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1. Which artist/architect was responsible for the design and engineering technology of the Dome of the Florence cathedral?
1. (a) Leon Battista Alberti
2. (b) Filippo Brunelleschi
3. (c) Donatello
4. (d) Lorenzo Ghiberti
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
1. Answer: 2.(b.) See pages 509-512. Although the dome had already been planned, Brunelleschi’s added important details and proposed innovations in construction that allowed for the imposing structure to be built. His entire scheme reflects a bold, analytic mind, willing to discard conventional solutions if better ones could be devised. Upon its completion, the dome became a symbol of Florentine inventiveness, piety, ambition and skill.
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
2. What are Ghiberti’s east doors to the Baptisty of San Giovanni in Florence commonly called?
1. (a) the Gates of Paradise
2. (b) the Gates to the Kingdom
3. (c) the Heavenly Gates
4. (d) the Magnificent Portal
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
2. Answer: 1.(a.) See pages 521-523. After winning the competition for the north doors of the baptistry, Ghiberti was commissioned to produce a second set of doors facing east toward the cathedral. This area is called the Paradise, so the doors became known as the Gates of Paradise.
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
3. Which of the following is NOT found in Masaccio’s fresco The Tribute Money?
1. (a) atmospheric perspective
2. (b) linear perspective
3. (c) donor portraits
4. (d) continuous narrative
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
3. Answer: 3.(c.) See pages 529-530. This fresco not only illustrates the early use of atmospheric and linear perspective, but also depicts three distinct narrative scenes in one work of art.
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
4. Which of the following was NOT a function of Italian cassoni?
1. (a) a bridal gift that marked the union of families
2. (b) a cinerary urn that held ancestral remains
3. (c) a storage chest for valuables
4. (d) a display of the family’s wealth, learning and patriotism
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
4. Answer: 2.(b). See page 537. Elaborate carved or painted chests called cassoni (sing. cassone) were often displayed prominently in domestic settings. Decorated with military imagery, like this one, or scenes from mythology, romance and history, they served as visual evidence of the family’s humanist interests, wealth and status. A common gift for brides, cassoni decoration also offered lessons for young women to take to their new homes.
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
5. Which intellectual interest of Piero della Francesca is most apparent in this painting?
a. Neoplatonist philosophy
b. Classical mythology
c. Geometry and mathematics
d. All of the above
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
5. Answer: 3.(c.) See pages 543-545. Piero was a master in the use of color and light; however, his interest in mathematically determining and rendering figures in space characterizes his compositions, which possess a distinctive clarity and precision.
