Renaissance Multiple Choice Questions

Renaissance Multiple Choice Questions

1Christ Crowned with Thorns is a late work by the painter______.

ABramante

BTitian

CBrancusi

DBoticelli

2The "Last Supper" fresco by Leonardo da Vinci was not a technical success because:

Ait depicted a religious subject

Bit was commissioned by the Medici family

Cit took too long to complete

Dhe experimentally mixed oil and fresco medium

3The Medici Tombs by Michelangleo are located in the church of ______in Florence, Italy.

ASanta Maria Novella

BSanta Maria del Fiore

cSan Lorenzo

dOr San Michelle

4As a young painter in Florence, ______finished a number of paintings of the Madonna and Child.

AFra Angelico

BFraFillipo Lippi

CBoticelli

DRaphael

5Painters such as Perugino made use of contemporary architectural theory as defined by ______in their paintings.

ABruneleschi

BAlberti

CMasaccio

DGiorgione

6The facade of San Andrea by Alberti uses large pilasters over one story high called the

______.

A loggia

Bbarrel vault

Cspatial play

Dcolossal order

7In the painting The Holy Trinity, Masaccio uses a ______as a backdrop for his figures.

Apointed arch

Bbarrel vaulted chamber

Cgroin vault

Dsexpartite vault

8Titian was the master for his use of ______on the surfaces of his canvases.

Atempera paint

Boil paint

Cglazes

Dplaster of Paris

9The School of Athens by Raphael is executed in the ______technique.

Adry brush

Bpasta primi

Cimpasto

Dfresco

10What two allegorical figures are represented on the Medici tombs by Michelangelo?

A Trouble and Strife

BNight and Day

CStorm and Wind

DTime and Chronos

11The two main characters in the Tempest by Giorgione have been interpreted as being______.

ADavid and Goliath

BAdam and Eve

CCain and Able

DAbraham and Sara

12In the Last Judgment by Michelangelo, what does St. Bartholomew hold in his hand?_____

Ahis own skin

Ba fleece

C a towel

Dclassical drapery

13The Story of the True Cross fresco relates to the search for the ______.

ALast Supper

BCrown of Thorns

C Cross of Jesus

DBaptismal font

14The fresco by Perugino entitled The Delivery of the Keys, shows______receiving his authority from Christ.

APeter

BGeorge

CPaul

D John

15Of the animals in the painting of St. Francis in Ecstasy, the ______represents St. Francis.

Ahorse

Bgoose

Cdonkey

Dcow

Questions 16-22 refer to the image that follows on the website in a image bank.

16The work is by:

AMasaccio

BMichelangelo

CLeonardo da Vinci

DAndrea del Castagno

17The work is a

Awall painting

B Panel painting

CManuscript Illumination

Dtapestry

18The work is located in a:

Aducal palace

Bpapal chapel

Cmonastic refectory

Dcity hall

19The artist experimented with the work's

Aplacement

B iconography

Cmaterials

Dsize

20The work incorporates:

Ahierarchical scale

Blinear perspective

Celongated proportions

D strident colors

21The work depicts the

AFeast in the House of Levi

BLast Supper

C Marriage at Cana

D Supper at Emmaus

22The narrative moment is expressed through the

Agestures

Btextual gloss

Ccolor palette

Dlighting

23The leading painter in the city of Venice was______.

AGiovanni Bellini

BAlberti

CPierodella Francesca

DDonatello

24In his drawings, Leonardo revealed his interest in ______.

Aengineering

Bscience

Carchitecture

Dall of the above

25The painting of Galatea by Raphael depicts a story from______.

Athe New Testamanet

BGreek mythology

C Dante's Inferno

Dthe Book of Genesis

26One of the great accomplishments of Masaccio's The Holy Trinity is its combination of classical geometry with______.

Amysticism

Bneoplatonism

C Christian doc trine

Dboth A and B

27Andrea del Verrocchio was the most accomplished______after Donatello.

Apainter

Bmercenary

Dsculptor

Darchitect

28Bramante's design for St. Peter's would be influenced by which ancient domed building?

Athe Pantheon

B the Florence cathedral

C the Colosseum

D the Tempietto

29Leonardo unsuccessfully used______for the painting, The Last Supper.

Afresco

Bgold leaf

Coil-tempera combination

Dsculpture

30The process that Michelangelo used for his sculptures can best be seen in the ______.

AMona Lisa

B Sistine Chapel

C Awakening Prisoner

D Pieta

31The painter Titian used a heavy layer of ______on areas of his painting of Danae.

Abronze

Btempera

C fresco

D impasto

32Donatello experimented with ______sculpture during his early career.

A freestanding

B relief

C kinetic

D Both a and b

33The Burial of Count Orgaz was the only work El Greco created for ______.

Ahimself

Bthe Church

C a private patron

D a public chapel

34El Greco joined in his art influences from Byzantine and ______art.

AMinoan

BEarly Renaissance

C Venetian

D Florentine

Questions 35-42 refer to an image in the Image Bank that follows:

35The work was painted by:

ABellini

B Botticelli

CMasaccio

DMichelangelo

36The work dates from the end of the

Atwelfth century

Bfifteenth century

C sixteenth century

D nineteenth century

37The family name of the patrons of this work was:

AMedici

B Hapsburg

C Gonzaga

DBuonarroti

38The figure in the center of the illustration represents:

AMary Magdalene

B Aurora

C Venus

DEve

39The pose of the figure in the center is derived from:

Aa Classical statue

Ban Early Christian sarcophagus

Ca Byzantine Icon

Da Baroque ceiling

40The central figure was innovative in its time because of its:

Aproportions

Bnudity

Ccontrapposto

Dcolor

41One leading interpretation of the painting is that it reflects the ideas of>

Ascholasticism

B the Counter-Reformation

Cempiricism

DNeoplatonism

42The painting is noteworthy for its:

Aone-point perspective

Bscientific content

C graceful linearity

Dgeometric patterns

Questions 43-49 Refer to the Images in the Image Bank which follows:

43The work on the right was painted by

APerugino

BMasaccio

CBellini

DRaphael

44The figures in both paintings can be characterized as:

Aoutlined and flat

Bactive and spontaneous

Cwrithing and elongated

Dbalanced and solid

45A primary figure found in both works is:

ALorenzo de Medici

B St. Peter

C Pope Julius II

D the artist

46The architecture most specifically referred to in the painting on the right is that of:

ARome

BGreece

CPersia

DFrance

47Both works have all of the following EXCEPT:

Achiaroscuro to create volume

Bplacement within a larger program or cycle of paintings

Cthe same painting medium

Dmultiple vanishing points

48The painting of the left tells a story by:

Aconcealing the narrative beneath hidden symbols

Busing continuous narration

C combining classical and Biblical textual sources

Dcreating the scene as an otherworldly vision

49The work on the right was painted to support the authority of

Athe ruling elite of Florence

Ba monastic order

Ca militia company

Dthe popes

50The sculpture of St. George at Or San Michele was created by

ALorenzo Ghiberti

BDonatello

CPollaiuolo

DBoticelli