Question

16-In Ghiberti’s panel from the Gates of Paradise, which depicts the story of Issac and his sons, the artist achieved a successful illusion of unified space harmonious proportions. This is a result of which of the following techniques?

a. Humanist ideals as seen in the presentation of the Trinity

b. Religious doctrine

c. Rational, measured space achieved through the application of one-point perspective

d. Mannerist exaggeration of form

27-The frescoes painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel represents which of the following themes:

a. The history of the papacy

b. The history of Julius II

c. The chronology of the early Christian Church in Rome as told in the Gospel of Matthew

d. The chronology of Christianity from the creation to the great flood as told in the Book of Genesis

29- In the Italian Renaissance, a Venetian artist demonstrated a remarkable ability to convey light and rich color in his work.  Who was this artist, and which of the following is an example of his work?

		a.Raphael, Galetta
		b. Leonardo Da Vinci, Madonna of the Rocks
		c. Titian, Assumption of the Virgin
		d. Pontormo, Madonna with the Long Neck

30-Which of the following was a major motivation for later High Renaissance and Mannerist artwork?

		The Hundred Years War
		The League of Cambrai
		The Counter Reformation
		The Hanseatic League

31- Michelangelo’s image of the creation of man on the Sistine Ceiling can best be described as:

		The Flemish interpretation of the event
		The Mannerist interpretation of the event
		The High Renaissance, humanist interpretation of the event
		The Italian 14th century interpretation of the event

33- The center scenes of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling include The Drunkenness of Noah.

.TRUE

.FALSE

36- The School of Athens shows prominent philosophers from the ancient world.

.true

.false

37- Why is Titian’s Venus of Urbino significant?

		It was revealed only recently that this work was actually painted by Robert Campin
		It established the compositional elements and the standard for painting reclining female figures for generations to come
		The composition is based on a strictly horizontal and vertical grid
		It is a religious scene

39- Who is the architect of the Palazzo del Te in Mantua, and how does it break from Classical cannons and Renaissance architectural traditions?

		Palladio: The massive columns support narrow architraves
		Bramante: The triglyphs are slipping from the frieze
		Alberti: The work breaks the rules of good design by creating ambiguities and tension
		Romano: The keystones of the arches do not fit into place

40- Leonardo da Vinci’s Madonna of the Rocks demonstrates the artist’s mature style. Which of the following describes this style?

		The painting is ordered with the compositional logic reflecting the International Gothic Style
		The painting is ordered with a pictorial logic and visual unity, as evidenced by the gestures and gazes of the figures
		The painting is ordered with the pictorial unity of the 15th century Flemish style
		The painting is ordered with the pictorial logic of the Limbourgh Brothers

Answer 1

16. c. Rational, measured space achieved through the application of one-point perspective.

Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise has a door with ten panels portraying Old Testament. This is the narrative technique of the medieval times. In the panel Isaac and His sons, he creates an illusion of unified space hamonious proportions. This is achieved through perspective means.