How did the Renaissance artist see the world differently than the Medieval artist correct answers
more naturalistic, realism
What shift, already evidenced by Chaucer and Bocaccio, is apparent in the art of the Italian artist,
Giotto? correct answers shifts to realism
How does Italian artist, Ambrogio Lorenzetti's, representation of the Madonna and Child differ
from the usual depictions of the Mary during the Gothic period? correct answers In comparison
to earlier depictions where Jesus was represented as a miniature adult, in this depiction he is
shown as a 'lively baby". In comparison to Gothic representations Mary is more caring towards
Jesus, she is more naturalistic as this time period was shifting towards realism.
Why is the 14th century known as the century of adversity and change? correct answers a long
and debilitating war between England and France, the Avignon Papacy and Great Schism, and
the ensuring decline of the Roman Catholic Church, and the persistent struggle for survival
against the onslaught of the bubonic plague.
How does Boccaccio's "Tale of Filippa" illustrate new attitudes toward women in Italian society?
correct answers Prato is strong in confessing that she has a lover and in fighting the double
standard of "one law for men, another for women."
In Pisan's Book of the City of Ladies, what arguments does Lady Reason use to defend the
intelligence of women with correct answers explains why most believe women should not be
educated, she mentions stories where educated, intelligent women prove capable
Describe the general subject matter of the frescoes by Giotto in the Arena Chapel in Padua, Italy.
correct answers "On the walls of the Arena Chapel, Giotto illustrated familiar episodes from the
narrative cycle that recounts the love of the Virgin and Christ." traditional in subject matter and
innovative in the theatrical sense created, "transformed the tiny barrel-vaulted chamber into a
theater in which the individual, lit from the west and viewed from the center, appear to take place
in real space."