Applying water-based paints to the wet plaster of a wall is known as
A. tempera.
B. fresco secco.
C. buon fresco.
D. intonaco.
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Modeling, which allows artists to simulate three-dimensional forms in painted figures, is
A. the use of light and dark pigment tones.
B. the use of live models so artists could closely observe natural details.
C. the texturing of paint with a stippling brushstroke.
D. thickly applying paint in small areas.
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How did the artists convey that the angel Gabriel is speaking to Mary in the Annunciation (Fig. 18-13) by Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi?
A. They included iconographic details that symbolize Gabriel’s message.
B. They placed the figures in a conversational pose.
C. They incised scriptural text into the gold-leaf gesso.
D. They referenced the chapter and verse from Luke in the framework.
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Located in the city hall in Siena, the council room was known as the
A. Porta Romana.
B. Sala della Pace.
C. the Campo.
D. Scrovegni Chapel.
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What did the designer of the vaults of Exeter Cathedral add as additional ribs?
A. plate tracery
B. rosettes
C. tiercerons
D. bosses
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One of the first to demonstrate the shift to a more modern painting style, Cimabue worked in
A. Florence.
B. Sienna.
C. Pisa.
D. Venice.
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According to Petrarch and his contemporaries, the essential qualification for a writer was an appreciation of authors of which culture?
A. Mesopotamia and Egypt
B. England and Rome
C. Greece and Rome
D. Persia and Constantinople
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Who did the city council of Siena commission to fresco the city hall with scenes of the government?
A. Lorenzetti
B. Duccio
C. Giotto
D. Cimabue
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What characteristic introduced by the Parler family came to dominate central European architecture during the Renaissance?
A. intricately patterned vaults that unified interior space
B. clustered colonnettes that made the arcade seem to ripple
C. fortified walls and large towers
D. elongated naves and flying buttresses
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Which city did Charles IV make the capital of the Holy Roman Empire?
A. Paris
B. London
C. Munich
D. Prague
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