Question 1

How did patronage affect 16th-century French architecture? What were the motivations of the patrons? How did the architecture reflect the court and period? Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 2

How did artists such as Pieter Aertsen and Pieter Bruegel reference contemporary concerns in their art?

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Question 3

What might Holbein's portrait of The French Ambassadors be an allusion to?

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Question 4

How does Dürer's Fall of Man ( Adam and Eve ) represent classical and northern traditions?

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Question 5

How do the secular subjects of Netherlandish art provide a glimpse into the daily life and value of the citizens?

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Question 6

Explain the impact Italy had on the work of Dürer. Include in your essay the assimilations as well as the changes, if any, Dürer made. Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 7

How did the implications of Martin Luther affect the work of Matthias Grünewald and Albrecht Dürer? How did the work of each artist differ? How did each artist respond to Martin Luther? Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 8

How does El Greco's View of Toledo depart from traditional landscape paintings?

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Question 9

How did the Reformation affect the artists of 16th-century northern Europe and Spain? How did they respond to the Reformation? Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 10

Describe the portraiture styles of Hans Holbein and Jean Clouet. How did they differ, if at all? What were the motivations of the patrons? Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 11

How did Protestant views of religious art differ from Catholic views, and what effect did their views have on the appearance of their churches?

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Question 12

What stylistic influences are apparent in the work of El Greco?

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Question 13

Describe the significance of Francis I as an art patron.

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Quiz 18: High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain