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04/24/2010

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Term
Which region of Northern Italy was of great importance to the development of art in the 15th century?
Definition
Burgundian Netherlands
Term
Which field did panel paintings emerge from?
Definition
Book Illumination
Term
Name the manuscript illumination owned by the Duke of Berry
Definition
Tres Riches Hueres
Term
What do it’s calendar pictures represent?
Definition
Peasantry and Court Life
Term
What medium was introduced in Northern paintings in the early 15th century?
Definition
Oil
Term
Name the triptych painted soon after the Tres Riches Hueres
Definition
Merode Altarpiece
Term
Who painted the Ghent Altar?
Definition
Van Eyck
Term
What kind of altar is the Ghent Altar?
Definition
Polyptich
Term
Name two cities in Burgundian Netherlands important at the time
Definition
Ghent, Bruges
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What kind of object is the "Garden of Earthly Delight"?
Definition
Triptych
Term
What is the message of "Garden of Earthly Delight"?
Definition
The false paradise between Eden and Hell
Term
Name of a German 15th century woodcarver
Definition
Riemenshneider
Term
Important technological advance that occurred in the mid 15th century
Definition
Printing Press with Moveable Letters
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What is the oldest printing technique?
Definition
Wood Cuts
Term
What is the subject of the Merode Altar?
Definition
Annunciation
Term
Where is the Merode Altar located?
Definition
NY; cloisters
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Which century was the Book of Hueres illuminated?
Definition
15th C.
Term
This period coincides with which style in Italy in the 15th century?
Definition
Rennaissane
Term
The art of which country was of interest to Northern artists in 16th century?
Definition
Italy
Term
Which material was the Tres Riches Hueres illuminated on?
Definition
Vellum, Animal Leather
Term
What is an example of an altar piece consisting of 3 triptychs?
Definition
Isenheim Altar
Term
What is an example of a multipaneled altarpiece?
Definition
Ghent Altar
Term
Name the print making technique belonging to Intaglio Print
Definition
Engraving/Etching
Term
Name the other two print techniques
Definition
Relief print (woodcut) Planographic print (Lithography)
Term
Who was the 1st painter to study Italian art systematically?
Definition
Durer (with umlaut)
Term
Who was the German court painter to Henry VIII of England?
Definition
Holbein
Term
What was his specialty?
Definition
Portraiture
Term
Who was the chief painter of the “Danube” style?
Definition
Altdorfer
Term
What was Altdorfer's major piece?
Definition
The Battle of Issus
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What is the compositional style introduced by Altdorfer?
Definition
Landscape
Term
Who made up the School of Fontainbleau?
Definition
Italian mannerists working for King Francis I (France)
Term
In which century was the Louvre turned into a new royal palace?
Definition
16th C.
Term
Name a 16th century castle in Spain
Definition
Escorial (S. Lorenzo’s Gridiron Martyrdom)
Term
Who was the Escorial built by?
Definition
Philip II
Term
Name a Greek painter who moved via Italy to Spain and remained in Toledo?
Definition
el Greco
Term
In which country is Dutch art located?
Definition
Holland
Term
In which country is Flemish art located?
Definition
Belgium
Term
Name the castle built by King Francis I in France
Definition
Fontainblue
Term
Was Rubens Flemish or Dutch?
Definition
Flemish
Term
In which city did Rubens live?
Definition
Antwerp
Term
What cause the break from the Northern Kingdom?
Definition
Religion
Term
Which Dutch artist did only portrait paintings?
Definition
Hals
Term
Baroque art in France reflects the desires of which king?
Definition
Louis XIV
Term
What was the largest building project under Louis XIV?
Definition
Versaille
Term
What other major projects was he responsible for?
Definition
Hotel des Invalides – Eglise des Soldats, Eglise de Dome
Term
Which subject matter did Vermeer favor?
Definition
Genre
Term
Name the 2 most prominent painters in 17th century France?
Definition
Poussin, Lorrain
Term
Who was the English baroque architect who designed St. Pauls?
Definition
Christopher Wrens
Term
What was used as a model for St. Pauls?
Definition
St. Agnese (resembles Salzburg Dom)
Term
Was Rembrandt Dutch or Flemish?
Definition
Dutch
Term
Name the English architect who admired Palladio
Definition
Indigo Jones
Term
Name the Dutch painter in 17th century who did not specialize on any particular subject matter
Definition
Rembrandt
Term
Who painted Las Meninas?
Definition
Velazquez
Term
Who was the author of the so called 3 Master Pieces(engravings)?
Definition
Durer(with umlaut)
Term
What were the themes of the 3 Master Pieces by Durer?
Definition
Moral, Theological, Intellectual virtue
Term
Name the 4 subject matters important in Holland
Definition
Still Life, Landscape(natural), Genre Scene, Portraiture
Term
Who dominated the art scene in Flanders?
Definition
Rubens
Term
Name the style that replaced the stern Baroque style in France
Definition
Rococo
Term
What is the dominating decorative motive applied to Rococo?
Definition
Rocaille
Term
What is the best quality/adjective to describe Rococo in France?
Definition
Light
Term
In which century does Rococo occur?
Definition
18th C.
Term
What is the term for a town house of the aristocracy in France?
Definition
Hotel
Term
Which part of a building was decorated in Rococo style?
Definition
The interior
Term
Name 3 painters especially favoured by the aristocracy in France
Definition
Watteau, Fragonard, Boucher
Term
What is the difference between French and English Rococo?
Definition
French - Artificial
English - Natural
Term
Name 2 English artist representative of the period (Rococo)
Definition
Gainsbourough
Hogarth
Term
What was Hogarth’s favorite device?
Definition
Morality
Term
Name the graphic technique popular in Rococo
Definition
Pastel
Term
What were two philosophical directions of the 18th century?
Definition
Romance
Enlightenment
Term
Which class emerged as increasingly influential in the 18th century?
Definition
The Middle Class
Term
What is a Vedutista?
Definition
A city scape painter.
Term
What are the consequences of Romanticism in architecture?
Definition
Neo-Classicism, Neo-gothic
Term
What is another name for the Neo-Gothic, Neo-Renaissance, Neo-Classical styles?
Definition
Revivalist styles
Term
Who is a typical Neo-Classical painter?
Definition
J. L. David
Term
Define Avant Gard
Definition
Progressive, Innovative artists – as opposed to conservative
Term
Was Fuseli a painter or architect?
Definition
Painter
Term
Which style in architecture dominated the 19th century?
Definition
Revivalism
Term
What are the two most recognizable forms of Revivalism?
Definition
Neo-gothic, Neo-classical
Term
Which painter best represents realism in France?
Definition
Courbet
Term
Who was the father of modern satirical subject matter?
Definition
Daumier
Term
Which group of painters concentrated on scenes of everyday life?
Definition
Impressionists
Term
Which group of painters concentrated on nightmarish scenes?
Definition
Neo-Gothic
Term
Which group of painters concentrated on triumphant, patriotic scenes?
Definition
Neo-Classical
Term
Name 2 painters from Germany and England who painted romantic landscape scenes
Definition
Friedrich Turner
Term
Who commissioned the complex of the Hotel des Invalides?
Definition
Louis XIV
Term
What movement caused the creation of the English garden?
Definition
Romanticism
Term
Apart from paintings, in which graphic technique did Goya excel?
Definition
Etching
Term
What painter in the Netherlands was also involved in etching in the 17th century?
Definition
Rembrandt
Term
What was the real domain of Daumier?
Definition
Lithography
Term
Which impressionist artist preferred outdoor scenes most?
Definition
Monet
Term
Which impressionist artist preferred scenes of movement?
Definition
Degas
Term
which impressionist artist preferred people, human figures?
Definition
Renoir
Term
What are the 4 subject matters of 17th century Dutch paintings?
Definition
Portraiture, Still Life, Landscape, Genre
Term
In which century was printing with moveable letters introduced?
Definition
15th
Term
Who painted two prominent, full length portraits (Flemish, 15th century) (German, 16th century)
Definition
Van Eyck
Holbein
Term
Name an example of an English painter in the romantic time
Definition
Turner
Term
To which period is the term Fin de Secle applied?
Definition
19th, 20th C.
Term
How is symbolism defined?
Definition
Freedom of imagination, expression, and form
Term
Which city was the Armory Show presented?
Definition
New York (1913) First time european contemporary art shown in the USA
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