Art History Practice Exam Questions
with Answers All Correct
What anamorphic element appears in Holbein's French Ambassadors? - Answer-
death's-head
The plan of Escorial is supposedly based on the ____. - Answer-gridiron of St.
Lawrence
Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe illustrates the death of a/an ____ soldier.
- Answer-British
David's Death of Marat illustrates an episode from the ____. - Answer-French
Revolution
The eighteenth-century philosopher who stressed the importance of the natural
goodness of human beings was ____. - Answer-Rousseau
Which of the following families once owned Donatello's David? - Answer-Medici family
Brunelleschi's detailed study and recording of Roman architectural monuments became
the catalyst for the development of ____. - Answer-linear perspective
Which of the following is a classical reference on Ghiberti's 1401 competition panel? -
Answer-the naked figure of Isaac
Who is considered the first modern art historian? - Answer-Winckelmann
What is a grand tour? - Answer-the trip wealthy Europeans and Americans made to Italy
Which artist made portraits in the grant manner? - Answer-Reynolds
Masaccio made the figures in his Tribute Money appear bulky by modeling with a/an
____. - Answer-specific light source outside the picture
Botticelli's "Primavera" is based on classical sources, particularly _______. - Answer-the
art, literature, and mythology of the Greco-Roman world.
Unlike tempera paint, ______ paint drys slowly, giving the artist more time to work
areas. - Answer-oil
The disguised symbolism in the Mérode Altarpiece includes the ____. - Answer-A.
candle
, B. lilies
C. towels
Correct
D. all of these choices
When open, the ______ reveals a splendid painting of humanity's redemption through
Christ. - Answer-Ghent Altarpiece
Rogier's "Deposition" makes an unforgettable ______ impact. - Answer-emotional
Which pictorial strategy did Rogier employ in the Deposition? - Answer-compositional
unity through movement
The calendar in Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry depicts ____ - Answer-A.
nobility
B. peasantry
C. seasonal tasks
Correct
D. all of these choices
The most common type of printmaking in the 15th and 16th centuries were/was
_______. - Answer-relief and intaglio
Who won the 1401 competition to design the Baptistery doors for the Cathedral of
Florence? - Answer-Ghiberti
The classical principle of contrapposto, or weight shift, was reintroduced into Western
art by the sculptor ____. - Answer-Donatello
In Masaccio's Holy Trinity, the vanishing point can be found ____. - Answer-at the foot
of the Cross
Masaccio made the figures in his Tribute Money appear bulky by modeling with a/an
____. - Answer-specific light source outside the picture
Chiaroscuro is the use of gradiations of light and dark to produce the effect of _______.
- Answer-modeling
In Masaccio's Holy Trinity, the vanishing point can be found ____. - Answer-. at the foot
of the Cross
with Answers All Correct
What anamorphic element appears in Holbein's French Ambassadors? - Answer-
death's-head
The plan of Escorial is supposedly based on the ____. - Answer-gridiron of St.
Lawrence
Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe illustrates the death of a/an ____ soldier.
- Answer-British
David's Death of Marat illustrates an episode from the ____. - Answer-French
Revolution
The eighteenth-century philosopher who stressed the importance of the natural
goodness of human beings was ____. - Answer-Rousseau
Which of the following families once owned Donatello's David? - Answer-Medici family
Brunelleschi's detailed study and recording of Roman architectural monuments became
the catalyst for the development of ____. - Answer-linear perspective
Which of the following is a classical reference on Ghiberti's 1401 competition panel? -
Answer-the naked figure of Isaac
Who is considered the first modern art historian? - Answer-Winckelmann
What is a grand tour? - Answer-the trip wealthy Europeans and Americans made to Italy
Which artist made portraits in the grant manner? - Answer-Reynolds
Masaccio made the figures in his Tribute Money appear bulky by modeling with a/an
____. - Answer-specific light source outside the picture
Botticelli's "Primavera" is based on classical sources, particularly _______. - Answer-the
art, literature, and mythology of the Greco-Roman world.
Unlike tempera paint, ______ paint drys slowly, giving the artist more time to work
areas. - Answer-oil
The disguised symbolism in the Mérode Altarpiece includes the ____. - Answer-A.
candle
, B. lilies
C. towels
Correct
D. all of these choices
When open, the ______ reveals a splendid painting of humanity's redemption through
Christ. - Answer-Ghent Altarpiece
Rogier's "Deposition" makes an unforgettable ______ impact. - Answer-emotional
Which pictorial strategy did Rogier employ in the Deposition? - Answer-compositional
unity through movement
The calendar in Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry depicts ____ - Answer-A.
nobility
B. peasantry
C. seasonal tasks
Correct
D. all of these choices
The most common type of printmaking in the 15th and 16th centuries were/was
_______. - Answer-relief and intaglio
Who won the 1401 competition to design the Baptistery doors for the Cathedral of
Florence? - Answer-Ghiberti
The classical principle of contrapposto, or weight shift, was reintroduced into Western
art by the sculptor ____. - Answer-Donatello
In Masaccio's Holy Trinity, the vanishing point can be found ____. - Answer-at the foot
of the Cross
Masaccio made the figures in his Tribute Money appear bulky by modeling with a/an
____. - Answer-specific light source outside the picture
Chiaroscuro is the use of gradiations of light and dark to produce the effect of _______.
- Answer-modeling
In Masaccio's Holy Trinity, the vanishing point can be found ____. - Answer-. at the foot
of the Cross
