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Art of the Western World: "The Early Renaissance"

1. During the Early Renaissance, a new social/economic class developed that was in between the nobles/church leaders (upper classes) and the peasants (lower classes). What was this class?

A) The artisan class.
B) The merchant class.
C) The craftsman class.
D) The late for class.

2. By 1400, which city-state dominated central Italy?

A) Rome.
B) Venice.
C) Paris.
D) Florence.

3. The term "Renaissance" refers to a rebirth of:

A) Learning and culture.
B) Christianity.
C) The nobility.
D) Architecture.

4. In his famous illustration of a nude man inscribed within a circle and square, Leonardo da Vinci is illustrating which Renaissance idea?

A) "A man with outstretched arms should make one think of Christ on the cross."
B) "Man, in his ideal proportions, is the measure of all things."
C) "Nudity, once hated by the Church, should be praised."
D) "Naked is good."

5. During the Renaissance, artists stopped thinking of themselves as humble, anonymous craftsmen, and began to consider themselves:

A) Employees of the merchant class.
B) Servants of God who were put on Earth to illustrate His divine will.
C) Intellectual artists who were equal to their patrons.
D) Men who were superior to their fellow man and lived frustrated, solitary lives.

6. Botticelli's Birth of Venus is based on classical (Greek and Roman) forms, symbolizes divine love, and suggests:

A) Baptism and rebirth.
B) The joys of skinny dipping.
C) Judgment and Heaven.
D) The power of natural elements, such as wind and water.

7. In Renaissance Florence, the nude again became the focus of artistic effort, as is evident in:

A) Jan van Eyck's Man in a Red Turban.
B) Donatello's St. George.
C) Mantegna's St. Sebastian.
D) Donatello's David.

8. A key feature of Northern art at the beginning of the Renaissance is:

A) The brilliant colors.
B) The detailed realism.
C) The monumental size of the art.
D) The lack of symbolism.

9. Which painting is often considered "the most famous wedding portrait in Western Art"?

A) Jan van Eyck's Adam and Eve.
B) Michelangelo's David.
C) Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Wedding Portrait.
D) Botticelli's Birth of Venus.

10. Jan van Eyck signed his Wedding Portrait in which language?

A) Latin.
B) Dutch.
C) Pig Latin.
D) Flemish.

11. Two elements in Jan van Eyck's Man in a Red Turban suggest that this may be a self-portrait. One element is the squinting eyes, which may be due to the artist peering into a mirror. The other element is:

A) The dark background, which was only used for self-portraits.
B) The absence of hands, which suggests that the artist's hands were busy painting and thus couldn't be shown.
C) The inclusion of van Eyck's driver's license number on the back of the painting.
D) The red turban, which was characteristic of what artists wore in the 15th century.

12. Hieronymus Bosch's vision of Hell from The Garden of Delights may reflect some of the political and religious tensions of the late 15th century. True or false?

13. Who was the first artist in Western Art to make a detailed series of self-portraits throughout his life?

A) Jan van Eyck.
B) Andy Warhol.
C) Albrecht Dürer.
D) Ghiberti.

14. In this video, which painting is considered "the ultimate painting in Christian art"?

A) Matthias Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece.
B) The Master of Flémalle's (Robert Campin's) Merode Altarpiece.
C) Hubert and/or Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece.
D) Hugo van der Goes's Portinari Altarpiece.

15. Matthias Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece was made for a monastery specializing in:

A) Growing grapes for wine.
B) Treating skin diseases.
C) Preparing artists's paints.
D) Making brown robes.

16. Which artist painted "the most convincing Resurrection ever painted"?

A) Jan van Eyck.
B) Rogier van der Weyden.
C) Matthias Grünewald.
D) St. Luke.
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