Deck 20: Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe
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Deck 20: Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe
1
In Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife , which of the following elements is an allusion to fidelity?
A) The whisk broom
B) The mirror
C) The bedpost
D) The dog
A) The whisk broom
B) The mirror
C) The bedpost
D) The dog
D
2
In the 15th century, the dukes of Burgundy wielded power over which of the following counties?
A) Bavaria
B) Flanders
C) Galicia
D) Lombardy
A) Bavaria
B) Flanders
C) Galicia
D) Lombardy
B
3
Which artistic trend contributed to the decentralization of religious practice?
A) The prevalence of altarpieces
B) The construction of small chapels and city cathedrals
C) The availability of Books of Hours
D) The rarity of illuminated psalters
A) The prevalence of altarpieces
B) The construction of small chapels and city cathedrals
C) The availability of Books of Hours
D) The rarity of illuminated psalters
C
4
Which of the following would explain why the Well of Moses created by Claus Sluter did not actually spout water?
A) There was no water source in the Carthusian monastery.
B) The Well of Moses was never finished, so it never worked.
C) Carthusian commitment to silence would preclude any water sounds.
D) The Well of Moses was not the actual device used to spout water.
A) There was no water source in the Carthusian monastery.
B) The Well of Moses was never finished, so it never worked.
C) Carthusian commitment to silence would preclude any water sounds.
D) The Well of Moses was not the actual device used to spout water.
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5
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
A) Hugo van der Goes
B) Rogier van der Weyden
C) Hans Memling
D) Jan van Eyck
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6
The Nuremberg Chronicle , a tribute to the new craft of the printed illustrated book, had what as its topic?
A) History of Nuremberg
B) History of Germany
C) History of the world
D) History of the illustrated book
A) History of Nuremberg
B) History of Germany
C) History of the world
D) History of the illustrated book
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7
In the calendar pages of Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry , scenes of courtly life alternate with what?
A) Scenes from Christ's life
B) Lists of seasonal tasks
C) The prayers of the rosary
D) The lineage of the Duc de Berry
A) Scenes from Christ's life
B) Lists of seasonal tasks
C) The prayers of the rosary
D) The lineage of the Duc de Berry
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8
Which artist created the first known Western portrait in which the sitter looks directly at the viewer?
A) Tilman Riemenschneider
B) Dirk Bouts
C) Hugo van der Goes
D) Jan van Eyck
A) Tilman Riemenschneider
B) Dirk Bouts
C) Hugo van der Goes
D) Jan van Eyck
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9
"Pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb," a phrase from Revelations, is depicted in which of the following?
A) Adoration of the Shepherds from the Portinari Altarpiece
B) Altar of the lamb from the Ghent Altarpiece
C) Last Supper from the Holy Sacrament Altarpiece
D) Deposition, triptych from Notre-Dame
A) Adoration of the Shepherds from the Portinari Altarpiece
B) Altar of the lamb from the Ghent Altarpiece
C) Last Supper from the Holy Sacrament Altarpiece
D) Deposition, triptych from Notre-Dame
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10
Who were the most powerful northern European rulers during much of the 15th century?
A) Popes of Rome
B) Stonemasons' guilds
C) Kings of England
D) Dukes of Burgundy
A) Popes of Rome
B) Stonemasons' guilds
C) Kings of England
D) Dukes of Burgundy
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11
The illusionism found in French manuscript painting was influenced by contact with which area?
A) Constantinople
B) Italy
C) Bruges
D) London
A) Constantinople
B) Italy
C) Bruges
D) London
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12
Which of the following was a dynastic symbol of Burgundian power?
A) Valois Castle
B) Chateau Blanc
C) Saint Bavo Cathedral
D) Chartreuse de Champmol
A) Valois Castle
B) Chateau Blanc
C) Saint Bavo Cathedral
D) Chartreuse de Champmol
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13
Which of the following is the title of Martin Schongauer's engraving?
A) Crucifixion
B) Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
C) Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons
D) Adoration of the Shepherds
A) Crucifixion
B) Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
C) Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons
D) Adoration of the Shepherds
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14
The Hundred Years' War primarily involved which two kingdoms?
A) Germany and France
B) Italy and Germany
C) England and Spain
D) England and France
A) Germany and France
B) Italy and Germany
C) England and Spain
D) England and France
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15
To enhance the meaning of the main event portrayed, the Portinari Altarpiece includes subsidiary scenes in the background, such as which of the following?
A) Crucifixion
B) Baptism of Christ
C) Resurrection
D) Arrival of the magi
A) Crucifixion
B) Baptism of Christ
C) Resurrection
D) Arrival of the magi
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16
What is the fountain created by Claus Sluter for the cloister of Chartreuse de Champmol meant to symbolize?
A) The Well of Moses
B) Font of everlasting life
C) The Christian virtues
D) The stories of the New Testament
A) The Well of Moses
B) Font of everlasting life
C) The Christian virtues
D) The stories of the New Testament
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17
A great achievement of Les Très Riches Heures was that it made manuscripts more closely resemble which art form?
A) Landscape murals
B) Panel paintings
C) Polychrome sculpture
D) Decorative tracery
A) Landscape murals
B) Panel paintings
C) Polychrome sculpture
D) Decorative tracery
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18
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) Hugo van der Goes
D) Dirk Bouts
A) Jan van Eyck
B) Rogier van der Weyden
C) Hugo van der Goes
D) Dirk Bouts
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19
Which city derived its wealth from the wool trade and then expanded into banking?
A) Dijon
B) Munich
C) Bruges
D) Paris
A) Dijon
B) Munich
C) Bruges
D) Paris
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20
What noble patron commissioned Les Très Riches Heures?
A) Philip the Bold
B) Jean, duke of Berry
C) Giovanni Arnolfini
D) Tommaso Portinari
A) Philip the Bold
B) Jean, duke of Berry
C) Giovanni Arnolfini
D) Tommaso Portinari
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21
Which of the following is a produced by the relief method of printing?
A) Drypoint
B) Etching
C) Woodcut
D) Engraving
A) Drypoint
B) Etching
C) Woodcut
D) Engraving
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22
Hugo van der Goes revived medieval pictorial devices by including what component?
A) Joyfully moving angels in muted colors
B) An academic concern with formal problems
C) A highly detailed and elaborate border
D) Small background scenes and a varied scale of figures
A) Joyfully moving angels in muted colors
B) An academic concern with formal problems
C) A highly detailed and elaborate border
D) Small background scenes and a varied scale of figures
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23
Which bodies controlled artistic production in Flanders during the Early Renaissance period in northern Europe?
A) Stock markets
B) Guilds
C) Bibliophiles
D) City councils
A) Stock markets
B) Guilds
C) Bibliophiles
D) City councils
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24
What is significant about the landscape depiction in Konrad Witz's Miraculous Draft of Fish ?
A) It shows a specific place along the river in Bruges.
B) It shows a combination of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
C) It shows a specific place on the shore of Lake Geneva.
D) It shows a faithful reproduction of the locale around the Sea of Galilee.
A) It shows a specific place along the river in Bruges.
B) It shows a combination of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
C) It shows a specific place on the shore of Lake Geneva.
D) It shows a faithful reproduction of the locale around the Sea of Galilee.
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25

This unpainted retable was painted by which artist?
A) Veit Stoss
B) Martin Schongauer
C) Konrad Witz
D) Tilman Riemenschneider

This unpainted retable was painted by which artist?
A) Veit Stoss
B) Martin Schongauer
C) Konrad Witz
D) Tilman Riemenschneider
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26
What term describes portraits of individuals that accompany religious scenes?
A) Disguised patronage
B) Donor portraits
C) Customer diptych s
D) Pro bono narrative
A) Disguised patronage
B) Donor portraits
C) Customer diptych s
D) Pro bono narrative
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27

These two paintings adorn which type of object?
A) Triptych
B) Diptych
C) Tapestry
D) Shutter

These two paintings adorn which type of object?
A) Triptych
B) Diptych
C) Tapestry
D) Shutter
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28

The painting Miraculous Draft of Fish was created in which region?
A) Flanders
B) France
C) Holy Roman Empire
D) Britain

The painting Miraculous Draft of Fish was created in which region?
A) Flanders
B) France
C) Holy Roman Empire
D) Britain
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29
Which two entities divided the Burgundian territories after the death of Charles the Bold?
A) France and Spain
B) England and France
C) France and the Holy Roman Empire
D) Rome and England
A) France and Spain
B) England and France
C) France and the Holy Roman Empire
D) Rome and England
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30

What artwork appears in this image?
A) Isenheim Altarpie ce closed
B) Ghent Altarpiece closed
C) Ghent Altarpiece open
D) Retable de Champmol closed

What artwork appears in this image?
A) Isenheim Altarpie ce closed
B) Ghent Altarpiece closed
C) Ghent Altarpiece open
D) Retable de Champmol closed
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31

Who painted the Ghent Altarpiece ?
A) Hans Memling
B) Hubert and Jan van Eyck
C) Hugo van der Goes
D) Robert Campin

Who painted the Ghent Altarpiece ?
A) Hans Memling
B) Hubert and Jan van Eyck
C) Hugo van der Goes
D) Robert Campin
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32

What method was used to create this image?
A) Etching
B) Engraving
C) Watercolor
D) Woodcut

What method was used to create this image?
A) Etching
B) Engraving
C) Watercolor
D) Woodcut
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33
Which of the following is NOT one of the significant advances in artistic production that occurred in the 15th century?
A) Maturation of manuscript illumination
B) Focus on vanishing point in drawing
C) Invention of moveable type
D) Increased use of oils in painting
A) Maturation of manuscript illumination
B) Focus on vanishing point in drawing
C) Invention of moveable type
D) Increased use of oils in painting
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34

Who painted A Goldsmith in His Shop ?
A) Jean Fouquet
B) Rogier van der Weyden
C) Petrus Christus
D) Melchior Broederlam

Who painted A Goldsmith in His Shop ?
A) Jean Fouquet
B) Rogier van der Weyden
C) Petrus Christus
D) Melchior Broederlam
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35

What method was used to produce this artwork?
A) Manuscript illumination
B) Etching
C) Engraving
D) Woodcut

What method was used to produce this artwork?
A) Manuscript illumination
B) Etching
C) Engraving
D) Woodcut
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36
In Riemenschneider's Assumption of the Virgin , the artist successfully incorporated which of the following elements?
A) Italian illusionism
B) Gothic intricacy
C) Byzantine spirituality
D) Roman classicism
A) Italian illusionism
B) Gothic intricacy
C) Byzantine spirituality
D) Roman classicism
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37

What is the title of this altarpiece by Hans Memling?
A) Ghent Altarpiece
B) Retable de Champmol
C) Saint John Altarpiece
D) Mérode Triptych

What is the title of this altarpiece by Hans Memling?
A) Ghent Altarpiece
B) Retable de Champmol
C) Saint John Altarpiece
D) Mérode Triptych
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38

What is the title of this work by Jean Fouquet?
A) Deposition
B) Ghent Altarpiece
C) Mérode Triptych
D) Melun Diptych

What is the title of this work by Jean Fouquet?
A) Deposition
B) Ghent Altarpiece
C) Mérode Triptych
D) Melun Diptych
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39

The activities of which month appear on this page from Les Très Riches Heures ?
A) January
B) March
C) October
D) May

The activities of which month appear on this page from Les Très Riches Heures ?
A) January
B) March
C) October
D) May
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40

The Portinari Altarpiece was painted by which artist?
A) Dieric Bouts
B) Hugo van der Goes
C) Jean Pucelle
D) Hans Memling

The Portinari Altarpiece was painted by which artist?
A) Dieric Bouts
B) Hugo van der Goes
C) Jean Pucelle
D) Hans Memling
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41

What has Rogier van der Weyden painted this panel to resemble?
A) Stained glass
B) Tapestry
C) Relief carving
D) Mosaic

What has Rogier van der Weyden painted this panel to resemble?
A) Stained glass
B) Tapestry
C) Relief carving
D) Mosaic
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42
Cross-hatching is a device used in which artistic genre?
A) Oil painting
B) Engraving
C) Woodcut
D) Tapestry
A) Oil painting
B) Engraving
C) Woodcut
D) Tapestry
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43
What is the focus of Dieric Bouts's depiction of the Last Supper in his Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament ?
A) Betrayal of Jesus by Judas
B) Comforting of John by Jesus
C) Hierarchy of the Apostles
D) Liturgical rite of the Eucharist
A) Betrayal of Jesus by Judas
B) Comforting of John by Jesus
C) Hierarchy of the Apostles
D) Liturgical rite of the Eucharist
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44
Which work do art historians consider to include a detailed self-portrait of Jan van Eyck?
A) Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife
B) Man in a Red Turban
C) Madonna in a Church
D) Ghent Altarpiece
A) Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife
B) Man in a Red Turban
C) Madonna in a Church
D) Ghent Altarpiece
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45
How do oil paints differ from tempera paints?
A) They are less transparent.
B) They are less expensive.
C) They dry more quickly.
D) They are easier to rework.
A) They are less transparent.
B) They are less expensive.
C) They dry more quickly.
D) They are easier to rework.
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46
Which artist made Agnes Sorel, the mistress of King Charles VII, the model for the Madonna in his painting of the Virgin and Child ?
A) Étienne Chevalier
B) Hans Memling
C) Petrus Christus
D) Jean Fouquet
A) Étienne Chevalier
B) Hans Memling
C) Petrus Christus
D) Jean Fouquet
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47
Which of the following is NOT a technique used by Martin Schongauer to create tonal varieties and textures in his engraving of Saint Anthony?
A) Created lines of varying thickness and density
B) Employed cross-hatching to describe forms
C) Incised lines into a copper plate with a burin
D) Drew lines through an acid-resistant coating
A) Created lines of varying thickness and density
B) Employed cross-hatching to describe forms
C) Incised lines into a copper plate with a burin
D) Drew lines through an acid-resistant coating
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48
Which Florentine artist reproduced a motif from the Portinari Altarpiece in one of his own works?
A) Vittore Carpaccio
B) Domenico Ghirlandaio
C) Jacopo della Quercia
D) Fra Filippo Lippi
A) Vittore Carpaccio
B) Domenico Ghirlandaio
C) Jacopo della Quercia
D) Fra Filippo Lippi
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49
Triptychs and altarpieces are able to be distinguished by which characteristic?
A) Material
B) Artist
C) Technique
D) Size
A) Material
B) Artist
C) Technique
D) Size
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50
Who was the likely patron of Rogier van der Weyden's Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin ?
A) The Cathedral of Saint Luke
B) The chief magistrate of Brussels
C) The city's artists' guild
D) Duke Philip the Bold
A) The Cathedral of Saint Luke
B) The chief magistrate of Brussels
C) The city's artists' guild
D) Duke Philip the Bold
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