Chapter 18: 14th Century Art in Europe

Question 1

Answer 1

Frescos of the Sala Dei Nove (or Sala Della Pace)
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy (14th c. Europe)
1338-1339 CE
Fresco

Question 2

Answer 2

Piazza Della Signoria with Palazzo Della Signoria (Town Hall) and Loggia Dei Lanzi (Loggia of the Lancers)
Palazzo della Signoria, Florence, Italy (14th c. Europe)
Palazzo della Signoria: 1299-1310 CE
Loggia dei Lanzi: 1376-1382 CE

Question 3

Answer 3

Life of St. John the Baptist
Andrea Pisano
South doors, Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence, Italy (14th c. Europe)
Doors: 1330-1336 CE
Bronze vine scrolls on lintel and jambs: mid-15th century, CE
Gilded bronze

Question 4

Answer 4

The Baptism of the Multitude
Andrea Pisano
Detail of the south doors, Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence, Italy (14th c. Europe)
1330-1336 CE
Gilded bronze

Question 5

Answer 5

Virgin and Child Enthroned
Cimabue
Most likely for the high altar of the church of Santa Trinita, Florence, Italy (14th c. Europe)
c. 1280 CE
Tempera and gold

Question 6

Answer 6

Virgin and Child Enthroned
Giotto di Bondone
Most likely for the high altar of the church of the Ognissanti (All Saints), Florence, Italy (14th c. Europe)
1305-1310 CE
Tempera and gold on wood panel

Question 7

Answer 7

Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, view toward east wall
Giotto di Bondone
Padua, Italy (14th c. Europe)
1305-1306 CE
Frescos

Question 8

Answer 8

Marriage at Cana, Raising of Lazarus, Lamentation, and Resurrection/Noli Me Tangere
Giotto di Bondone
North wall of Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, Padua, Italy (14th c. Europe)
1305-1306 CE
Fresco

Question 9

Answer 9

Kiss of Judas
Giotto di Bondone
South wall of Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, Padua, Italy (14th c. Europe)
1305-1306 CE
Fresco

Question 10

Answer 10

Conjectural Reconstruction of the Front (A) and Back (B) of the Maesta Altarpiece
Duccio di Buoninsegna
Made for Siena Cathedral, Italy (14th c. Europe)
1308-1311 CE
Tempera and gold on wood

Question 11

Answer 11

Raising of Lazarus
Duccio di Buoninsegna
From the predella of the back of the Maesta Altarpiece, made for Siena Cathedral, Italy (14th c. Europe)
1308-1311 CE
Tempera and gold on wood

Question 12

Answer 12

Betrayal of Jesus
Duccio di Buoninsegna
From the back of the Maesta Altarpiece, made for Siena Cathedral, Italy (14th c. Europe)
1308-1311 CE
Tempera and gold on wood

Question 13

Answer 13

Annunciation
Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi
Made for Siena Cathedral, Italy (14th c. Europe)
1333 CE
Tempera and gold on wood

Question 14

Answer 14

Enthroned Christ with Saints, from the Strozzi Altarpiece
Andrea di Cione (nicknamed Orcagna)
Strozzi Chapel, Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy. (14th c. Europe)
1354-1357 CE
Tempera and gold on wood

Question 15

Answer 15

Aerial view of the Campo in Siena with the Palazzo Pubblico (City Hall including its tower) facing its straight side
Siena, Italy (14th c. Europe)
Palazzo Pubblico: 1297 - c. 1315 CE
Tower: 1320s - 1340s CE

Question 16

Answer 16

The Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Sala dei Nove (also known as Sala della Pace), Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy (14th c. Europe)
1338-1339 CE
Fresco

Question 17

Answer 17

The Kiss of Judas and the Annunciation
Jean Pucelle
Two-page opening from the Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux, Paris, France (14th c. Europe)
c. 1324-1328 CE
Grisaille and color on vellum

Question 18

Answer 18

Virgin and Child
Paris, France (14th c. Europe)
c. 1324-1339 CE
Silver gilt and enamel

Question 19

Answer 19

Small ivory chest with scenes from courtly romances
Paris, France (14th c. Europe)
c. 1330-1350 CE
Elephant ivory with modern iron mounts

Question 20

Answer 20

Attack on the Castle of Love
Top of the small ivory chest with scenes from courtly romances
Paris, France (14th c. Europe)
c. 1330-1350 CE
Elephant ivory with modern iron mounts

Question 21

Answer 21

Tristan and Iseult at the Fountain; Capture of the Unicorn
Left short side of the small ivory chest with scenes from courtly romances
Paris, France (14th c. Europe)
c. 1330-1350 CE
Elephant ivory with modern iron mounts

Question 22

Answer 22

Life of the Virgin, back of the Chichester-Constable Chasuble
From a set of vestments embroidered in opus anglicanum from Southern England. (14th c. Europe)
c. 1330-1350 CE
Red velvet with silk and metallic thread and seed pearls

Question 23

Answer 23

Interior, Exeter Cathedral
Devon, England (14th c. Europe)
Thomas of Witney, choir: 14th century CE
Bishop’s Throne: 1313-1317 CE
Robert Lesyngham, east window: 1389-1390 CE

Question 24

Answer 24

Vesperbid (Pieta)
From the Middle Rhine region, Germany (14th c. Europe)
c. 1330 CE
Wood and polychrony

Question 25

Answer 25

St. Hedwig of Silesia with Duke Ludwig I of Leignitz, Brieg and Duchess Agnes
Dedication page of the Hedwig Codex (14th c. Europe)
1353 CE
ink and paint on parchment

Question 26

Answer 26

Interior of the Church of the Holy Cross, Schwabisch Gmund
Germany (14th c. Europe)
Begun by Heinrich Parler: 1317 CE
choir by Peter Parker begun in 1351 CE
Vaulting completed 16th century CE

Question 27

Answer 27

Plan of the Church of the Holy Cross, Schwabisch Gmund
Germany (14th c. Europe)
Begun by Heinrich Parler: 1317 CE
choir by Peter Parker begun in 1351 CE
Vaulting completed 16th century CE

Question 28

Answer 28

St. Luke
Master Theodoric
Holy Cross Chapel, Karlstejn Castle, near Prague, Czechia (14th c. Europe)
1360-1364 CE
Paint and gold on panel