Chapter 21 (Early Italian Renaissance) Flashcards
In 1401, Ghiberti’s entry won the competition for the design of the baptistery doors for the Florence Cathedral partially based stylistically on its ____.
a new spatial illusionism
____ was one of the first Renaissance buildings conceived as a central-plan structure.
Pazzi Chapel
The duke of Mantua commissioned the frescoes of the Camera degli Sposi from Mantegna for which of the following purposes?
To glorify himself and his family
Which of the following architects wrote influential treatises on painting and architecture?
Alberti
In Masaccio’s Trinity the vanishing point can be found at which of the following?
at the foot of the Cross
Nanni di Banco achieved a unified spatial composition by placing the figures ____ and in relation to one another.
in a semicircle
In the treatment of space and narrative, Ghiberti’s Isaac and his Sons recall ____.
painting techniques
Employed by Ghiberti on his Gates of Paradise, presenting several episodes ______ was a medieval narrative method.
in a single frame
In Ghiberti’s Isaac and His Sons, the artist’s study of ancient art is especially apparent in the ____.
figure of Rebecca
In Perugino’s Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to Saint Peter, the artist has reminded the viewer of the link among Constantine, Saint Peter, and the basilica of Saint Peter. Which of the following is the vehicle used as that reminder?
The triumphal arches in the background
By ____ Donatello revolutionized relief sculpture in his image of Saint George and the Dragon.
creating an atmospheric effect using incised lines
____ took a fundamental step forward in his representation of Saint Mark by the contrapposto pose.
Donatello
Which of the following artists was the winner of the famous competition for the bronze doors of the Florence baptistery?
Ghiberti
____ was the Dominican monk who denounced the secular humanism of the Medici and others.
Savonarola
Which of the following accounts for the decline in the role Florence played in the support of the arts at the end of the 15th century?
Savonarola’s brief span of power
Which of the following artists actively collected Classical sculpture?
Ghiberti
Which of the following was the Dominican painter-friar who combined elements of the new style of art with traditional religious devotional works that did not conflict with the content of the works?
Fra Angelico
Which of the following describes the style of Fra Angelico?
Simple and direct
Author of the Commentaries, ____ is considered the first Renaissance art historian.
Lorenzo Ghiberti
By placing figures on a triangular base, ____ departed from the convention of frontality.
Pollaiuolo
Which Italian city played the most important role in the development of Renaissance ideas and art forms in the early 15th century?
Florence
Which of the following artists was most interested in depicting the human body in violent action?
Signorelli
In Masaccio’s Trinity there is a coffered barrel-vault reminiscent of which of the following?
A Roman triumphal arch
In Masaccio’s Trinity he embodies two principal Renaissance interests. One is realism based on observation. Which of the following is the other?
It is the application of the new science of perspective.
The development of linear perspective is generally credited to ____.
Brunelleschi
In Masaccio’s Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden, Adam’s feet clearly come into contact with the ground. Which of the following is the interpretation for this?
It marks the human presence on earth.
Although tied to International Gothic style conventions, among the naturalistic details found in the Adoration of the Magi are ____.
animals seen from a variety of angles and convincing foreshortening
How did Masaccio create a sense of bulk for his figures in the Tribute Money?
Through modeling with an identifiable light source within the picture
Often synonymous with the Renaissance, the ____ were great art patrons.
Medici family
The 15th-century Italian artist whose work showed the most influence of the International style was ____.
Gentile da Fabriano
Ghiberti’s competitive panel for the baptistery doors of the Florence Cathedral shows classical references that reflect influences of humanism. Which of the following is a classical reference seen on Ghiberti’s panel?
The naked figure of Isaac
