar

Answer 4

?????

Question 5

A devotional subject in a Christian religious art showing the dead body of Jesus laid across the lap of his grieving mother Mary (vocab)

Answer 5

Pieta

Question 6

A metal instrument used in engraving to cut lines into the metal plate (Vocab)

Answer 6

Burin

Question 7

Where did most female Renaissance artists learn their trade?

Answer 7

From family members or in convents

Question 8

What color does Jan Van Eyck use in her works?

Answer 8

Red