U4 L3 Developments In Art

Question 1

What were the 3 major types of architecture in the medieval period?

Answer 1

• Gothic
• Byzantine
• Romanesque

Question 2

During did Medieval period, was painting or architecture emphasized?

Answer 2

Architecture

Question 3

What are the characteristics of Gothic architecture?

Answer 3

• vaulted arches
• vertical lines
• elaborate carvings
• stained glass windows

Question 4

What is a famous Gothic cathedral?

Answer 4

Notre Dame in Paris

Question 5

When was Romanesque architecture used?

Answer 5

11, 12 and 13th centuries

Question 6

What are the characteristics of Romanesque architecture?

Answer 6

• thick walls

- wide arches

Question 7

What are some famous examples of Romanesque architecture?

Answer 7

• Cathedral at Worms, Germany
• Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
• Angouleme Cathedral, France

Question 8

When did Byzantine architecture flourish?

Answer 8

5th century AD to mid-15th century

Question 9

What were the characteristics of Byzantine architecture?

Answer 9

• outgrowth of roman Basilica
• domes
• vaults on top of square structures

Question 10

What are some examples of Byzantine architecture?

Answer 10

• Saint Basil’s Church, Moscow

- Hagia Sophia’s Church, Constantinople

Question 11

What was Saint Peter’s Church?

Answer 11

Worked on by Renaissance artists and architects like Michelangelo, who designed the dome

Question 12

Who was Indigo Jones?

Answer 12

• Designed English buildings

- eg. Queen’s House at Greenwich, London

Question 13

What did Renaissance styles develop into by the 17th century?

Answer 13

Baroque

Question 14

What was painting like during the Medieval period?

Answer 14

simple, stiff and artificial

Question 15

Who was Giotto?

Answer 15

• provided transition from Middle Ages to Renaissance
• used illusion of depth
• frescos showed naturalism

Question 16

Who was Masaccio?

Answer 16

• Florentine painter
• contributed to perspective
• experimented with chiaroscuro, technique of painting light and shadow

Question 17

Who was Boticelli?

Answer 17

At first painted subjects from mythology but later did religious subjects because of Savonarola

Question 18

Who was Leonardo da Vinci?

Answer 18

• universal man of Renaissance
• skilled in anatomy, botany, math etc.
• sketched airplanes, tanks and parachutes

Question 19

What are some examples of Leonardo da Vinci’s work?

Answer 19

• The Last Supper
• Mona Lisa
• The Virgin, St. Anne, and the Infant Jesus

Question 20

Who was Michelangelo and what are some examples of his work?

Answer 20

• painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and poet
• painted the Sistine Chapel (scenes of Genesis)
• The Last Judgement
• sculptures : Pietà, David, and Moses

Question 21

Who was Raphael and what are examples of his work?

Answer 21

• blended classical culture and Christianity
• Sistine Madonna
• The School of Athens

Question 22

Who are some other Italian painters? What group did they make up and which medium did they use?

Answer 22

• Bellini and his pupils Giorgione and Titian
• Venetian school of painters
• oil colors

Question 23

Who are painters that were in the Flemish school of Painting?

Answer 23

Jan, Hubert van Eyck- 3-dimension and religious themes

Pieter Brueghel- landscapes, common life, The Harvesters

Question 24

Who are two German painters?

Answer 24

Albrecht Durer and Hans Holbein

Question 25

Who was Albrecht Durer?

Answer 25

• led German Renaissance school of painting

- famous of engravings

Question 26

Who was Hans Holbein?

Answer 26

• famous for portraits and wood cuts
• court painter to Henry VII
• painted portraits of Henry VIII and Sir Thomas More

Question 27

Who were two Renaissance artists in Spain?

Answer 27

Murillo and Velazquez

Question 28

Who was Murillo?

Answer 28

Spanish artist known for his ‘St. Anthony of Padua’

Question 29

Who was Velazquez and some of his famous paintings?

Answer 29

• Spanish artist
• Las Meninas
• The Water Seller of Seville
• Prince Philip Prosper of Spain