Unit 1 Art Notes - Chapter 2

Question 1

1. Which of the following works of art emphasize Humanism? Pick the incorrect answer.

a. St. George
b. David
c. Trinity
d. Gattamelata
e. Church of San Lorenzo
f. Expulsion of Adam and Eve

Answer 1

e. Church of San Lorenzo

Question 2

2. What are some characteristics of Renaissance sculpture? Pick all that apply.
3. realistic images
4. influence from ancient Greece and Rome
5. interest in Humanism
6. religious and intellectual mix
7. public oriented

Answer 2

1. realistic images
2. influence from ancient Greece and Rome
3. interest in Humanism
4. public oriented

Question 3

3. What is a fresco? What is a cartoon? How do you make a fresco? Which works of art from this week are frescos?

Answer 3

Fresco is a painting on wet plaster. Cartoon is a drawing to the scale of the final design made by the artist. Cartoon can be used to make a fresco. For example, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling are frescos.

Question 4

4. Linear perspective uses a horizon line and a vanishing point. Explain these terms.

Answer 4

In drawing, the vanishing point is a spot where lines meet on a horizon line, usually at the deepest point. A horizon line is essential in art because it allows you to control the height of a viewer’s eye as they look at the picture.

Question 5

5. How does atmospheric perspective create the illusion of depth? How is modelling different?

Answer 5

Atmospheric perspective creates the illusion of depth by modulating color to simulate changes at a distance. “Modelling” refers to the process of creating the illusion of 3-dimensionality by using gradations of color.

Question 6

6. How is the painting style of Masaccio and Botticelli different?

Answer 6

Masaccio developed a fully naturalistic and dramatic style that inaugurated Renaissance painting. Botticelli worked in all the current genres of Florentine art style with frescos.