Chapter 20 (Late Medieval/Early Northern Renaissance)

Question 1

How do oil paints differ from tempera paints?

Answer 1

They are easier to rework.

Question 2

In Jan van Eyck’s Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife which of the following elements is an allusion to fidelity?

Answer 2

the dog

Question 3

All of these objects in Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife — the whisk broom

Answer 3

mirror

Question 4

In the calendar pages of Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry scenes of courtly life alternate with what?

Answer 4

the scenes of seasonal workers

Question 5

The illusionism found in French manuscript painting was influenced by French artists in contact with what area?

Answer 5

italy

Question 6

The Nuremberg Chronicle

Answer 6

a brilliant example of the new invention of the printed illustrated book

Question 7

What method was used to create the illustrations in the first printed book the Nuremberg Chronicle?

Answer 7

woodcut

Question 8

What term describes portraits of individuals that accompany religious scenes?

Answer 8

donor portraits

Question 9

Which artist created the first known Western portrait in which the sitter looks directly at the viewer?

Answer 9

Jan van Eyck

Question 10

Which technological trend contributed to the decentralization of religious practice?

Answer 10

The relative cost of printed Bibles and prayer books over those created entirely by hand.

Question 11

Which organizations controlled artistic production in Flanders during the Early Renaissance period in northern Europe?

Answer 11

guilds

Question 12

Which city derived its wealth from the wool trade and then expanded into banking?

Answer 12

Bruges

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a technique used by Martin Schongauer to create tonal varieties and textures in his engraving of Saint Anthony?

Answer 13

Drew lines through an acid-resistant coating

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one of the significant advances in artistic production that occurred in the 15th century?

Answer 14

The development of lithography

Question 15

Which of the following is the title of Martin Schongauer’s engraving?

Answer 15

saint Anthony Tormented by Demons

Question 16

Art historians consider which artwork to be a detailed self-portrait by Jan van Eyck?

Answer 16

the man in the red turban

Question 17

Which of the following is produced by the relief method of printing? woodcut

Question 18

​Who painted the Ghent Altarpiece? Hubert and Jan van Eyck

Question 19

The media used by Jan van Eyck in his Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wifewas _______. oil paint on panel.

Question 20

The subject of Jan van Eyck’s Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife is _______. a richly-dressed couple holding hands in their small home.

Question 21

Which of the following statements best describe the difference between an idealistic approach to representation and a naturalisticone? A naturalistic approach would involve the close study of nature

Answer 21

while an idealistic approach would require an idea of perfection.

Question 22

A great achievement of the Les Très Riches Heures was that it made manuscripts almost as detailed and naturalistic as which other art form? panel painting

Question 23

What noble patron commissioned Les Très Riches Heures? Jean

Answer 23

duke of Berry

Question 24

A description of the formal properties

Answer 24

or form

Question 25

It is unusual for the holy stories depicted by the Flemish artists of this period to include domestic scenes. false

Question 26

The growing wealth of Northern Europe is noticeable in the subject matter of paintings from this period. true

Question 27

The invention of the printing press created a strong market for images created with woodcuts or engravings that were later hand colored. true