Quiz3 Flashcards
The “rebirth” of fifteenth-century Italian art had its roots in the ________.
Fourteenth century
The development of a vernacular (everyday) literature based on the ________ dialect expanded the audience for humanist writings.
Tuscan
The invention of movable metal type in ________ facilitated the printing and far-reaching distribution of books.
Germany
The Medici family acquired its vast fortune from ________.
Banking
In 1401, the Arte di Calimala (wool merchants’ guild) of Florence sponsored a competition for a set of doors for the ________.
Baptistery, Cathedral
The ________ theme paralleled the message the city fathers of Florence wanted to convey to their people.
Sacrifice of Isaac
The two finalists for the Wool Merchants’ Guild competition of 1401 were ________.
Ghiberti and Brunelleschi
Ghiberti was trained in painting and ________.
Goldsmithery
The ________ by Donatello marked the advent of rationalized perspective space.
Feast of Herod
The invention of “true” linear perspective is generally attributed to ________.
Filippo Brunelleschi
Nanni di Banco’s Four Crowned Saints represent the________.
sculpture starting to leave architectural settings
Donatello incorporated Greek and Roman principles that surfaced in which of the following?
Saint Mark
The International Style was a dominant painting style around 1400 and lasted well into the fifteenth century. ________ produced what is considered the masterpiece of this style, the Adoration of the Magi.
Gentile da Fabriano
The classical principle of contrapposto, or weight shift, was reintroduced into Western art by the sculptor ________.
Donatello
Which church of Brunelleschi shows his mature style?
Santo Spirito
