CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Fifteenth-century art in northern Europe and the Iberian peninsula
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Multiple Choice
1. For most of the 15th-century, the ______were the most powerful rulers and art patrons in northern Europe.
A. dukes of Normandy
B. earls of Hampden
C. dukes of Windsor
D. dukes of Burgundy
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2. An altarpiece which has multiple, movable wings, attached to the altar’s central, stationary section is known as a ______.
A. diptych.
B. triptych.
C. predella.
D. polyptych.
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3. Saint Vincent with the Portuguese Royal Family (figure 18-27) by ______reflects this artist’s familiarity with the work of Jan van Eyck and perhaps even Dirck Bouts.
A. Juan Guas
B. NuñoGonçalves
C. Hans Memling
D. KonradWitz
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4. A contemporary of Robert Campin, ______, was a painter of renown in the court of Philip the Good.
A. Jan van Eyck
B. Hugo van derGoes
C. Master Theodoric
D. the Mary of Burgundy painter
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5. One of the techniques used by printmakers during the 15th-century was the ______.
A. woodcut.
B. frescosecco.
C. sinopia.
D. giornata.
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6. Rogier van der Weyden painted his largest and most elaborate work for an altarpiece of the ______, to be placed in a hospital in Beaune.
A. Annunciation
B. Baptism
C. Last Judgment
D. Holy Eucharist
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7. Engraving on metal requires a technique called ______in which the lines are cut into the metal plate with sharp tools.
A. gouging
B. intaglio
C. sinopia
D. giornata
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8. ______belonged to the second-generation of Flemish painters.
A. Jan van Eyck
B. Robert Campin
C. PetrusChristus
D. Roger van der Weyden
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9. The reliquary of Saint Ursula has been securely attributed to the Flemish painter, ______, of the second-generation.
A. Hans Memling
B. PetrusChristus
C. Dirck Bouts
D. Robert Campin
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10. The German artist, ______, was a skilled printmaker as well as painter.
A. Martin Schongauer
B. Hans Memling
C. Dirck Bouts
D. PetrusChristus
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11. Philip the Bold commissioned ______to paint the altarpiece for the church at Champol.
A. Melchior Broederlam
B. Jean Limbourg
C. Hubert van Eyck
D. Robert Campin
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12. The ______is a mythical, horse-like animal, with cloven hooves, a goat’s beard and a single, long twisted horn.
A. unicorn
B. griffin
C. sphinx
D. centaur
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13. The medieval ______provided information of both moral and practical value on real and imaginary animals.
A. psalms
B. bestiary
C. missal
D. commentary
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14. The painted figures of the Flemish painter ______are reminiscent of the sculpted figures of Claus Sluter.
A. Robert Campin
B. Melchior Broederlam
C. Rogier van der Weyden
D. Hans Memling
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15. The paintings of ______are notable for his portrayal of space that recedes continuously and gradually from the picture plane to the far horizon, as in the Wrongful Execution of the Count (figure
18-19).
A. Dirck Bouts
B. Robert Campin
C. PetrusChristus
D. Jean Fouquet
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16. The distinctive character of Claus Sluter’s sculpture can still be seen in the surviving parts of his monumental ______.
A. Unicorn Fountain.
B. Well of Moses.
C. Jacob’s Ladder.
D. Isenheim Altarpiece.
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17. Of all the dukes of Burgundy, it was ______, who was the most enthusiastic art collector and lover of books.
A. Jean, duke of Berry
B. Henri, duke of Cornwall
C. Martin, duke of Poitiers
D. Richard, duke of Vichy
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18. The Flemish style of painting that would influence all of 15th-century Europe had its origins in the ______of the late 14th-century.
A. sculpture
B. painting
C. tapestry
D. manuscript illumination
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19. The ______is one of the most well-known surviving tapestry series.
A. Marriage at Cana
B. Woman at the Well
C. Flight from Egypt
D. Hunt of the Unicorn
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20. 15th-century ______painters perfected the technique of painting with an oil medium.
A. Italian
B. Flemish
C. English
D. Portuguese
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21. Among the finest Netherlandish illuminators of the early 15th-century were ______.
A. theLimbourg brothers.
B. theRohan Master and workshop.
C. the Master of Champol and workshop.
D. Nicholas of Verdun and workshop.
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22. The major work of the Limbourg brothers was ______commissioned for Jean, the Duke of Berry.
A. theGhentAltarpeice
B. theTres Riches Heures (VerySumptuous Book of Hours)
C. theMerode Altarpiece
D. thePortinari Altarpiece
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23. The richest kind of ______was made almost entirely of silk and gold.
A. tapestry
B. manuscript
C. painting
D. porcelain
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24. An altarpiece which has a winged, movable panel attached to both sides of the central section is known as a ______, resulting in a total of three panels.
A. predella
B. diptych
C. triptych
D. sinopia
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25. In France, the leading court artist of the 15th-century was ______.
A. Jan van Eyck.
B. Jean Fouquet.
C. Rogier van der Weyden.
D. Hugo van derGoes.
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Fill-in-the Blank
26. ______carved and gilded the elaborate altarpiece for the church at the Champol monastery.
Answer: ______
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27. The ______in a Christian church symbolizes both the table of Jesus’s Last Supper and the tombs of Christand the saints.
Answer: ______
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28. Flemish painters used an______to convey the illusion of forms becoming smaller and closer together as they recede in the distance.
Answer: ______
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29. The earliest printed books were ______books.
Answer: ______
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30. At the death of the sculptor, Jean de Marville, the sculptor ______succeeded him as overseer for the decoration of the monastery at Champol.
Answer: ______
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31. ______emerged in Europe at the end of the 14th-century with the development of printing presses and the wider availability of paper.
Answer: ______
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32. The ______reflects the popularity of the Flamboyant style for secular architecture.
Answer: ______
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33. A ______was a selection of prayers and readings to be used in daily prayer and meditation; it also included a calendar of holy days.
Answer: ______
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34. An altarpiece may be placed on a base, known as a ______.
Answer: ______
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35. The ______was one of the first books to be printed in the workshop of Johann Gutenberg.
Answer: ______
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36. Tapestries provided both ______and ______for the stone walls of 15th-century buildings.
Answer: ______
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37. In the Merode Altarpiece(figure 18-10), the ______is placed inside a contemporary Flemish home.
Answer: ______
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38. The church of ______, commissioned by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, established a new church type known as “Isabellan”.
Answer: ______
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39. In landscapes, 15th-century Flemish painters relied on ______to convey spatial depth.
Answer: ______
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40. ______was first achieved in the workshop of Johann Gutenberg in Germany.
Answer: ______
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41. The remains of saints are known as ______.
Answer: ______
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42. A Goldsmith in His Shop (figure 18-18) by ______demonstrates his familiarity with the work of Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden.
Answer: ______
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43. Étienne Chevalier and Saint Stephen (figure 18-22) and ______by Jean Fouquet were originally the two wings of one altarpiece, forming a diptych.
Answer: ______
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44. In ______printing, individual letters could be arranged, inked and then printed onto paper.
Answer: ______
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45. The French church of ______is an outstanding example of the Flamboyant style.
Answer: ______
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