ASHWORTH AR300 ONLINE EXAM 5

Question 1 of 40                                                                                 2.5/ 2.5 Points

Which artist has a fallen soldier and broken lances fall along linear perspective lines?

A. Paolo Uccello

B. Sandro Botticelli

C. Fra Angelico

D. Masaccio

Question 2 of 40                                                                                 2.5/ 2.5 Points

Which of the following is a system of showing distance through color, clarity, and value?

A. Atmospheric perspective

B. Linear perspective

C. Mathematical perspective

D. Intuitive perspective

Question 3 of 40                                                                                 2.5/ 2.5 Points

What types of buildings were built in the Gothic style?

A. Christian churches

B. Jewish synagogues

C. Town halls

D. All of the above

Question 4 of 40                                                                                 2.5/ 2.5 Points

Which of the following describes the nave ceiling at the Cathedral of Saint James, Santiago de Compostela?

A. Wooden coffered

B. Groin rib vaulted

C. A dome

D. Ribbed barrel vault

Question 5 of 40                                                                                 2.5/ 2.5 Points

Which is the very large round window above the entrance to a Gothic church?

A. Lancet

B. Oculi

C. Rose window

D. Grisalle

Question 6 of 40                                                                                 2.5/ 2.5 Points

Which was an innovation in Gothic architecture?

A. Horseshoe arches

B. Round arches

C. Ribbed groin vaults

D. Stained glass windows

Question 7 of 40                                                                                 2.5/ 2.5 Points

What makes van der Weyden’s Deposition of special importance?

A. It is his only known work.

B. It is the first oil painting.

C. It establishes the characteristics of his work.

D. It was sent to Italy and spread the Flemish style there.

Question 8 of 40                                                                                 2.5/ 2.5 Points

Which precedent is set by the Church of Saint Cyriakus and followed by Romanesque churches?

A. An open beam ceiling

B. The use of flying buttresses

C. Alternating heavy, rectangular supports with lighter, round supports in the nave arcade

D. Rib vaults

Question 9 of 40                                                                                 2.5/ 2.5 Points

Two influences on the work of Hugo van der Goes are the work of:

A. Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden.

B. Petrus Christus and the Limbourg brothers.

C. Martin Schongauer and Antonio del Pollaiuolo.

D. Masaccio and Fra Angelico.

Question 10 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

Which is the central supporting post in a Romanesque church portal?

A. Archivolt

B. Trumeau

C. Jamb

D. Tympanum

Question 11 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

Where did Gothic Architecture begin?

A. Île-de-France

B. Burgundy

C. Tuscany

D. Southern England

Question 12 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

Which is the pose that was a stylistic signature of the Gothic period?

A. Contrapposto

B. Figura serpentinata

C. Column-like

D. Swaying s-curve

Question 13 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

At Reims Cathedral, what technique permitted the creation of even more expansive walls of glass?

A. Bar tracery

B. Stone tracery

C. Plate tracery

D. Gold tracery

Question 14 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

What does trompe l’oeil mean literally?

A. A day’s work

B. A section of plaster

C. Fool the eye

D. Painted on location

Question 15 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

The “Royal Portal” gets its name from which of its decorative features?

A. Central tympanum depicting Christ in majesty

B. Elaborate doors

C. Pointed arches

D. Statue columns of Old Testament figures

Question 16 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

Which of the following is the first Gothic building?

A. Notre Dame, Paris

B. Church of Saint-Denis

C. Chartres Cathedral

D. Salisbury Cathedral

Question 17 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

Where is the primary area for Romanesque architectural sculpture?

A. On the bell tower

B. In the apse and around the altar

C. On the façade, entrance, and column capitals

D. In the cloister

Question 18 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

Which are thick masses of masonry that counter the thrust of vaults?

A. Groin vaults

B. Westworks

C. Buttresses

D. Spandrels

Question 19 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

In manuscripts during the Gothic age, illuminators used columns of medallions and colors, both of which were derived from:

A. stained-glass windows.

B. cloisonné metalwork.

C. portal sculpture.

D. Italian frescos.

Question 20 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

What was the purpose and setting for Fra Angelico’s Annunciation?

A. An altarpiece in a monastery chapel

B. For meditation and prayer in monks’ private living quarters

C. For a noblewoman’s devotional at her home

D. For the Pope’s viewing in the Vatican apartments

Part 2

Question 21 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

In which category of painting did Anthony van Dyke specialize?

A. Portraiture

B. Landscape

C. History and mythology

D. Religious art

Question 22 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

Which artist introduced intense new realism and a dramatic use of light and gesture to Italian Baroque art?

A. Annibale Caracci

B. Giovanni Battista Gaulli

C. Bartolomé Estaban Murillo

D. Caravaggio

Question 23 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

The first School of Fontainebleau had a particularly strong influence in which of the following places?

A. Italy and Sicily

B. Spain and Portugal

C. France and the Netherlands

D. The Germanic states

Question 24 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

Who traveled to Italy twice and brought back ideas of perspective, ideal human proportions, and painting techniques to his home country?

A. Albrecht Durer

B. Matthias Grünewald

C. Tilman Riemenschneider

D. Hans Holbein the Younger

Question 25 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

In which capacity was the Isenheim Altarpiece used?

A. As a private devotional altar

B. For Easter Mass celebration

C. Treatment for ill patients

D. It was carried through the streets in processionals

Question 26 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

Caterina van Hemessen learned her trade from:

A. a convent.

B. her father.

C. an apprenticeship.

D. the academy.

Question 27 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

In which subject is Titian considered renowned?

A. Landscape

B. Female nudes

C. Virgin and Child

D. Still life

Question 28 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

Which was Raphael’s first commission in Rome?

A. Tapestry cartoons

B. A Virgin and Child for the Pope

C. Frescoes in the papal apartments

D. A Sistine Chapel fresco

Question 29 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

What generally happened to art in churches that became Protestant?

A. It was altered to fit the new doctrine.

B. It was sold to Catholic churches.

C. It was destroyed and the walls whitewashed.

D. The artists were forced to buy it back.

Question 30 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

Bruegel’s Hunters in the Snow represents which part of a cycle of paintings?

A. The time of dusk

B. The sense of sound

C. The months of November and December

D. The element of ice

Question 31 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

Which Pope brought Michelangelo to Rome?

A. Leo X

B. Innocent X

C. Julius II

D. Clement VII

Question 32 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

What was Versailles before Louis XIV?

A. A small hunting château

B. A botanical garden

C. A monastery

D. A village of masons

Question 33 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

Whose Last Supper was criticized because it was too grandiose, vulgar, and included dogs and foreign soldiers?

A. Tintoretto’s

B. Titian’s

C. Leonardo’s

D. Veronese’s

Question 34 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

The French Academy was based upon the art of which artist?

A. Rigaud

B. Rembrandt

C. Bernini

D. Poussin

Question 35 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

To whom does le Roi Soleil (the Sun King) refer?

A. Phillip IV of Spain

B. Charles I of England

C. Louis XIV of France

D. Henri IV of France

Question 36 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

Which strong influence is seen in the early career of Velázquez?

A. Michelangelo

B. Caravaggio

C. Carracci

D. Raphael

Question 37 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

What happened to Veronese because of his painting Last Supper?

A. He became famous.

B. He was appointed painter to the Duke of Venice.

C. He was called before the Inquisition.

D. He was given many commissions from the Scuola di San Rocco.

Question 38 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

In Christian architecture, which of the following is a building over a grave that was traditionally circular in plan?

A. Martyrium

B. Hemicycle

C. Mausoleum

D. Cenotaph

Question 39 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

Whose goal was to color like Titian and draw like Michelangelo?

A. Tintoretto

B. Bronzino

C. Veronese

D. El Greco

Question 40 of 40                                                                               2.5/ 2.5 Points

In Christian architecture, which of the following is a building over a grave that was traditionally circular in plan?

Which is the inspiration for the Farnese ceiling?

A. Michelangelo’s Sistine Ceiling

B. Bernini’s Cornaro Chapel

C. Gaulli’s frescoes in Il Gesu

D. Mantegna’s Camera Picta