Saturday, March 10, 2012

Please correct this 4 me?

1. Many art historians argue that the Italian Renaissance

began in

A. Venice. C. Constantinople.%26gt;

B. Rome. D. Florence.



2. For the student of art appreciation, the Emperor Justinian is

most often remembered for

A. overseeing the construction of Constantinople.

B. overseeing the building of the Hagia Sophia.%26gt;

C. spreading Christian art to the West.

D. destroying Renaissance art as morally corrupt.



3. In Crivelli’s Madonna of the Swallow, aside from the

Madonna and the Christ Child, the major figures are

A. Saint George and an angel.

B. Saint George and Saint Catherine.

C. Saint Sebastian and Saint Jerome.%26gt;

D. Saint George and Saint Jerome.



4. The name Giorgio Vasari is important in art history because of his

A. biographies of Renaissance artists.

B. significance as the first true Renaissance man.

C. use of oil paint in place of egg-tempera.

D. contributions to Vatican architecture%26gt;.



5. The theme of the Birth of Venus by Botticelli

A. is based on a Christian myth.

B. is expressed through surprising psychological symbols.

C. was among the most common of the Renaissance.

D. was influenced by Renaissance humanism.%26gt;



6. Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man portrayed

A. the ideal human body in relation to the universe.

B. the same design as a drawing created in ancient Rome.

C. the most scientific diagram of the human body ever created.

D. man as the purest form of art.%26gt;



7. Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire under the reign of

A. the Bishop of Rome. C. Constantine.

B. Justinian. D. Augustus Caesar.%26gt;



8. If one scans topics and pages of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, it becomes apparent

that he

A. intended to publish at least some of them.

B. kept them strictly for his own use.%26gt;

C. was highly organized about keeping his notes.

D. kept separate books for writing and sketching.



9. To receive proper training and gain access to commissions, artists during the

Renaissance generally had to join a/an%26gt;

A. business partnership. C. local church.

B. orsanmichele. D. guild.



10. In Gothic architecture, the main purpose of the flying buttress was to

A. create wall space for windows. C. create vaults.

B. distribute weight properly. D. provide decorative interest.%26gt;



11. The painter who is usually considered the first naturalistic artist was

A. Dosso Dossi. C. Duccio.

B. Botticelli. D. Masaccio.%26gt;



12. Which of the following artists used experiments with mirrors and his knowledge of

geometry to determine the scientific laws of linear perspective?

A. Brunelleschi %26gt;C. Leonardo da Vinci

B. Masaccio D. Ghiberti



13. A symbol of the Resurrection used by both Fra Angelico and Carlo Crivelli was a/an

A. lion. %26gt; C. heroic knight.

B. open book. D. swallow.



14. Among Michelangelo’s ceiling frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, the most widely known is

A. The Creation of Adam. C. The Exodus.

B. Isaiah. %26gt;D. The Sacrifice of Noah.



15. Leonardo’s painting the Last Supper began to deteriorate quickly because

A. it was used by the French invaders as a target for shooting arrows.

B. the experimental painting method was fundamentally unsound.

C. the wall behind it crumbled due to moisture penetration.%26gt;

D. a rival had contaminated the paints with chalk.



16. The center of power for the western part of the Roman Empire was

A. Florence. C. Constantinople.

B. Venice. D. Rome.%26gt;



17. Raphael’s paintings of a young knight defeating a dragon and saving the princess are

typical interpretations of the legend of

A. St. Mark. C. St. Sebastian%26gt;.

B. St. Jerome. D. St. George.



18. The accumulation of knowledge and technology that developed during the “Dark Ages”%26gt;

culminated in the

A. Reformation. C. Crusades.

B. Renaissance. %26gt;D. feudal period.



19. The term diptych refers to

A. a painting divided into two or more parts.

B. a casual sketch intended to become a completed painting.

C. a pair of paintings meant to be hung together.%26gt;

D. symmetrical figures within a painting.



20. Notre Dame de Paris is a prime example of _______ architecture.

A. Renaissance C. Romanesque

B. Gothic D. Greek revival.%26gt;Please correct this 4 me?
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