Deck 22: Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy

Question 1

After Bellini's death in 1516, who became the official painter of the Republic of Venice?

A) Pontormo
B) Veronese
C) da Vinci
D) Titian

Answer 1

D

Question 2

In his Assumption of the Virgin , what did Titian use to create intensity and drama?

A) Heavy contour lines
B) Vibrant color
C) Mix of styles
D) A new medium

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In his David , how does Michelangelo break away from the self-containment of earlier standing statues?

A) Having him hold a rock
B) Turning his head toward adversary
C) Giving him a weigh-shifting pose
D) Shifting focus to the figure's hair and face

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The Council of Trent in 1545 was part of which wider historical phenomenon?

A) The Hanseatic League
B) The Hundred Years' War
C) War of the Holy League
D) The Counter-Reformation

Question 5

What do the numerous preparatory sketches and studies Leonardo da Vinci made for the Last Supper indicate about his conceptualization of the figures in the work?

A) He arranged the figures in threes, and each grouping expressed the same emotion.
B) For Leonardo the significance lay in the overall scene, not the individual figures.
C) Each figure was treated individually in both pose and emotion expressed.
D) The majority of his effort was given to the figure of Christ, and the others were subsidiary.

Question 6

In Raphael's Stanza della Segnatura, he integrated the philosophies and teachings of Plato and Aristotle, and what other pair?

A) Rome and Florence
B) Julius II and Lorenzo de' Medici
C) Italy and the Holy Roman Empire
D) Humanism and Christianity

Question 7

In Leonardo's Last Supper , how did the artist break with traditional iconography?

A) By including Mary Magdalene among the apostles in the role of servant
B) By placing Judas on the same side of the table as the others
C) By including windows showing scenic earthly vistas
D) By showing the chamber in clear linear perspective

Question 8

Leonardo's use of light and dark in Madonna of the Rocks built on the work of which Early Renaissance artist?

A) Piero della Francesca
B) Fra Angelico
C) Gentile da Fabriano
D) Masaccio

Question 9

The dome Bramante designed for Saint Peter's in Rome would have resembled which of the following?

A) Hagia Sophia, Constantinople
B) Florence Cathedral
C) Saint Mark's, Venice
D) Pantheon, Rome

Question 10

Who commissioned the Tempietto?

A) Pope Julius II
B) Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
C) Lorenzo de' Medici
D) Henry VIII of England

Question 11

Michelangelo deviated from earlier representations of David in his rendition by portraying which part of the episode?

A) The moment of victory
B) The defeat of Goliath
C) The encounter before the battle
D) David watching Goliath die

Question 12

Which of the following was the mother church for the Jesuits in Rome?

A) Saint Peter's
B) Il Gesù
C) San Giorgio Maggiore
D) Santa Maria Maggiore

Question 13

What did the cleaning of Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling reveal that shocked art historians?

A) The work of another artist
B) A new painting technique
C) Large reworked sections
D) The vivid original colors

Question 14

What was the most influential building in the later Cinquecento Italy?

A) Church of San Francesco
B) Santissima Annunziata
C) Il Gesù
D) Santa Maria della Grazie

Question 15

Which artist was an influence on Raphael's perspective system in his Marriage of the Virgin ?

A) Bronzino
B) Perugino
C) Andrea del Sarto
D) Signorelli

Question 16

In the Creation of Adam , Michelangelo fashioned the conception of God after which earlier type?

A) Byzantine Pantokrator
B) Olympian deities
C) Medieval representations
D) Alexander the Great

Question 17

Michelangelo's design for the twin tombs of Giuliano and Lorenzo de' Medici, never finished, is believed to have been based on which school of thought?

A) Protestantism
B) Neo-Platonism
C) Scholasticism
D) Humanism

Question 18

How does the composition of Titian's Pesaro Madonna differ from that of other High Renaissance works in central Italy?

A) Highlighted against a dark background
B) Symmetrical arrangement of figures
C) Figures placed on a steep diagonal
D) Figure gesturing toward the viewer

Question 19

The Sistine ceiling represents which of the following themes?

A) The history of the papacy
B) The events of the Old Testament
C) The salvation of humanity
D) The history of Christian Rome

Question 20

In his representation of Pope Leo X, Raphael did not portray him as head of state, but as what?

A) A warrior
B) A teacher
C) A humble Franciscan
D) A man of learning

Question 21

What term do art historians use to describe the use of rough brushstrokes and thick dabs of pigment to highlight the uneven surface so it catches the light?

A) Sfumato
B) Oil painting
C) Impasto
D) Grisaille

Question 22

Michelangelo's statue of Moses is part of which monument?

A) Tomb of Giuliano de' Medici
B) Tomb of Julius II
C) Sistine Chapel
D) Saint Peter's

Question 23

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Bellini's Feast of the Gods is said to have an Arcadian theme, meaning that it is what?

A) Concerned with festive dancing and revels
B) Set in a rugged and mountainous landscape
C) Set in a scene of idyllic simplicity and rustic beauty
D) Centered around food and feasting activities

Question 24

What influence led Raphael to include a self-portrait in the reflection on a brass finial in his painting of Pope Leo X?

A) Mannerism
B) Giotto
C) International Gothic
D) Netherlandish art

Question 25

What painting style takes its name from the importance of the hand of the artist in creating a work?

A) Baroque
B) Constructivism
C) Realism
D) Mannerism

Question 26

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What characteristic compositional technique does Leonardo use to unite the figures in Madonna of the Rocks ?

A) Diagonal grouping
B) Pyramidal grouping
C) Circular form
D) Foreground line

Question 27

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Which aspect of Michelangelo's Pietá caused controversy at the time it was created?

A) Image of deceased Jesus
B) Mary's apparent youth
C) Use of marble for statue
D) Smaller relative size of Jesus

Question 28

Raphael's painting Galatea was inspired by the poetry of which Italian writer?

A) Homer
B) Dante
C) Machiavelli
D) Poliziano

Question 29

Who was the chief architect of the Republic of Venice from 1570 until his death?

A) Giulio Romano
B) Palladio
C) Bramante
D) Michelangelo

Question 30

Which Mannerist painter created dynamic compositions using swirling clouds and fitful light?

A) Giorgione
B) Tintoretto
C) Raphael
D) Michelangelo

Question 31

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In works such as Madonna in the Meadow , Raphael has clearly adopted Leonardo's use of pyramidal composition for his own work but rejected what interest of Leonardo?

A) Bright color palette
B) Illuminated landscape
C) Statuesque figures
D) Heavy chiaroscuro

Question 32

In Cinquecento the availability of which inexpensive medium allowed drawing to rise to prominence as an artistic pursuit?

A) Vellum
B) Pulp paper
C) Parchment
D) Canvas

Question 33

In his David , rather than concentrating his efforts on achieving the standards of ideal beauty, Michelangelo prioritized what aspect?

A) The details of his clothing
B) His dramatic gestures
C) His delicate, slender hands
D) Depicting pent-up emotion

Question 34

Which city-state was the focal point of artistic development in the High Renaissance?

A) Florence
B) Mantua
C) Venice
D) Rome

Question 35

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This scene of the Assumption of the Virgin is by which painter?

A) Bellini
B) Tintoretto
C) Titian
D) Parmigianino

Question 36

What is the name of the work that was commissioned from Bramante by Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain for the Janiculum hill in Rome?

A) Piazza Navona
B) Quirinale Gardens
C) Tempietto
D) Sant'Ivo

Question 37

The composition of Titian's Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne was most likely inspired by what?

A) Tradition of romance poetry
B) The sermons of Savonarola
C) Classical mythology and art
D) Scholastic philosophy

Question 38

Despite the limitations on women as artists, which figure exemplifies the important role women could play as art patrons?

A) Isabella of Aragon
B) Sofonisba Anguissola
C) Lavinia Fontana
D) Isabella d'Este

Question 39

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Which figure is not placed in the standard position in Leonardo's version of the Last Supper ?

A) Jesus
B) Judas
C) Peter
D) Mary Magdalene

Question 40

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What is the title of this painting by Titian, which established the standard for the reclining female nude?

A) Isabella d'Este
B) The Tempest
C) Sacred and Profane Love
D) Venus of Urbino

Question 41

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What typical Palladian architectural element is NOT present in his most famous villa, Villa Rotonda?

A) Pantheon-like central dome
B) Wings of subsidiary buildings
C) Four identical facades
D) Roman temple-like porches

Question 42

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Which painter created this painting of mother-and-son pair Eleanora of Toledo and Giovanni de' Medici ?

A) Anguissola
B) Bronzino
C) Tintoretto
D) Romano

Question 43

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Which of the following characteristics of Parmigianino's painting of the Madonna is NOT a Mannerist element?

A) Long and slender neck
B) Sinuous body and small head
C) Downward gaze and full drapery
D) Attenuated hands

Question 44

Who is the architect of the plan of Il Gesù in Rome?

A) Andrea Palladio
B) Giacomo da Vignola
C) Giulio Romano
D) Michelangelo

Question 45

What is the name of the Venetian church in which Palladio joined a Mannerist, ambiguous facade with a High Renaissance, logical interior?

A) Santa Susana
B) San Giorgio Maggiore
C) Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
D) San Zaccaria

Question 46

What is the location of Veronese's massive ceiling painting Triumph of Venice ?

A) Palazzo del Tè
B) Ca d'Oro
C) Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
D) Doge's Palace

Question 47

For which patron did Giulio Romano build the Palazzo del Tè?

A) Pope Julius II
B) Isabella d'Este
C) Federico Gonzaga
D) Giuliano de' Medici

Question 48

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Who is the artist of this Mannerist version of the Last Supper ?

A) Titian
B) Veronese
C) Tintoretto
D) Correggio

Question 49

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Who are the two figures shown on Cellini's saltcellar?

A) Adam and Eve
B) Neptune and Venus
C) Neptune and Tellus
D) Dido and Aeneas

Question 50

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Which female art patron is depicted in this painting by Titian?

A) Caterina Sforza
B) Lucrezia Tornabuoni
C) Properzia de' Rossi
D) Isabella d'Este