CTD 321 TEST 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The Renaissance began in what city and country? - Answers - Florence, Italy
The "enlightenment," as it was called, utilized which cultures from the past? - Answers -
Rome, Greece
The most important furniture form at the beginning of the Renaissance was the _____. -
Answers - Chest- cassone
The firebox used by earlier cultures became represented in the interior by the
_____________, highly decorated with motif and ornament. - Answers - chimneypiece
Is a rinceau an example of "motif" or "ornament?" - Answers - Both
Brunelleschi re-introduced the classical orders with his construction of the
________________. - Answers - Dome of the Florence Cathedral
While showing no clear break with the Renaissance, the
_____________________offered a difference in scale and grandeur. - Answers -
Baroque
Louis XIV established the _______________________ in order to create the
masterworks of the decorative arts that he would use at Versailles. - Answers - Gobelins
Manufactory
The first great "eboniste " was_________________________. - Answers - Andre
Charles Boulle
Characteristic of the chair form in the Baroque was the X stretcher which braced the
chair underneath and had a ________ where the two elements crossed. - Answers -
Finial
With the Baroque, the favored wood used in furniture changed from oak
to________________. - Answers - Walnut
All decorative arts elements believed to have originated in the "East...as in China, etc"
were known as ___________. - Answers - Chinoserie
The predominant profile "line" of the Baroque was _____________. - Answers - Scroll
Rococo was the decorative style associated with the ____aristocracy. - Answers -
French
The Renaissance began in what city and country? - Answers - Florence, Italy
The "enlightenment," as it was called, utilized which cultures from the past? - Answers -
Rome, Greece
The most important furniture form at the beginning of the Renaissance was the _____. -
Answers - Chest- cassone
The firebox used by earlier cultures became represented in the interior by the
_____________, highly decorated with motif and ornament. - Answers - chimneypiece
Is a rinceau an example of "motif" or "ornament?" - Answers - Both
Brunelleschi re-introduced the classical orders with his construction of the
________________. - Answers - Dome of the Florence Cathedral
While showing no clear break with the Renaissance, the
_____________________offered a difference in scale and grandeur. - Answers -
Baroque
Louis XIV established the _______________________ in order to create the
masterworks of the decorative arts that he would use at Versailles. - Answers - Gobelins
Manufactory
The first great "eboniste " was_________________________. - Answers - Andre
Charles Boulle
Characteristic of the chair form in the Baroque was the X stretcher which braced the
chair underneath and had a ________ where the two elements crossed. - Answers -
Finial
With the Baroque, the favored wood used in furniture changed from oak
to________________. - Answers - Walnut
All decorative arts elements believed to have originated in the "East...as in China, etc"
were known as ___________. - Answers - Chinoserie
The predominant profile "line" of the Baroque was _____________. - Answers - Scroll
Rococo was the decorative style associated with the ____aristocracy. - Answers -
French
