Deck 15: Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe

Question 1

The following phrase from Revelations, "pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb," is depicted in which of the following?

A)Deposition
B)Last Supper from the Holy Sacrament Altarpiece
C)Altar of the Lamb from the Ghent Altarpiece
D)Adoration of the Shepherds from the Portinari Altarpiece

Answer 1

C

Question 2

____ contributed to the decentralization of religious practice.

A)Books of Hours
B)Altarpieces
C)The construction of small chapels in the city cathedral
D)Illuminated psalters

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In the calendar pages of Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry , scenes of courtly life alternate with ____.

A)scenes form Christ's life
B)the rosary
C)seasonal tasks
D)the ancestry of the Duc de Berry

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In Martin Schongauer's engraving, he created distinctions of tonal values and textures. He distinguished between skin and cloth, feather and fur. Which of the following is the title of Martin Schongauer's engraving?

A)Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons
B)The Crucifixion
C)The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
D)The Adoration of the Shepherds

Question 5

Which of the following was Philip the Bold of Burgundy's grandest artistic enterprise?

A)Chartreuse de Champmol
B)Les Très Riches Heures
C)Ghent Altarpiece
D)Portinari Altarpiece

Question 6

Which of the following artists specialized in images of the Madonna and Child?

A)Hugo van der Goes
B)Rogier van der Weyden
C)Hans Memling
D)Jan van Eyck

Question 7

Who was the noble patron who commissioned Les Très Riches Heures?

A)Philip the Good
B)Giovanni Arnolfini
C)Tommaso Portinari
D)Jean, Duke of Berry

Question 8

The Nuremberg Chronicle is a tribute to the new craft of the printed illustrated book. What was the content of the Nuremberg Chronicle ?

A)It was the history of Nuremberg.
B)It was the history of Germany.
C)It was the history of the world.
D)It was the history of the illustrated book.

Question 9

Which artist served as the dean of the painters' guild of Ghent and worked for Tommaso Portinari?

A)Jan van Eyck
B)Rogier van der Weyden
C)Dirk Bouts
D)Hugo van der Goes

Question 10

Enhancing its meaning, the Portinari Altarpiece contains small scenes, such as the ____, in the background.

A)arrival of the magi
B)crucifixion
C)baptism of Christ
D)resurrection

Question 11

In the 15th century, the dukes of Burgundy wielded power over which of the following counties?

A)Bavaria
B)Flanders
C)Galicia
D)Lombardy

Question 12

What does the fountain created by Claus Sluter for the cloister of Chartreuse de Champmol symbolize?

A)Everlasting life
B)The Well of Moses
C)Flowing water
D)The dukes of Burgundy

Question 13

The Hundred Years War primarily involved which two kingdoms?

A)England and France
B)Germany and France
C)Italy and Germany
D)England and Spain

Question 14

Which of the following was a dynastic symbol of Burgundian power?

A)Valois Castle
B)Chateau Blanc
C)Chartreuse de Champmol
D)Saint Bavo

Question 15

Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife contains many symbols. Which of the following is an allusion to fidelity?

A)The dog
B)The bedpost
C)The whisk broom
D)The mirror

Question 16

The illusionism found in French manuscript was influenced by contact with ____.

A)Italy
B)Constantinople
C)Bruges
D)London

Question 17

Which of the following would support the argument that the Well of Moses created by Claus Sluter did not actually spout water?

A)There was no water source in the Carthusian monastery.
B)Carthusian commitment to silence would preclude any sound-making device.
C)The Well of Moses was never finished, so it never worked.
D)The Well of Moses was not the actual device used to spout water.

Question 18

What element of Veit Stoss's style recalled the design principles of Late Gothic architecture?

A)Sharp forms that dart in a flamelike fashion
B)Classical drapery
C)Rounded arches
D)Distinct textural effects

Question 19

Which city derived its wealth from the wool trade and then expanded into banking?

A)Dijon
B)Bruges
C)Munich
D)Paris

Question 20

The ____ were the most powerful northern European rulers during much of the 15th century.

A)dukes of Burgundy
B)popes of Rome
C)guilds
D)kings of England

Question 21

Which art form grew in popularity partially because of its ability to memorialize the sitter?

A)Portraiture
B)Reliquaries
C)Small altarpieces
D)Church construction

Question 22

What does the Ghent Altarpiece celebrate?

Question 23

A great achievement of the Les Très Riches Heures was that it made manuscripts more closely resemble ____.

A)ephemeral decorations
B)murals
C)polychromed sculpture
D)panel paintings

Question 24

What is the Carthusian order?

Question 25

In Riemenschneider's Assumption of the Virgin , the artist successfully incorporated which of the following elements?

A)Italian illusionism
B)Byzantine spirituality
C)Roman classicism
D)Gothic intricacy

Question 26

____ are portraits of individuals that accompany religious scenes and became very popular in the 15th century.

A)Diptychs
B)Disguised symbols
C)Donor portraits
D)Continuous narrative

Question 27

Briefly describe the financial climate of Antwerp.

Question 28

What developments occurred in the 15th century that had a dramatic impact on artistic production?

Question 29

What is the relief method of printing?

Question 30

How has Jan van Eyck taken Giovanni and His Wife from document to art?

Question 31

____ created the first known Western portrait where the sitter looks directly at the viewer.

A)Tilman Riemenschneider
B)Dirk Bouts
C)Hugo van der Goes
D)Jan van Eyck

Question 32

What impact did the Hundred Years War have on France and French art?

Question 33

Inspiration for the form of Claus Sluter's Well of Moses may have come from ____.

A)Gothic architecture
B)mystery plays
C)the "soft" style
D)Donatello's Saint Mark

Question 34

How does Rogier van der Weyden's style differ from Jan van Eyck's?

Question 35

How does the work of Stoss Veit reflect Late Gothic elements in German art?

Question 36

Which two entities divided the Burgundian territories after the death of Charles the Bold?

A)France and Spain
B)France and the Holy Roman Empire
C)England and France
D)Rome and England

Question 37

What is significant about the landscape depiction in Konrad Witz's Miraculous Draft of Fish ?

Question 38

By including ____ Hugo van der Goes revived medieval pictorial devices.

A)joyful angels and muted colors
B)an exclusive concern with formal problems
C)a highly detailed border
D)small background scenes and a varied scale of figures

Question 39

Who was Etienne Chevalier?

Question 40

One of the most important trading cities of 15th-century Netherlands was ____.

A)Dijon
B)Bruges
C)Basel
D)Amsterdam

Question 41

Compare and contrast the works of the Limbourg brothers and Konrad Witz. How do these artists represent their periods and patrons? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 42

Explain the symbols in the Robert Campin's (Master of Flémalle) Mérode Altarpiece. How do they relate to a household in the Netherlands? How is this work a religious statement?

Question 43

Contrast the sculpture of Veit Stoss and Tilman Riemenschneider. What are the differences, and what are the similarities? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 44

Describe the portraits of Jan van Eyck. What impact did he have on portraiture? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 45

Compare and contrast the work of Flemish-style painting with French-style painting. How are they similar, and how are they different? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 46

What does the scene of October in Les Très Riches Heures communicate about its patron?

Question 47

How did Memling contribute to portraiture?

Question 48

Compare two works from the 15th century. What differences do you see between the ones you have selected? How do you think these differences reveal the diversity of this period?

Question 49

In what ways are the works of Jan van Eyck and Hugo van der Goes similar, and in what ways do you think they are different? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 50

Explain patronage as a factor for the development of 15th-century painting. How did patrons impact the period? What innovations occurred as a result of patrons? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 51

Who is likely the sitter Jan van Eyck's Man in a Red Turban ?